{
 "ticker": "LQD",
 "name": "iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF",
 "issuer": "iShares",
 "desk": "core",
 "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/lqd",
 "html": "https://etfiq.com/funds/lqd",
 "markdown": "https://etfiq.com/funds/lqd.md",
 "as_of": "2026-10-28",
 "verdict": "LQD tracks an index of US investment grade bonds and returned \u22123.4% over the past year.",
 "lead": "LQD paid $0.4387 a share, ex-date Oct 1, 2026, and 4.5% of its price in cash over the year to Oct 28, 2026.",
 "category": {
  "id": "bonds",
  "name": "Bonds",
  "label": "Bond ETFs",
  "url": "https://etfiq.com/bonds/",
  "group": {
   "id": "taxable-bonds",
   "name": "Taxable bonds"
  },
  "segment": {
   "id": "corporate",
   "name": "Corporate bond",
   "url": "https://etfiq.com/bonds/corporate/"
  },
  "status": "classified",
  "as_of": "2026-10-29",
  "method": "https://etfiq.com/methodology/categories"
 },
 "promise": {
  "badge": "delivered",
  "label": "Delivered",
  "category": "bonds",
  "sentence": "As of Aug 31, 2026, LQD held 97.6% of net assets in corporate bonds.",
  "figure": 97.6,
  "unit": "% of net assets",
  "from": "2026-08-31",
  "to": "2026-08-31",
  "url": "https://etfiq.com/promise-index/bonds/"
 },
 "key_facts": [
  {
   "key": "total_return_1_year",
   "label": "Total return, 1 year",
   "value": "\u22123.4%",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "sentence": "LQD, total return, 1 year: \u22123.4%, as of Oct 28, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "\u22123.4%",
    "as_of": "2026-10-28",
    "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/lqd#fact-total-return-1-year",
    "text": "LQD, total return, 1 year: \u22123.4%, as of Oct 28, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.14%",
   "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Jun 18, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-06-18",
   "sentence": "LQD, expense ratio: 0.14%, as of Jun 18, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "0.14%",
    "as_of": "2026-06-18",
    "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Jun 18, 2026",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/lqd#fact-expense-ratio",
    "text": "LQD, expense ratio: 0.14%, as of Jun 18, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "3191",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file",
   "as_of": "2026-10-27",
   "sentence": "LQD, holdings: 3191, as of Oct 27, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "3191",
    "as_of": "2026-10-27",
    "source": "the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/lqd#fact-holdings",
    "text": "LQD, holdings: 3191, as of Oct 27, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "below_its_high",
   "label": "Below its high",
   "value": "\u22126.3%",
   "source": "ETFIQ",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "sentence": "LQD, below its high: \u22126.3%, as of Oct 28, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "\u22126.3%",
    "as_of": "2026-10-28",
    "source": "ETFIQ",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/lqd#fact-below-its-high",
    "text": "LQD, below its high: \u22126.3%, as of Oct 28, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "12_month_yield_capital_gains_included_on_its_starting_price",
   "label": "12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price",
   "value": "4.5%",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "sentence": "LQD, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 4.5%, as of Oct 28, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "4.5%",
    "as_of": "2026-10-28",
    "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/lqd#fact-12-month-yield-capital-gains-included-on-its-starting-price",
    "text": "LQD, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 4.5%, as of Oct 28, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "last_payment",
   "label": "Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 1, 2026",
   "value": "$0.4387",
   "source": "Tiingo end-of-day distributions",
   "as_of": "2026-10-01",
   "sentence": "LQD, last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 1, 2026: $0.4387, as of Oct 1, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "$0.4387",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "source": "Tiingo end-of-day distributions",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/lqd#fact-last-payment",
    "text": "LQD, last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 1, 2026: $0.4387, as of Oct 1, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$30.6bn",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-10-27",
   "sentence": "LQD, net assets: $30.6bn (the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026).",
   "cite": {
    "value": "$30.6bn",
    "as_of": "2026-10-27",
    "source": "the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/lqd#fact-net-assets",
    "text": "LQD, net assets: $30.6bn (the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026)."
