iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF (ICSH)
Market Price (8/5/2026): $50.45
iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF (ICSH)
Market Price (8/5/2026): $50.45
Key Takeaways
- ICSH has returned +1.8% YTD vs +13.4% for SPY; +3.7% over the past 12 months (SPY +23.2%). details →
- Priced in gold, ICSH has returned -45.4% over the past 3 years, vs +15.6% in dollars — its dollar gains have lagged gold. details →
- Over the past month, ICSH has seen net inflows of +$576M (+7.2% of assets). details →
- ICSH is trading at an all-time high. details →
- Risk-adjusted returns beat SPY: 3-year Sharpe ratio of 1.2 vs 0.9. details →
Asset Allocation with ICSH
Moderate — 55% equity / 25% bonds / 20% alternatives
10Y Return (ann.)
+11.8%
Volatility
10.8%
Sharpe
0.83
YTD
+8.3%
Modeled with monthly rebalancing to target weights; 10-year figures are annualized from monthly returns. Illustrative only — past performance is not indicative of future results.
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Tailored Asset Allocation
[1] Personalized 5 Level Risk Tolerance Assessment
[2] Asset Allocation for My Risk Tolerance
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Protect Wealth
[1] Defensive Portfolios
[2] Tax-Efficient Strategies
Top 20 Holdings for ICSH
Total Weights Top 5: 4.2% | Top 10: 7.6% | Top 20: 10.9%
| Holding | ETF Weight | |
|---|---|---|
| TRI-PARTY BOFA SECURITIES INC. | 0.98% | |
| BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA SA 03/10/2027 | 0.90% | |
| BPCE SA 144A 05/06/2027 | 0.88% | |
| MARUBENI FINANCE AMERICA 144A 08/07/2026 | 0.75% | |
| COOPERATIEVE RABOBANK UA (NEW YORK 11/16/2026 | 0.73% | |
| SVENSKA HANDELSBANKEN AB 144A 04/13/2027 | 0.70% | |
| NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL GLOBAL FUNDING MTN 144A 4.40% 03/30/2029 | 0.69% | |
| MIZUHO BANK LTD (NEW YORK BRANCH) 05/26/2027 | 0.68% | |
| TOYOTA MOTOR CREDIT CORP MTN 4.25% 05/12/2028 | 0.67% | |
| CDP FINANCIAL INC 144A 03/24/2027 | 0.66% | |
| PACIFIC LIFE GLOBAL FUNDING II MTN 144A 4.30% 04/27/2029 | 0.65% | |
| SALESFORCE INC 4.50% 03/15/2028 | 0.65% | |
| SUMITOMO MITSUI TRUST BANK LTD (NE 11/24/2026 | 0.65% | |
| NEW YORK LIFE GLOBAL FUNDING MTN 144A 4.20% 04/20/2029 | 0.64% | |
| HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC 144A 3.90% 03/16/2028 | 0.64% |
Price Returns Compared
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Total [1] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Returns | |||||||
| ICSH Return | 0% | 1% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 2% | 20% |
| Peers Return | -0% | 1% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 19% |
| S&P 500 Return | 27% | -19% | 24% | 23% | 16% | 11% | 102% |
Monthly Win Rates [3] | |||||||
| ICSH Win Rate | 67% | 50% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 88% | |
| Peers Win Rate | 38% | 72% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 90% | |
| S&P 500 Win Rate | 75% | 42% | 67% | 75% | 67% | 50% | |
Max Drawdowns [4] | |||||||
| ICSH Max Drawdown | -0% | -1% | -0% | -0% | -0% | -0% | |
| Peers Max Drawdown | -0% | -0% | -0% | -0% | -0% | -0% | |
| S&P 500 Max Drawdown | -5% | -25% | -10% | -8% | -19% | -9% | |
[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2021
[2] Peers: SGOV, BIL, JPST, SHV, USFR.
