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iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (IGSB)

Short-Term Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
52.07 USD -0.14 (-0.268%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 52.07

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:46 a.m. EDT

This instrument is a classic defensive play for income preservation, not capital appreciation. The price has been remarkably flat over the last decade, mirroring the stable interest rate environment it targets, which results in a neutral long-term outlook despite the steady dividend growth. The recent price action shows no momentum, trading within a tight range near its 52-week lows. While the dividend yield is attractive and has increased significantly over the past few years, the lack of price volatility makes it unsuitable for short-term traders seeking directional moves. Options data confirms this defensive bias, with heavy put buying indicating investors are hedging against potential rate hikes or credit spread widening rather than betting on a rally.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.005778
MSTL0.005801
AutoARIMA0.005877
AutoETS0.006053

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 84%
H-stat 2.89
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.530
Excess Kurtosis -0.72

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:46 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioning for downside protection, with significant open interest in out-of-the-money puts expiring in September compared to virtually no call activity. This suggests a defensive stance rather than a bullish bet on price appreciation.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.38% 4.57% 4.23% 3.47%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-03 0.1980 0.380769
2026-07-01 0.2010 0.385279
2026-06-01 0.2000 0.382409
2026-05-01 0.1980 0.378007
2026-04-01 0.2040 0.389239
2026-03-02 0.1970 0.372260
2026-02-02 0.1980 0.374574
2025-12-19 0.2020 0.382576
2025-12-01 0.2040 0.385998
2025-11-03 0.1970 0.373106
2025-10-01 0.1990 0.375897
2025-09-02 0.2050 0.388552
2025-08-01 0.1940 0.367982
2025-07-01 0.1940 0.369453
2025-06-02 0.1940 0.371434
2025-05-01 0.1950 0.373420
2025-04-01 0.1930 0.369590
2025-03-03 0.1870 0.358375
2025-02-03 0.1870 0.361074
2024-12-18 0.1810 0.351252
2024-12-02 0.1840 0.354050
2024-11-01 0.1840 0.355556
2024-10-01 0.1780 0.338725
2024-09-03 0.1780 0.340996
2024-08-01 0.1760 0.339637
2024-07-01 0.1790 0.350843
2024-06-03 0.1740 0.340642
2024-05-01 0.1650 0.325380
2024-04-01 0.1650 0.323593
2024-03-01 0.1620 0.317274
2024-02-01 0.1520 0.295662
2023-12-14 0.1630 0.319483
2023-12-01 0.1510 0.297830
2023-11-01 0.1540 0.309610
2023-10-02 0.1430 0.288423
2023-09-01 0.1470 0.293765
2023-08-01 0.1380 0.275559
2023-07-03 0.1400 0.280280
2023-06-01 0.1340 0.266349
2023-05-01 0.1320 0.261957
2023-04-03 0.1300 0.256917
2023-03-01 0.1250 0.251712
2023-02-01 0.1140 0.224852
2022-12-15 0.1180 0.235623
2022-12-01 0.1160 0.231722
2022-11-01 0.0980 0.200245
2022-10-03 0.0940 0.190053
2022-09-01 0.0890 0.177114
2022-08-01 0.0840 0.164287
2022-07-01 0.0820 0.161608
2022-06-01 0.0730 0.143053
2022-05-02 0.0730 0.143729
2022-04-01 0.0730 0.141610
2022-03-01 0.0680 0.128666
2022-02-01 0.0620 0.116519
2021-12-16 0.0750 0.139147
2021-12-01 0.1550 0.287730
2021-11-01 0.0670 0.123571
2021-10-01 0.0690 0.126235
2021-09-01 0.0660 0.120570
2021-08-02 0.0680 0.123929
2021-07-01 0.0690 0.126120
2021-06-01 0.0710 0.129491
2021-05-03 0.0790 0.144319
2021-04-01 0.0800 0.146520
2021-03-01 0.0870 0.158701
2021-02-01 0.0960 0.174324
2020-12-17 0.0940 0.170847
2020-12-01 0.1060 0.192727
2020-11-02 0.1070 0.195220
2020-10-01 0.1000 0.182349
2020-09-01 0.0900 0.163517
2020-08-03 0.0880 0.160029
2020-07-01 0.1100 0.201097
2020-06-01 0.0990 0.182421
2020-05-01 0.1200 0.224299
2020-04-01 0.1300 0.250192
2020-03-02 0.1300 0.239897
2020-02-03 0.1310 0.242682
2019-12-19 0.1340 0.250467
2019-12-02 0.1350 0.252101
2019-11-01 0.1370 0.255502
2019-10-01 0.1340 0.249860
2019-09-03 0.1340 0.249488
2019-08-01 0.1340 0.250749