   }
  }
 ],
 "fields": [
  {
   "key": "what_it_tracks",
   "label": "What it tracks",
   "value": "Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "fund_type",
   "label": "Fund type",
   "value": "Bond fund",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "category",
   "label": "Category",
   "value": "Bonds \u00b7 Corporate bond",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.14%",
   "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Jun 18, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "price",
   "label": "Price",
   "value": "$104.07",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "first_traded",
   "label": "First traded",
   "value": "Jul 26, 2002",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$30.6bn",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "benchmark",
   "label": "Benchmark",
   "value": "Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index, measured by IUSB, which tracks the same index",
   "source": "ETFIQ, from its filings"
  },
  {
   "key": "benchmark_named_in",
   "label": "Benchmark named in",
   "value": "its shareholder report, N-CSR, May 5, 2026",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "lqd_1_year_to_oct_28_2026",
   "label": "LQD, 1 year to Oct 28, 2026",
   "value": "\u22123.4%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "iusb_the_same_days",
   "label": "IUSB, the same days",
   "value": "\u22121.2%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "against_its_benchmark_1_year",
   "label": "Against its benchmark, 1 year",
   "value": "\u22122.2 pts",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "below_its_high",
   "label": "Below its high",
   "value": "\u22126.3%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "3191",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "top_ten_weight",
   "label": "Top ten weight",
   "value": "1.5%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings_published_for",
   "label": "Holdings published for",
   "value": "Oct 27, 2026",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s daily file"
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings_as_of_the_close_of",
   "label": "Holdings as of the close of",
   "value": "Oct 27, 2026",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s daily file"
  }
 ],
 "periods": [
  {
   "window": "1 month",
   "Total return": "+2.0%",
   "Benchmark (IUSB)": "+1.5%",
   "Gap to IUSB": "+0.5 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "3 months",
   "Total return": "\u22120.8%",
   "Benchmark (IUSB)": "\u22120.7%",
   "Gap to IUSB": "\u22120.1 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "6 months",
   "Total return": "\u22122.0%",
   "Benchmark (IUSB)": "\u22121.1%",
   "Gap to IUSB": "\u22120.9 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "Year to date",
   "Total return": "\u22122.2%",
   "Benchmark (IUSB)": "\u22120.9%",
   "Gap to IUSB": "\u22121.3 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "1 year",
   "Total return": "\u22123.4%",
   "Benchmark (IUSB)": "\u22121.2%",
   "Gap to IUSB": "\u22122.2 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "3 years",
   "Total return": "+19.6%",
   "Benchmark (IUSB)": "+17.4%",
   "Gap to IUSB": "+2.2 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "5 years",
   "Total return": "\u22124.6%",
   "Benchmark (IUSB)": "+0.4%",
   "Gap to IUSB": "\u22125.0 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "10 years",
   "Total return": "+23.0%",
   "Benchmark (IUSB)": "+18.1%",
   "Gap to IUSB": "+4.9 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "Since launch",
   "Total return": "+177.5%",
   "Benchmark (IUSB)": "not available",
   "Gap to IUSB": "not available"
  },
  {
   "window": "Since launch, annualised",
   "Total return": "+4.3%",
   "Benchmark (IUSB)": "\u2013",
   "Gap to IUSB": "\u2013"
  }
 ],
 "questions": [
  {
   "q": "How has LQD performed?",
   "a": "Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, LQD returned \u22123.4% with distributions reinvested, against \u22121.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. Over three years the number is +19.6%."
  },
  {
   "q": "What does LQD cost?",
   "a": "The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year."
  },
  {
   "q": "How far is LQD below its high?",
   "a": "6.3% below its high of Sep 22, 2021, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 28, 2026."
  },
  {
   "q": "What dividend does LQD pay?",
   "a": "LQD pays monthly. The last distribution was $0.4387 a share, which went ex on Oct 1, 2026."
  }
 ],
 "key_stats": [
  {
   "key": "high52",
   "label": "52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026",
   "value": "$112.28 on Oct 29, 2025",
   "as_of": "2025-10-29",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 112.28,
   "window": {
    "from": "2025-10-29",
    "to": "2026-10-28"
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "low52",
   "label": "52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026",
   "value": "$101.83 on Oct 5, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-10-05",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 101.83,
   "window": {
    "from": "2025-10-29",
    "to": "2026-10-28"
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "inrange",
   "label": "Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range",
   "value": "$104.07, 21% of the way from the low to the high",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 104.07
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "3191",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "top10",
   "label": "Top ten weight",
   "value": "1.5%",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "source": null
  }
 ],
 "trading": {
  "as_of": "2026-10-27",
  "score": 99,
  "tier": "Trades like a giant",
  "status": "scored",
  "lines": [
   "IQ Liquidity Score 99, Trades like a giant, 98th percentile of 200 bonds ETFs.",
   "Trades like a giant: trades at a typical spread of 0.01%.",
   "$1,000: about $0.05, 0.005%, one way.",
   "$10,000: about $0.50, 0.005%, one way.",
   "Full cost to own, 1 year at $10,000: 0.19%, against 0.14% for the fee alone.",
   "Premium to NAV at the Oct 27 close: +0.08%; 95% of days within \u00b10.11%.",
   "Limit: midpoint + 1\u00a2 to buy, midpoint \u2212 1\u00a2 to sell. At the Oct 27 close of $104.30, that\u2019s $104.31 to buy and $104.29 to sell."
  ],
  "page": "https://etfiq.com/funds/lqd/trading/"
 },
 "flows": {
  "as_of": "2026-10-23",
  "coverage": "daily",
  "computed_by": "ETFIQ, from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day\u2019s NAV",
  "method": "https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows",
  "data": "https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/lqd.json",
  "windows": [
   {
    "window": "1 week",
    "from": "2026-10-21",
    "to": "2026-10-23",
    "net_flow_usd": 1233667880,
    "net_flow": "+$1.2bn",
    "round_trip_usd": 0,
    "days_counted": 3,
    "trading_days": 3
   },
   {
    "window": "1 month",
    "from": "2026-09-28",
    "to": "2026-10-23",
    "net_flow_usd": 2812736032,
    "net_flow": "+$2.8bn",
    "round_trip_usd": 0,
    "days_counted": 20,
    "trading_days": 20
   },
   {
    "window": "3 months",
    "from": "2026-07-28",
    "to": "2026-10-23",
    "net_flow_usd": -2837736826,
    "net_flow": "\u2212$2.8bn",
    "round_trip_usd": 0,
    "days_counted": 63,
    "trading_days": 63
   },
   {
    "window": "Year to date",
    "from": "2026-01-02",
    "to": "2026-10-23",
    "net_flow_usd": 2059691072,
    "net_flow": "+$2.1bn",
    "round_trip_usd": 0,
    "days_counted": 204,
    "trading_days": 204
   },
   {
    "window": "1 year",
    "from": "2025-10-28",
    "to": "2026-10-23",
    "net_flow_usd": 154942738,
    "net_flow": "+$155m",
    "round_trip_usd": 0,
    "days_counted": 249,
    "trading_days": 249
   }
  ]
 },
 "generated": "2026-10-29",
 "license": "https://etfiq.com/license/",
 "license_text": "Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.",
 "citation": "ETFIQ, LQD, bond fund, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/lqd"
}