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iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF

LQDW
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Aug 18, 2022
Expense Ratio
0.34%
Type
US Bonds
Fund Owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$1,718,769
AUM
$164,740,399
Associated Index
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
No
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

LQD
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
99.49%
n/a
Derivatives offset
32.51%
XTSLA
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY
0.48%
n/a
USD CASH
0.03%
LQD US FLEX
OCT23 LQD US C @ 105
-32.51%
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What is LQDW?

The iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index that reflects a strategy of holding the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF while writing (selling) one-month covered call options to generate income.

ETFs related toLQDW

ETFs correlated to LQDW include LQD, IGLB, SPLB

LQDW
iShares Trust - iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF
LQD
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGLB
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares 10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
SPLB
SSgA Active Trust - SPDR Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCLT
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VTC
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF
QLTA
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Aaa - A Rated Corporate Bond ETF
SUSC
iShares Trust - iShares Trust iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF
SPBO
SPDR Series Trust - SPDR Portfolio Corporate Bond ETF
DYLD
Two Roads Shared Trust - LeaderShares Dynamic Yield ETF
USIG
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond 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.

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FAQ

LQDW is a US Bonds ETF. The iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index that reflects a strategy of holding the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF while writing (selling) one-month covered call options to generate income.

LQDW tracks the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

No, LQDW 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, LQDW 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 LQDW is -0.0024%. This is the percent change in the value of LQDW over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on LQDW is -0.0208%. This is the percent change in the value of LQDW over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of LQDW for the past year is 0.0874%. 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 LQDW include IGSB, SPIB, and VCIT.

ETFs correlated to LQDW include LQD, IGLB, and SPLB.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to LQDW include TTT, TBF, and TBT.

Disclaimers

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