2019-07-01 0.1410 0.264640
2019-06-03 0.1430 0.269659
2019-05-01 0.1380 0.262208
2019-04-01 0.1410 0.268163
2019-03-01 0.1390 0.266386
2019-02-01 0.1340 0.257099
2018-12-18 0.1370 0.266071
2018-12-03 0.1340 0.260498
2018-11-01 0.1380 0.267597
2018-10-01 0.1260 0.243572
2018-09-04 0.1170 0.225651
2018-08-01 0.1060 0.204831
2018-07-02 0.0965 0.186473
2018-06-01 0.0895 0.172630
2018-05-01 0.0870 0.168100
2018-04-02 0.0805 0.155256
2018-03-01 0.0815 0.157078
2018-02-01 0.0760 0.145985
2017-12-21 0.0725 0.138743
2017-12-01 0.0760 0.145232
2017-11-01 0.0740 0.140899
2017-10-02 0.0755 0.143563
2017-09-01 0.0735 0.139442
2017-08-01 0.0725 0.137636
2017-07-03 0.0730 0.138876
2017-06-01 0.0695 0.132041
2017-05-01 0.0710 0.135058
2017-04-03 0.0680 0.129401
2017-03-01 0.0720 0.137091
2017-02-01 0.0670 0.127668
2016-12-22 0.0645 0.123150
2016-12-01 0.0660 0.125978
2016-11-01 0.0645 0.122356
2016-10-03 0.0660 0.125083
2016-09-01 0.0635 0.120061
2016-08-01 0.0640 0.120926
2016-07-01 0.0655 0.123585
2016-06-01 0.0630 0.119590
2016-05-02 0.0645 0.122263
2016-04-01 0.0610 0.115926
2016-03-01 0.0625 0.119275
2016-02-01 0.0575 0.109911
2015-12-24 0.0635 0.121473
2015-12-01 0.0560 0.106748
2015-11-02 0.0540 0.102710
2015-10-01 0.0555 0.105644
2015-09-01 0.0525 0.099943
2015-08-03 0.0510 0.097087
2015-07-01 0.0520 0.098897
2015-06-01 0.0500 0.094922
2015-05-01 0.0490 0.092882
2015-04-01 0.0455 0.086280
2015-03-02 0.0470 0.089328
2015-02-02 0.0430 0.081594
2014-12-24 0.0445 0.084778
2014-12-01 0.0435 0.082558
2014-11-03 0.0405 0.076945
2014-10-01 0.0415 0.078830
2014-09-02 0.0400 0.075923
2014-08-01 0.0385 0.073034
2014-07-01 0.0395 0.074846
2014-06-02 0.0380 0.072004
2014-05-01 0.0415 0.078703
2014-04-01 0.0390 0.074018
2014-03-03 0.0450 0.085235
2014-02-03 0.0415 0.078643
2013-12-26 0.0425 0.080683
2013-12-02 0.0450 0.085324
2013-11-01 0.0465 0.088252
2013-10-01 0.0480 0.091289
2013-09-03 0.0485 0.092531
2013-08-01 0.0500 0.095247
2013-07-01 0.0525 0.100114
2013-06-03 0.0520 0.098653
2013-05-01 0.0545 0.103308
2013-04-01 0.0550 0.104444
2013-03-01 0.0630 0.119307
2013-02-01 0.0575 0.108953
2012-12-26 0.0685 0.130092
2012-12-03 0.0650 0.123351
2012-10-01 0.0665 0.126318
2012-09-04 0.0660 0.125380
2012-08-01 0.0690 0.131266
2012-07-02 0.0705 0.134838
2012-06-01 0.0690 0.132121
2012-05-01 0.0695 0.132621
2012-04-02 0.0705 0.134683
2012-03-01 0.0785 0.149495
2012-02-01 0.0680 0.130069
2011-12-27 0.0665 0.127456
2011-12-01 0.0755 0.145781
2011-11-01 0.0750 0.143568
2011-10-03 0.0820 0.157632
2011-09-01 0.0780 0.149197
2011-08-01 0.0810 0.154154
2011-07-01 0.0855 0.163480
2011-06-01 0.0835 0.159032
2011-05-02 0.0885 0.168958
2011-04-01 0.0860 0.165210
2011-03-01 0.0985 0.188391
2011-02-01 0.0920 0.175942
2010-12-28 0.0900 0.173010
2010-12-01 0.1165 0.223052
2010-11-01 0.0910 0.173168
2010-10-01 0.1010 0.192528
2010-09-01 0.0970 0.184780
2010-08-02 0.1035 0.197802
2010-07-01 0.1095 0.210577
2010-06-01 0.1070 0.207264
2010-05-03 0.1310 0.251609
2010-04-01 0.1160 0.222222
2010-03-01 0.1235 0.236364
2010-02-01 0.1290 0.247482
2009-12-29 0.1230 0.236448
2009-12-01 0.1380 0.264571
2009-11-02 0.1385 0.267117
2009-10-01 0.1520 0.292786
2009-09-01 0.1605 0.308209
2009-08-03 0.1620 0.311419
2009-07-01 0.1655 0.322675
2009-06-01 0.1710 0.333203
2009-05-01 0.1795 0.357107
2009-04-01 0.1870 0.380352
2009-03-02 0.1835 0.372475
2009-02-02 0.1775 0.350791
2008-12-29 0.1685 0.334392
2008-12-01 0.1750 0.352574
2008-11-03 0.1750 0.360045
2008-10-01 0.1750 0.352716
2008-09-02 0.1620 0.318678
2008-08-01 0.1900 0.374495
2008-07-01 0.1660 0.327223
2008-06-02 0.1590 0.311551
2008-05-01 0.1585 0.309238
2008-04-01 0.1610 0.314607
2008-03-03 0.1355 0.261962
2008-02-01 0.1570 0.304943
2007-12-27 0.1760 0.348929
2007-12-03 0.1805 0.355560
2007-11-01 0.2065 0.409438
2007-10-01 0.2070 0.412310
2007-09-04 0.2125 0.424448
2007-08-01 0.2125 0.424575
2007-07-02 0.1975 0.394803
2007-06-01 0.2025 0.405527
2007-05-01 0.2020 0.402350
2007-04-02 0.2025 0.403186
2007-03-01 0.1975 0.393701
2007-02-01 0.1430 0.285771
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendDate 2018-12-24
dividendYield 4.6

