iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD)
Market Price (6/17/2026): $109.125
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD)
Market Price (6/17/2026): $109.125
Asset Allocation with LQD
Top 20 Holdings for LQD
Total Weights Top 5: 1.7% | Top 10: 2.5% | Top 20: 3.8%
| Holding | ETF Weight | |
|---|---|---|
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY | 1.04% | |
| ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 4.90% 02/01/2046 | 0.20% | |
| CVS HEALTH CORP 5.05% 03/25/2048 | 0.17% | |
| T-MOBILE USA INC 3.88% 04/15/2030 | 0.17% | |
| META PLATFORMS INC 6.30% 05/15/2056 | 0.17% | |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.88% 03/13/2036 | 0.15% | |
| META PLATFORMS INC 4.88% 11/15/2035 | 0.15% | |
| META PLATFORMS INC 5.63% 11/15/2055 | 0.15% | |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE 6.75% 10/01/2037 | 0.14% | |
| PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTERPRISES PTE 5.30% 05/19/2053 | 0.14% | |
| AT&T INC 3.55% 09/15/2055 | 0.14% | |
| AMAZON.COM INC 5.80% 03/13/2056 | 0.14% | |
| ABBVIE INC 4.25% 11/21/2049 | 0.13% | |
| BOEING CO 5.80% 05/01/2050 | 0.13% | |
| USD CASH | 0.13% | |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY MTN 4.90% 07/25/2033 | 0.13% | |
| ORACLE CORPORATION 6.70% 02/04/2056 | 0.13% | |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP MTN 5.47% 01/23/2035 | 0.13% | |
| ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 4.70% 02/01/2036 | 0.13% | |
| AT&T INC 3.50% 09/15/2053 | 0.12% |
Price Returns Compared
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Total [1] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Returns | |||||||
| LQD Return | -2% | -18% | 9% | 1% | 8% | 0% | -4% |
| Peers Return | -2% | -13% | 8% | 4% | 9% | 0% | 6% |
| S&P 500 Return | 27% | -19% | 24% | 23% | 16% | 10% | 101% |
Monthly Win Rates [3] | |||||||
| LQD Win Rate | 42% | 25% | 58% | 58% | 67% | 67% | |
| Peers Win Rate | 42% | 25% | 56% | 61% | 94% | 67% | |
| S&P 500 Win Rate | 75% | 42% | 67% | 75% | 67% | 50% | |
Max Drawdowns [4] | |||||||
| LQD Max Drawdown | -7% | -23% | -10% | -5% | -4% | -3% | |
| Peers Max Drawdown | -4% | -17% | -6% | -3% | -3% | -3% | |
| S&P 500 Max Drawdown | -5% | -25% | -10% | -8% | -19% | -9% | |
[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2021
[2] Peers: VCIT, SPIB, IGIB.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2026 data is for the year up to 6/16/2026 (YTD)
Sharpe Ratios Compared
One measure of reward vs. risk is a Sharpe ratio. A higher ratio indicates better risk-adjusted returns. Most funds have Sharpe ratios < 1.0.
Results as of 5312026.How Low Can It Go
| Event | LQD | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Inflation Shock & Fed Tightening | ||
| % Loss | -22.7% | -24.5% |
| % Gain to Breakeven | 29.3% | 32.4% |
| Time to Breakeven | 1103 days | 427 days |
| 2020 COVID-19 Crash | ||
| % Loss | -19.6% | -33.7% |
| % Gain to Breakeven | 24.4% | 50.9% |
| Time to Breakeven | 21 days | 140 days |
| 2008-2009 Global Financial Crisis | ||
| % Loss | -18.2% | -53.4% |
| % Gain to Breakeven | 22.3% | 114.4% |
| Time to Breakeven | 80 days | 1085 days |
In The Past
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF's stock fell -1.5% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 1.5% gain to breakeven.
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| Event | LQD | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Inflation Shock & Fed Tightening | ||
| % Loss | -22.7% | -24.5% |
| % Gain to Breakeven | 29.3% | 32.4% |
| Time to Breakeven | 1103 days | 427 days |
In The Past
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF's stock fell -1.5% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 1.5% gain to breakeven.