[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 8/4/2026 (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 7312026.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IEMG | iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | -6.7% | 80.24 | 8042026 | 86.00 | 6222026 | 43 |
| EEM | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | -7.3% | 66.00 | 8042026 | 71.21 | 6222026 | 43 |
| ASHR | Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF | -7.9% | 34.35 | 8042026 | 37.30 | 6222026 | 43 |
| EWY | iShares MSCI South Korea ETF | -21.9% | 171.14 | 8042026 | 219.20 | 6212026 | 44 |
| EWZ | iShares MSCI Brazil ETF | -13.5% | 36.09 | 8042026 | 41.73 | 4142026 | 112 |
| FXI | iShares China Large-Cap ETF | -8.1% | 36.31 | 8042026 | 39.53 | 2102026 | 175 |
| ILF | iShares Latin America 40 ETF | -7.9% | 35.08 | 8042026 | 38.10 | 4142026 | 112 |
| KWEB | KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF | -16.1% | 28.89 | 8042026 | 34.42 | 2032026 | 182 |
| MTUM | iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF | -9.2% | 313.35 | 8042026 | 345.22 | 6222026 | 43 |
| SPMO | Invesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF | -6.5% | 151.17 | 8042026 | 161.66 | 6222026 | 43 |
| ARKK | ARK Innovation ETF | -8.2% | 76.76 | 8042026 | 83.61 | 7062026 | 29 |
| URA | Global X Uranium ETF | -27.1% | 42.49 | 8042026 | 58.26 | 5062026 | 90 |
| BOTZ | Global X Funds Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF | -10.9% | 37.09 | 8042026 | 41.63 | 5132026 | 83 |
| ROBO | ROBO Global Robotics & Automation Index ETF | -6.6% | 84.34 | 8042026 | 90.34 | 6022026 | 63 |
| LIT | Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF | -21.8% | 71.69 | 8042026 | 91.62 | 5112026 | 85 |
| ICLN | iShares Global Clean Energy ETF | -22.4% | 18.44 | 8042026 | 23.75 | 6022026 | 63 |
| ARKQ | ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF | -13.2% | 124.83 | 8042026 | 143.82 | 5282026 | 68 |
| ARKX | ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF | -12.0% | 33.20 | 8042026 | 37.74 | 5282026 | 68 |
| NASA | Tema Space Innovators ETF | -41.5% | 24.51 | 8042026 | 41.89 | 5272026 | 69 |
| XOVR | EntrepreneurShares Series Trust ERShares Private-Public Crossover ETF | -6.7% | 19.90 | 8042026 | 21.34 | 7062026 | 29 |
| AGIX | KraneShares Artificial Intelligence ETF | -8.3% | 45.30 | 8042026 | 49.40 | 6012026 | 64 |
| GDE | WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Equity Strategy Fund | -10.1% | 63.30 | 8042026 | 70.39 | 5112026 | 85 |
| RAAX | VanEck Real Assets ETF | -7.1% | 39.66 | 8042026 | 42.70 | 5112026 | 85 |
| XLK | State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF | -5.7% | 186.90 | 8042026 | 198.21 | 6022026 | 63 |
| XLE | State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF | -6.5% | 58.52 | 8042026 | 62.56 | 3292026 | 128 |
| XLC | State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF | -5.9% | 112.04 | 8042026 | 119.10 | 4192026 | 107 |
| XLU | State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF | -6.9% | 44.11 | 8042026 | 47.40 | 3012026 | 156 |
| FXN | First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund | -5.8% | 21.83 | 8042026 | 23.18 | 3292026 | 128 |
| SMH | VanEck Semiconductor ETF | -13.9% | 575.71 | 8042026 | 668.91 | 6222026 | 43 |
| SOXX | iShares Semiconductor ETF | -17.2% | 542.21 | 8042026 | 655.01 | 6222026 | 43 |
| XBI | State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF | -7.5% | 151.88 | 8042026 | 164.28 | 7092026 | 26 |
| XOP | State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF | -8.6% | 171.95 | 8042026 | 188.18 | 3292026 | 128 |
| IGV | iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF | -5.3% | 102.00 | 8042026 | 107.70 | 6012026 | 64 |
| MISL | First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF | -8.3% | 46.47 | 8042026 | 50.66 | 3022026 | 155 |
| RING | iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF | -32.7% | 66.90 | 8042026 | 99.42 | 3012026 | 156 |
| SOXQ | Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF | -16.7% | 95.86 | 8042026 | 115.11 | 6222026 | 43 |
| TLT | iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF | -7.1% | 82.82 | 8042026 | 89.15 | 3012026 | 156 |
| VGLT | Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF | -6.0% | 53.16 | 8042026 | 56.53 | 3012026 | 156 |
| SPTL | State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF | -6.3% | 25.29 | 8042026 | 26.99 | 3012026 | 156 |
| TLH | iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF | -5.7% | 97.24 | 8042026 | 103.08 | 3012026 | 156 |
| EDV | Vanguard World Funds Extended Duration ETF | -10.3% | 60.44 | 8042026 | 67.42 | 3012026 | 156 |
| PDBC | Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF | -10.6% | 16.90 | 8042026 | 18.91 | 5122026 | 84 |
| DBC | Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund | -10.7% | 28.31 | 8042026 | 31.69 | 5122026 | 84 |
| COMT | iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF | -12.3% | 32.03 | 8042026 | 36.53 | 5192026 | 77 |
| GSG | iShares GSCI Commodity | -5.8% | 30.01 | 8042026 | 31.85 | 3182026 | 139 |
| BCI | abrdn Bloomberg All Commodity Strategy K-1 Free ETF | -9.9% | 23.35 | 8042026 | 25.91 | 5122026 | 84 |