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 55.3
All Time Low 44.88
Ask 52.13
Ask Size 10
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,637,180
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,892,034
Average Volume 2,892,034
Average Volume10Days 2,637,180
Beta3 Year 0.4
Bid 52.11
Bid Size 7
Category Short-Term Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 52.22
Day Low 52.07
Dividend Date 1,545,609,600
Dividend Yield 4.6
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 52.1738
Fifty Day Average Change -0.10380173
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0019895374
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -1.3078094
Fifty Two Week High 53.25
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.1800003
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.02215963
Fifty Two Week Low 51.97
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.099998474
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.0019241576
Fifty Two Week Range 51.97 - 53.25
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,168,525,800,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0252496
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fullday Change -0.139999
Fullday Change Percent -0.268147
Fullday Price 52.07
Fund Family iShares
Fund Inception Date 1,167,955,200
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 index measures the performance of investment-grade corporate bonds of both U.S. and non-U.S. issuers that are U.S. dollar-denominated, publicly issued in the U.S. domestic market or certain issuances pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “1933 Act”) with or without registration rights, and have a remaining maturity of greater than or equal to one year and less than five years.
Long Name iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_31130801
Nav Price 52.18403
Net Assets 23,240,476,700.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.04
Open 52.2
Phone 415-670-2000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 52.07
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 52.21
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.139999
Regular Market Change Percent -0.268147
Regular Market Day High 52.22
Regular Market Day Low 52.07
Regular Market Day Range 52.07 - 52.22
Regular Market Open 52.2
Regular Market Previous Close 52.21
Regular Market Price 52.07
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 3,699,878
Short Name iShares 1-5 Year Investment Gra
Source Interval 15
Symbol IGSB
Three Year Average Return 0.0583633
Total Assets 23,240,476,672
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 0.30134
Trailing Three Month Returns 0.30134
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 52.58025
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.5102501
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.009704215
Type Disp ETF
Volume 3,699,878
Yield 0.046
Ytd Return 0.87196