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Current Dip Buy Opportunities Across ETFs
ETFs currently down 5% or more from trailing 6M peaks.
| Ticker | Name | Dip % | Mkt Price | Price Date | Peak Price | Peak Date | # Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAGS | Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF | -6.4% | 66.42 | 6162026 | 70.94 | 5142026 | 33 |
| AKRE | Akre Focus ETF | -17.2% | 55.16 | 6162026 | 66.59 | 1062026 | 161 |
| EWZ | iShares MSCI Brazil ETF | -17.5% | 34.41 | 6162026 | 41.73 | 4142026 | 63 |
| FXI | iShares China Large-Cap ETF | -15.3% | 34.56 | 6162026 | 40.78 | 1292026 | 138 |
| ILF | iShares Latin America 40 ETF | -10.0% | 34.30 | 6162026 | 38.10 | 4142026 | 63 |
| KWEB | KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF | -31.3% | 25.88 | 6162026 | 37.66 | 1122026 | 155 |
| URA | Global X Uranium ETF | -22.6% | 47.87 | 6162026 | 61.81 | 1282026 | 139 |
| BOTZ | Global X Funds Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF | -9.0% | 37.88 | 6162026 | 41.63 | 5132026 | 34 |
| ROBO | ROBO Global Robotics & Automation Index ETF | -6.9% | 84.13 | 6162026 | 90.34 | 6022026 | 14 |
| LIT | Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF | -8.8% | 83.60 | 6162026 | 91.62 | 5112026 | 36 |
| ICLN | iShares Global Clean Energy ETF | -12.3% | 20.82 | 6162026 | 23.75 | 6022026 | 14 |
| ARKQ | ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF | -8.0% | 132.35 | 6162026 | 143.82 | 5282026 | 19 |
| ARKW | ARK Next Generation Internet ETF | -6.3% | 145.95 | 6162026 | 155.78 | 12222025 | 176 |
| ARKX | ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF | -7.9% | 34.75 | 6162026 | 37.74 | 5282026 | 19 |
| NASA | Tema Space Innovators ETF | -23.7% | 31.98 | 6162026 | 41.89 | 5272026 | 20 |
| AGIX | KraneShares Artificial Intelligence ETF | -5.2% | 46.82 | 6162026 | 49.40 | 6012026 | 15 |
| CGBL | Capital Group Core Balanced ETF | -6.2% | 34.41 | 6162026 | 36.67 | 2252026 | 111 |
| GDE | WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Equity Strategy Fund | -6.6% | 65.74 | 6162026 | 70.39 | 5112026 | 36 |
| RAAX | VanEck Real Assets ETF | -5.2% | 40.46 | 6162026 | 42.70 | 5112026 | 36 |
| VGT | Vanguard Information Technology ETF | -6.3% | 117.81 | 6162026 | 125.77 | 6022026 | 14 |
| XLK | State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF | -5.9% | 186.44 | 6162026 | 198.21 | 6022026 | 14 |
| XLE | State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF | -11.5% | 55.36 | 6162026 | 62.56 | 3292026 | 79 |
| XLC | State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF | -6.2% | 112.32 | 6162026 | 119.70 | 2012026 | 135 |
| FXN | First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund | -10.7% | 20.69 | 6162026 | 23.18 | 3292026 | 79 |
| SOXX | iShares Semiconductor ETF | -5.9% | 591.24 | 6162026 | 628.45 | 6152026 | 1 |
| XOP | State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF | -16.5% | 157.17 | 6162026 | 188.18 | 3292026 | 79 |
| IGV | iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF | -16.1% | 91.37 | 6162026 | 108.95 | 12222025 | 176 |
| MISL | First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF | -8.1% | 46.87 | 6162026 | 50.98 | 1192026 | 148 |
| RING | iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF | -24.3% | 75.25 | 6162026 | 99.42 | 3012026 | 107 |
| SOXQ | Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF | -5.7% | 104.62 | 6162026 | 110.95 | 6152026 | 1 |
| EDV | Vanguard World Funds Extended Duration ETF | -5.2% | 64.76 | 6162026 | 68.33 | 3012026 | 107 |
| PDBC | Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF | -11.8% | 16.67 | 6162026 | 18.91 | 5122026 | 35 |
| DBC | Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund | -12.0% | 27.90 | 6162026 | 31.69 | 5122026 | 35 |
| COMT | iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF | -13.5% | 31.61 | 6162026 | 36.53 | 5192026 | 28 |
| GSG | iShares GSCI Commodity | -5.8% | 30.01 | 6162026 | 31.85 | 3182026 | 90 |
| BCI | abrdn Bloomberg All Commodity Strategy K-1 Free ETF | -10.7% | 23.14 | 6162026 | 25.91 | 5122026 | 35 |
| FTGC | First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund | -8.8% | 27.84 | 6162026 | 30.53 | 5122026 | 35 |
| HGER | Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF | -10.1% | 30.09 | 6162026 | 33.47 | 5122026 | 35 |
| GLD | SPDR Gold Trust | -19.8% | 397.63 | 6162026 | 495.90 | 1292026 | 138 |
