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iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF

ISTB
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Oct 18, 2012
Expense Ratio
0.06%
Type
US Bonds
Fund Owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$21,807,582
AUM
$4,118,903,817
Associated Index
Bloomberg U.S. Universal 1-5 Year Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

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TREASURY NOTE
1.33%
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TREASURY NOTE (2OLD)
1.19%
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TREASURY NOTE
1.09%
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TREASURY NOTE
1.02%
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TREASURY NOTE (OLD)
0.93%
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TREASURY NOTE
0.88%
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TREASURY NOTE
0.78%
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TREASURY NOTE
0.76%
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TREASURY NOTE
0.75%
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TREASURY NOTE
0.73%
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What is ISTB?

The iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated bonds that are rated either investment grade or high yield with remaining maturities between one and five years.

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ISTB
Performance Measures**

for the time period Oct 22, 2012 to Dec 4, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return: 0.4%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 1-month period.

3M Trailing Return: 1.0%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 3-month period.

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown: -9.3%

The greatest percent loss from peak to trough in value over the time period.

Standard Deviation: 2.4%

The typical amount that daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio: 0.84

The annualized arithmetic mean of the daily returns divided by the annualized standard deviation of the daily returns for the selected time period.

Calmar Ratio: 0.22

The annualized return divided by the max drawdown for the selected time period.

ETFs related toISTB

ETFs correlated to ISTB include IEI, BSV, AVSF

ISTB
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF
IEI
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
BSV
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
AVSF
American Century ETF Trust - Avantis Short-Term Fixed Income ETF
IBTH
iShares Trust - iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF
VGIT
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF
SPTI
SPDR Series Trust - SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Treasury ETF
SCHR
Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab Intermediate-Term U.S. Treasury ETF
IBTI
iShares Trust - iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Treasury ETF
GVI
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Intermediate Government/Credit Bond ETF
IBTJ
iShares Trust - iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

Trading Strategies
Related toISTB

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Category

Trend-following, RSI momentum, volatility hedging, leveraged ETFs, inverse ETFs, managed futures (KMLM), bonds/cash, tech/semis/small-cap/biotech, risk-on/off

OOS Cumulative Return

94.76%

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Category

Tactical allocation, Cash-plus, Volatility hedging, Dip buying, Trend-following, Multi-asset, Leveraged ETFs, Risk-managed

OOS Cumulative Return

2.26%

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FAQ

ISTB is a US Bonds ETF. The iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated bonds that are rated either investment grade or high yield with remaining maturities between one and five years.

ISTB tracks the Bloomberg U.S. Universal 1-5 Year Index.

No, ISTB is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, ISTB is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on ISTB is -0.0008%. This is the percent change in the value of ISTB over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on ISTB is -0.0018%. This is the percent change in the value of ISTB over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of ISTB for the past year is 0.0375%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to ISTB include BLV, BND, and AGG.

ETFs correlated to ISTB include IEI, BSV, and AVSF.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to ISTB include PST, TBX, and TTT.

Disclaimers

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