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iShares Yield Optimized Bond ETF (BYLD)

Multisector Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
22.78 USD +0.13 (0.574%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 22.78
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:37 p.m. EDT

BYLD (iShares Yield Optimized Bond ETF) presents a mixed picture. Short-term, the price has shown relatively low volatility with a slight downward trend, suggesting a 'meh' rating for short-term trading. However, the high dividend yield of 5.36% indicates strong income potential, earning a top rating for dividend investors. For long-term investors, the ETF's consistent dividend payouts and stable fundamentals make it a solid choice, warranting a 'buy and hold' rating. Overall, BYLD is a good option for income-focused investors, but short-term traders should be cautious due to the lack of clear momentum.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.006733
MSTL0.011112
AutoARIMA0.011130
AutoETS0.011171

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 43%
H-stat 12.33
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.206
Excess Kurtosis -1.03
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 11.06

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.46% 5.48% 5.58% 4.85%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-02 0.103 0.458593
2026-03-03 0.097 0.426920
2026-02-03 0.104 0.460377
2025-12-23 0.101 0.449332
2025-12-02 0.100 0.445881
2025-11-04 0.102 0.457415
2025-10-02 0.100 0.448666
2025-09-03 0.102 0.464512
2025-08-04 0.101 0.462939
2025-07-02 0.099 0.457361
2025-06-03 0.101 0.475082
2025-05-02 0.100 0.474097
2025-04-02 0.100 0.470710
2025-03-04 0.098 0.461709
2025-02-04 0.107 0.511305
2024-12-20 0.104 0.501160
2024-12-03 0.100 0.476656
2024-11-04 0.104 0.501032
2024-10-02 0.100 0.475703
2024-09-04 0.103 0.495816
2024-08-02 0.100 0.486150
2024-07-02 0.104 0.519157
2024-06-04 0.105 0.522592
2024-05-02 0.091 0.459412
2024-04-02 0.092 0.462629
2024-03-04 0.089 0.448167
2024-02-02 0.086 0.431685
2023-12-22 0.086 0.433243
2023-12-04 0.094 0.485364
2023-11-02 0.083 0.443020
2023-10-03 0.090 0.488812
2023-09-05 0.090 0.477148
2023-08-02 0.084 0.444715
2023-07-05 0.083 0.440504
2023-06-02 0.082 0.435330
2023-05-02 0.075 0.397315
2023-04-04 0.080 0.423807
2023-03-02 0.162 0.877451
2023-02-02 0.069 0.365638
2022-12-23 0.072 0.391416
2022-12-02 0.070 0.379017
2022-11-02 0.064 0.358921
2022-10-04 0.066 0.366167
2022-09-02 0.061 0.332906
2022-08-02 0.058 0.309732
2022-07-05 0.060 0.326301
2022-06-02 0.056 0.297718
2022-05-03 0.057 0.307025
2022-04-04 0.058 0.300234
2022-03-02 0.054 0.274513
2022-02-02 0.059 0.294326
2021-12-23 0.035 0.171387
2021-12-02 0.036 0.176743
2021-11-02 0.039 0.191548
2021-10-04 0.041 0.200770
2021-09-02 0.045 0.218143
2021-08-03 0.045 0.218093
2021-07-02 0.046 0.225121
2021-06-02 0.048 0.236792
2021-05-04 0.051 0.251922
2021-04-05 0.053 0.264281
2021-03-02 0.051 0.251618
2021-02-02 0.055 0.267869
2020-12-24 0.098 0.475625
2020-12-02 0.128 0.625409
2020-11-03 0.061 0.300109
2020-10-02 0.059 0.290113
2020-09-02 0.054 0.263219
2020-08-04 0.056 0.273852
2020-07-02 0.059 0.293095
2020-06-02 0.061 0.304204
2020-05-04 0.075 0.383151
2020-04-02 0.079 0.417813
2020-03-03 0.075 0.369397
2020-02-04 0.077 0.383526
2019-12-24 0.061 0.308101
2019-12-03 0.076 0.386027
2019-11-04 0.077 0.392306
2019-10-02 0.076 0.389002
2019-09-04 0.080 0.407167
2019-08-02 0.080 0.414463
2019-07-02 0.083 0.432660
2019-06-04 0.080 0.425979
2019-05-02 0.080 0.430932
2019-04-02 0.076 0.410815
2019-03-04 0.084 0.462376
2019-02-04 0.091 0.504308
2018-12-28 0.118 0.672971
2018-12-04 0.089 0.508552
2018-11-02 0.093 0.532711
2018-10-02 0.084 0.474623
2018-09-05 0.082 0.465114
2018-08-02 0.079 0.448785
2018-07-03 0.078 0.445757
2018-06-04 0.082 0.469552
2018-05-02 0.075 0.430572
2018-04-03 0.076 0.433890
2018-03-02 0.073 0.417205
2018-02-02 0.068 0.386463
2017-12-28 0.050 0.280327
2017-12-04 0.073 0.410163
2017-11-02 0.069 0.387842
2017-10-03 0.069 0.387579
2017-09-06 0.069 0.387565
2017-08-02 0.069 0.390018
2017-07-06 0.074 0.423273
2017-06-02 0.073 0.414974
2017-05-02 0.064 0.367965
2017-04-04 0.071 0.410498
2017-03-02 0.067 0.390287
2017-02-02 0.057 0.332932
2016-12-28 0.088 0.517705
2016-12-02 0.072 0.424583
2016-11-02 0.062 0.361637
2016-10-04 0.062 0.359568
2016-09-02 0.060 0.347857
2016-08-02 0.061 0.357043
2016-07-06 0.064 0.374020
2016-06-02 0.062 0.369870
2016-05-03 0.062 0.368410
2016-04-04 0.063 0.378791
2016-03-02 0.065 0.397429
2016-02-02 0.053 0.327309
2015-12-28 0.130 0.804098
2015-12-02 0.062 0.379604
2015-11-03 0.067 0.408570
2015-10-02 0.068 0.418507
2015-08-04 0.068 0.413363
2015-07-02 0.067 0.409121
2015-06-02 0.062 0.375682
2015-05-04 0.060 0.363013
2015-04-02 0.059 0.355556
2015-03-03 0.053 0.320709
2015-02-03 0.048 0.290339
2014-12-26 0.072 0.440112
2014-12-02 0.096 0.588032
2014-11-04 0.050 0.306140
2014-10-02 0.056 0.345085
2014-09-03 0.057 0.350694
2014-08-04 0.059 0.366424
2014-07-02 0.053 0.328236
2014-06-03 0.091 0.564983
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 5.36