| IAU | iShares Gold Trust | -19.8% | 81.50 | 6162026 | 101.57 | 1292026 | 138 |
| GLDM | SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust | -19.7% | 85.75 | 6162026 | 106.77 | 1292026 | 138 |
| SGOL | ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares | -13.1% | 44.66 | 6162026 | 51.41 | 1292026 | 138 |
| BAR | Direxion Daily Gold Bull 3X Shares | -16.6% | 44.34 | 6162026 | 53.16 | 1292026 | 138 |
| SLV | iShares Silver Trust | -40.0% | 63.39 | 6162026 | 105.60 | 1282026 | 139 |
| SIVR | ETFS Physical Silver Shares Trust ETF | -24.8% | 83.39 | 6162026 | 110.87 | 1282026 | 139 |
| PPLT | ETFS Physical Platinum Shares | -34.9% | 16.42 | 6162026 | 25.23 | 1252026 | 142 |
| CPER | United States Copper Index Fund ETV | -13.9% | 33.33 | 6162026 | 38.71 | 1292026 | 138 |
| PALL | ETFS Physical Palladium Shares | -33.9% | 24.58 | 6162026 | 37.18 | 1282026 | 139 |
| USO | United States Oil Fund LP | -24.5% | 115.47 | 6162026 | 152.96 | 5192026 | 28 |
| UNG | United States Natural Gas Fund LP | -30.4% | 11.76 | 6162026 | 16.90 | 2012026 | 135 |
| BNO | United States Brent Oil Fund LP ETV | -7.1% | 55.85 | 6162026 | 60.13 | 5042026 | 43 |
| IBIT | iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF | -33.0% | 37.17 | 6162026 | 55.44 | 1142026 | 153 |
| FBTC | Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund | -32.9% | 57.13 | 6162026 | 85.12 | 1142026 | 153 |
| GBTC | Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF | -19.0% | 61.84 | 6162026 | 76.31 | 1142026 | 153 |
| ETHA | iShares Ethereum Trust ETF | -47.1% | 13.54 | 6162026 | 25.59 | 1142026 | 153 |
ETF Fund Flows
Largest fund inflows and outflows across ETFs, with the asset-allocation rotation they imply.
Asset allocation rotation · Past month
- Equity ETFs drew the largest net inflows (+$50.3B), followed by Bond (+$25.4B), while Commodity (−$5.3B) and Crypto (−$5.2B) saw the largest outflows.
- Within the mix, money rotated into US Large Cap Core (+$9.4B) and out of Emerging Markets (−$5.0B).
- Relative to fund size, NASA drew the largest inflow (+121.0% of AUM) and THRO the largest outflow (−39.7%).
| # | Ticker | Name | Net flow | % of AUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VOO | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | +$20.52B | +2.1% |
| 2 | SPY | State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | +$13.75B | +1.8% |
| 3 | SGOV | iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF | +$6.08B | +6.6% |
| 4 | DRAM | Roundhill Memory ETF | +$5.31B | +35.0% |
| 5 | IUSB | iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF | +$4.98B | +12.0% |
| 6 | QQQM | Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF | +$4.42B | +4.6% |
| 7 | VHT | Vanguard Health Care ETF | +$4.38B | +26.7% ⚠ |
| 8 | SOXX | iShares Semiconductor ETF | +$4.01B | +10.4% |
| 9 | IEFA | iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF | +$3.72B | +2.0% |
| 10 | VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF | +$3.65B | +0.6% |
| # | Ticker | Name | Net flow | % of AUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IVV | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | -$27.2B | -3.3% |
| 2 | QUAL | iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF | -$6.99B | -15.1% |
| 3 | EFV | iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF | -$5.45B | -19.8% |
| 4 | IBIT | iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF | -$3.67B | -6.8% |
| 5 | GLD | SPDR Gold Shares | -$3.53B | -2.4% |
| 6 | TLT | iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF | -$2.76B | -6.6% |
| 7 | THRO | iShares U.S. Thematic Rotation Active ETF | -$2.69B | -39.7% |
| 8 | IVE | iShares S&P 500 Value ETF | -$2.69B | -5.6% |
| 9 | IAGG | iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF | -$2.66B | -23.5% |
| 10 | IAU | iShares Gold Trust | -$1.22B | -1.8% |
Largest ETF fund flows across ~2447 funds (min AUM $100M). Net creations/redemptions; leveraged & inverse ETFs excluded. A ⚠ marks a day excluded as a suspected data error.
About LQD
| Holdings Count: 3Expense Ratio: 0.14%Inception Date: 2002-07-22 | iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFThis exchange-traded fund (ETF) is engineered to closely mirror the financial performance of an underlying index. This benchmark comprises a selection of high-quality corporate bonds, all of which are issued and traded in U.S. dollars.Asset Class: Fixed Income | ETF Website |
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