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iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF

IUSB
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Jun 10, 2014
Expense Ratio
0.06%
Type
US Bonds
Fund Owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$73,515,967
AUM
$21,721,129,513
Associated Index
Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

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BLACKROCK CASH CL INST SL AGENCY
3.17%
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TREASURY NOTE
0.67%
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TREASURY NOTE
0.54%
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0.53%
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TREASURY NOTE
0.43%
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0.42%
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0.41%
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0.4%
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TREASURY NOTE
0.37%
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0.37%
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What is IUSB?

The iShares Core Total USD Bond Market 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. Access to potentially higher yielding bond categories not included in the U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. Low cost, comprehensive exposure to the broad U.S. dollar-denominated bond market.

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IUSB
Performance Measures**

for the time period Jun 12, 2014 to Dec 5, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return: 0.5%

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: -17.9%

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

Standard Deviation: 5.3%

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: 0.45

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: 0.13

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

ETFs related toIUSB

ETFs correlated to IUSB include AGG, BND, SCHZ

IUSB
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF
AGG
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
BND
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
SCHZ
Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab US Aggregate Bond ETF
EAGG
iShares Trust - iShares ESG Aware U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
AVIG
American Century ETF Trust - Avantis Core Fixed Income ETF
GBF
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Barclays Government/Credit Bond Fund
BKAG
BNY Mellon ETF Trust - BNY Mellon Core Bond ETF
SPAB
SPDR Series Trust - SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF
BIV
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
UNIY
WisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree Voya Yield Enhanced USD Universal Bond Fund

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 toIUSB

SPYU or Not+ Bonds + Wash Sale Algo?BSMR WM74

Category

Tactical allocation, Leveraged S&P 500, Bonds, Volatility hedge, Trend/momentum, Mean reversion, Very high risk

OOS Cumulative Return

47.33%

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FAQ

IUSB is a US Bonds ETF. The iShares Core Total USD Bond Market 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. Access to potentially higher yielding bond categories not included in the U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. Low cost, comprehensive exposure to the broad U.S. dollar-denominated bond market.

IUSB tracks the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index.

No, IUSB 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, IUSB 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 IUSB is -0.012%. This is the percent change in the value of IUSB over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on IUSB is -0.0294%. This is the percent change in the value of IUSB over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of IUSB for the past year is 0.0752%. 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 IUSB include GSY, GVI, and BLV.

ETFs correlated to IUSB include AGG, BND, and SCHZ.

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

Disclaimers

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We show information based on calculations performed by Composer using data from our provider. Information provided here is based on calculations performed by Composer using data sourced from Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes this information is reliable, but has not verified the data and there is no guarantee that the calculations are accurate.