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 27.07
All Time Low 18.9
Ask 24.06
Ask Size 1,600
Average Daily Volume10 Day 61,230
Average Daily Volume3 Month 108,036
Average Volume 108,036
Average Volume10Days 61,230
Beta3 Year 0.78
Bid 21.51
Bid Size 800
Category Multisector Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 22.81
Day Low 22.76
Dividend Yield 5.36
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.05933
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 22.7096
Fifty Day Average Change 0.07040024
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.003100021
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 3.2831788
Fifty Two Week High 23.14
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.3599987
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.01555742
Fifty Two Week Low 21.93
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.8500004
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.03875971
Fifty Two Week Range 21.93 - 23.14
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,398,346,200,000
Five Year Average Return 0.023466598
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fund Family iShares
Fund Inception Date 1,398,124,800
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and to-be-announced transactions (“TBAs”) that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the economic characteristics of the component securities of the underlying index. The underlying index is a broadly diversified fixed-income index that seeks to deliver current income while maintaining long-term capital appreciation.
Long Name iShares Yield Optimized Bond ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_256111501
Nav Price 22.75945
Net Assets 377,194,208.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.13
Open 22.77
Phone 415-670-2000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 22.78
Post Market Time 1,776,464,341
Previous Close 22.65
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.130001
Regular Market Change Percent 0.573956
Regular Market Day High 22.81
Regular Market Day Low 22.76
Regular Market Day Range 22.76 - 22.81
Regular Market Open 22.77
Regular Market Previous Close 22.65
Regular Market Price 22.78
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 56,148
Short Name iShares Yield Optimized Bond ET
Source Interval 15
Symbol BYLD
Three Year Average Return 0.066373
Total Assets 377,194,208
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 11.061851
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -0.26012
Trailing Three Month Returns -0.26012
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 22.76657
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.013431549
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.00058996805
Type Disp ETF
Volume 56,148
Yield 0.053600002
Ytd Return -0.26012