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iShares Total Return Active ETF (BRTR)

Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
49.52 USD -0.16 (-0.320%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 49.52 0.00 (-0.001%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 6 a.m. EDT

The asset presents as a classic income vehicle with a robust 4.63% yield, supported by a consistent stream of quarterly distributions averaging around $0.20 per share. However, the capital appreciation story is currently muted; the price has drifted lower, trading near its 52-week low and failing to reclaim the 200-day moving average, which suggests a lack of immediate bullish momentum. While the statistical forecast model indicates a neutral outlook for the coming month, the underlying price action confirms a sideways-to-slightly-bearish trend. For investors seeking steady income rather than capital growth, the yield is attractive, but the lack of upward price pressure limits the total return potential in the near term.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.005842
AutoETS0.005842
MSTL0.005919
AutoTheta0.006354

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 72%
H-stat 18.14
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.445
Excess Kurtosis -0.93
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 17.80

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.39% 4.64%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-03 0.191 0.386835
2026-07-01 0.191 0.381771
2026-06-01 0.166 0.331172
2026-05-01 0.189 0.376832
2026-04-01 0.185 0.369557
2026-03-02 0.186 0.362891
2026-02-02 0.188 0.370115
2025-12-19 0.194 0.382078
2025-12-01 0.251 0.493027
2025-11-03 0.209 0.410319
2025-10-01 0.208 0.408444
2025-09-02 0.184 0.365116
2025-08-01 0.201 0.400119
2025-07-01 0.208 0.413766
2025-06-02 0.201 0.406307
2025-05-01 0.207 0.415329
2025-04-01 0.222 0.442002
2025-03-03 0.182 0.360325
2025-02-03 0.200 0.403633
2024-12-18 0.182 0.367603
2024-12-02 0.476 0.941083
2024-11-01 0.205 0.408855
2024-10-01 0.265 0.509077
2024-09-03 0.204 0.394355
2024-08-01 0.213 0.415983
2024-07-01 0.196 0.394684
2024-06-03 0.215 0.430198
2024-05-01 0.197 0.400325
2024-04-01 0.210 0.418994
2024-03-01 0.201 0.399206
2024-02-01 0.190 0.370277
2023-12-28 0.111 0.215618
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 4.63

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 52.6
All Time Low 48.59
Ask 59.49
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 90,250
Average Daily Volume3 Month 72,769
Average Volume 72,769
Average Volume10Days 90,250
Beta3 Year 0.0
Bid 39.64
Bid Size 2
Category Intermediate Core-Plus Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 49.73
Day Low 49.515
Dividend Yield 4.63
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.782209
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 49.75548
Fifty Day Average Change -0.234581
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.004714676
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -1.7342985
Fifty Two Week High 51.685
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.1641006
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.04187096
Fifty Two Week Low 49.27
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.25090027
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.0050923536
Fifty Two Week Range 49.27 - 51.685
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,702,564,200,000
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fullday Change -0.1591
Fullday Change Percent -0.320249
Fullday Price 49.52
Fund Family BlackRock
Fund Inception Date 1,702,339,200
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Ipo Expected Date 2,023-12-14
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund typically invests more than 90% of its assets in a diversified portfolio of fixed-income securities such as corporate bonds and notes, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, convertible securities, preferred securities and government obligations. Both U.S. and foreign companies and governments may issue these securities. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests primarily in fixed-income securities. It may invest in fixed-income securities of any duration or maturity.
Long Name iShares Total Return Active ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1858327481
Nav Price 49.5689
Net Assets 734,986,300.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.38
Open 49.675
Post Market Change -0.00090026855
Post Market Change Percent -0.0018179568
Post Market Price 49.52
Post Market Time 1,787,959,806
Previous Close 49.68
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.15909958
Regular Market Change Percent -0.32024875
Regular Market Day High 49.73
Regular Market Day Low 49.515
Regular Market Day Range 49.515 - 49.73
Regular Market Open 49.675
Regular Market Previous Close 49.68
Regular Market Price 49.5209
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 69,007
Short Name iShares Total Return Active ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol BRTR
Total Assets 734,986,304
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 17.799131
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -0.58805
Trailing Three Month Returns -0.58805
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 50.4191
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.898201
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.017814696
Type Disp ETF
Volume 69,007
Yield 0.0463
Ytd Return -0.5505