| FTGC | First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund | -6.9% | 28.43 | 8042026 | 30.53 | 5122026 | 84 |
| HGER | Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF | -6.2% | 31.41 | 8042026 | 33.47 | 5122026 | 84 |
| GLD | SPDR Gold Trust | -23.6% | 374.16 | 8042026 | 490.00 | 3022026 | 155 |
| IAU | iShares Gold Trust | -23.6% | 76.69 | 8042026 | 100.38 | 3022026 | 155 |
| GLDM | SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust | -23.5% | 80.70 | 8042026 | 105.54 | 3022026 | 155 |
| SGOL | ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares | -12.1% | 44.66 | 8042026 | 50.81 | 3022026 | 155 |
| BAR | Direxion Daily Gold Bull 3X Shares | -15.6% | 44.34 | 8042026 | 52.53 | 3022026 | 155 |
| SLV | iShares Silver Trust | -36.7% | 53.84 | 8042026 | 84.99 | 3012026 | 156 |
| SIVR | ETFS Physical Silver Shares Trust ETF | -6.6% | 83.39 | 8042026 | 89.26 | 3012026 | 156 |
| PPLT | ETFS Physical Platinum Shares | -26.7% | 15.74 | 8042026 | 21.47 | 3012026 | 156 |
| CPER | United States Copper Index Fund ETV | -11.1% | 33.33 | 8042026 | 37.48 | 2032026 | 182 |
| PALL | ETFS Physical Palladium Shares | -24.7% | 24.50 | 8042026 | 32.54 | 2242026 | 161 |
| USO | United States Oil Fund LP | -24.3% | 115.78 | 8042026 | 152.96 | 5192026 | 77 |
| UNG | United States Natural Gas Fund LP | -27.7% | 9.77 | 8042026 | 13.52 | 2052026 | 180 |
| BNO | United States Brent Oil Fund LP ETV | -7.1% | 55.85 | 8042026 | 60.13 | 5042026 | 92 |
| IBIT | iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF | -21.7% | 36.39 | 8042026 | 46.47 | 5112026 | 85 |
| FBTC | Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund | -21.7% | 55.89 | 8042026 | 71.35 | 5112026 | 85 |
| ETHA | iShares Ethereum Trust ETF | -23.0% | 14.15 | 8042026 | 18.38 | 4192026 | 107 |
ETF Fund Flows
Largest fund inflows and outflows across ETFs, with the asset-allocation rotation they imply.
Net fund flows · as of 2026-08-03
Asset allocation rotation · Past month
- Equity ETFs drew the largest net inflows (+$44.6B), followed by Bond (+$16.1B), with every major asset class in net inflows.
- Within the mix, money rotated into Industry Subsector (+$9.5B) and out of US Nasdaq Growth (−$6.2B).
- Relative to fund size, BFLX drew the largest inflow (+56.3% of AUM) and FTXL the largest outflow (−38.6%).
Largest inflows
| # | Ticker | Name | Net flow | % of AUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VOO | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | +$10.31B | +1.0% |
| 2 | SOXX | iShares Semiconductor ETF | +$7.78B | +17.0% |
| 3 | SPY | State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF | +$6.37B | +0.8% |
| 4 | DRAM | Roundhill Memory ETF | +$6.13B | +25.6% |
| 5 | EWY | iShares MSCI South Korea ETF | +$5.93B | +26.4% |
| 6 | SPYM | State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF | +$5.87B | +3.7% |
| 7 | VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF | +$4.14B | +0.6% |
| 8 | EFV | iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF | +$3.64B | +13.2% |
| 9 | SGOV | iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF | +$3.64B | +3.7% |
| 10 | XLF | State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF | +$3.36B | +6.0% |
Largest outflows
| # | Ticker | Name | Net flow | % of AUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IVV | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | -$14.84B | -1.7% |
| 2 | QQQ | Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 | -$8.85B | -1.9% |
| 3 | IQMM | ProShares - GENIUS Money Market ETF | -$3.05B | -16.8% |
| 4 | LQD | iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | -$1.79B | -5.1% |
| 5 | IWD | iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF | -$1.15B | -1.4% |
| 6 | XLC | State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF | -$1.08B | -4.8% |
| 7 | SCZ | iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF | -$1.05B | -7.9% |
| 8 | IWF | iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF | -$952M | -0.8% |
| 9 | KRE | State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF | -$892M | -18.8% |
| 10 | FTXL | First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF | -$885M | -38.6% |
Largest ETF fund flows across ~2581 funds (min AUM $100M). Net creations/redemptions; leveraged & inverse ETFs excluded. A ⚠ marks a day excluded as a suspected data error.
About ICSH
| Holdings Count: 249Expense Ratio: 0.08%Inception Date: 2013-12-11 | iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETFThis ETF aims to deliver a steady stream of income while also prioritizing the protection of investors' principal.Asset Class: Fixed Income | ETF Website |
Research & Analysis
Invest in Strategies
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Peer Comparisons
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Profile
| Median | |
|---|---|
| Name | |
| Asset Class | - |
| AUM ($ Bil) | 30.6 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.15% |
| 10-D Avg Volume (Mil) | 5.49 |
| Latest Day Volume (Mil) | 8.07 |
| Holdings Count | 31 |
| Inception Date | - |
Fundamentals
| Median | |
|---|---|
| Name | |
| Net Asset Value | - |
| Premium/Discount | -0.2% |
| Distribution Yield | 3.8% |
| Sales Yield | - |
| Earnings Yield | - |
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