# MEAR (iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF)

iShares · Bond ETFs · Municipal, national, short · data as of Oct 2, 2026

MEAR is actively managed and returned +1.2% over the past year.

## Key facts

- MEAR, total return, 1 year: +1.2%, as of Oct 2, 2026.
- MEAR, expense ratio: 0.26%, as of Oct 2, 2026.
- MEAR, holdings: 360, as of Oct 2, 2026.
- MEAR, below its high: −0.9%, as of Oct 2, 2026.
- MEAR, net assets: $1.5bn (the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 2, 2026).

## MEAR over each window to Oct 2, 2026

| Window | Total return | S&P 500 | Gap to S&P 500 | Gap to Nasdaq-100 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | −0.7% | +3.6% | −4.3 pts | −6.0 pts |
| 6 months | 0.0% | +17.9% | −17.9 pts | −28.4 pts |
| 1 year | +1.2% | +16.2% | −15.0 pts | −23.1 pts |
| 3 years | +9.5% | +89.3% | −79.8 pts | −105.3 pts |
| Since listing | +20.0% | +344.2% | −324.2 pts | −633.0 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | ETFIQ |
| Fund type | Bond fund | ETFIQ |
| Category | Bonds · Municipal, national, short | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.26% | 485BPOS XBRL, Feb 23, 2026 |
| Price | $49.57 | ETFIQ |
| Listed since | Mar 5, 2015 | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $1.5bn | the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 2, 2026 |
| Below its high | −0.9% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 360 | ETFIQ |
| Top ten weight | 16.0% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings published for | Oct 1, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file |

## Questions

### How has MEAR performed?

Over the year to Oct 2, 2026, MEAR returned +1.2% with distributions reinvested, against +16.2% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +9.5%.

### What does MEAR cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.26% a year.

### How far is MEAR below its high?

0.9% below its high of Aug 25, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 2, 2026.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, MEAR, data as of Oct 2, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/mear
Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at https://etfiq.com/data/.

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