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iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (ISTB)

Short-Term Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
47.99 USD -0.11 (-0.229%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 47.99

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:03 a.m. EDT

The short-term outlook remains neutral as the fund trades within a tight range near its 52-week lows, showing no immediate momentum catalyst despite a statistically significant prediction of a tiny upward drift over the next month. For the long term, the investment case is mixed: while the underlying business quality is stable with a recent year-over-year gain and a diversified duration profile, the multi-year price trajectory reflects a structural decline of nearly 4% over the last nine years, suggesting the market has priced in persistent headwinds or opportunity costs relative to other fixed-income vehicles. The dividend stands out as the primary strength, offering a robust 4.27% yield that has been consistently increasing over the last two years, providing a reliable income floor even if capital appreciation remains elusive.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.003993
AutoETS0.004243
AutoARIMA0.004243
MSTL0.004712

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 78%
H-stat 1.73
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 2.03
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 10.91

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.36% 4.23% 3.96% 3.23%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-03 0.1740 0.363181
2026-07-01 0.1710 0.355879
2026-06-01 0.1720 0.357069
2026-05-01 0.1720 0.356181
2026-04-01 0.1750 0.362319
2026-03-02 0.1660 0.340373
2026-02-02 0.1720 0.353255
2025-12-19 0.1700 0.349219
2025-12-01 0.1690 0.347094
2025-11-03 0.1720 0.353400
2025-10-01 0.1680 0.344545
2025-09-02 0.1710 0.351635
2025-08-01 0.1700 0.349866
2025-07-01 0.1680 0.346892
2025-06-02 0.1710 0.354845
2025-05-01 0.1640 0.339474
2025-04-01 0.1660 0.344041
2025-03-03 0.1570 0.325659
2025-02-03 0.1630 0.340790
2024-12-18 0.1590 0.334174
2024-12-02 0.1630 0.339867
2024-11-01 0.1590 0.332427
2024-10-01 0.1580 0.325371
2024-09-03 0.1600 0.331606
2024-08-01 0.1550 0.323321
2024-07-01 0.1510 0.320051
2024-06-03 0.1500 0.317864
2024-05-01 0.1460 0.311633
2024-04-01 0.1500 0.317999
2024-03-01 0.1400 0.295795
2024-02-01 0.1400 0.293686
2023-12-14 0.1460 0.308277
2023-12-01 0.1340 0.284622
2023-11-01 0.1300 0.280717
2023-10-02 0.1240 0.268689
2023-09-01 0.1150 0.246993
2023-08-01 0.1160 0.249194
2023-07-03 0.1160 0.249570
2023-06-01 0.1120 0.238704
2023-05-01 0.1090 0.231915
2023-04-03 0.1070 0.226887
2023-03-01 0.1020 0.220493
2023-02-01 0.1030 0.218174
2022-12-15 0.0990 0.211765
2022-12-01 0.0930 0.199016
2022-11-01 0.0940 0.205061
2022-10-03 0.0870 0.188230
2022-09-01 0.0800 0.170249
2022-08-01 0.0760 0.158896
2022-07-01 0.0750 0.157762
2022-06-01 0.0730 0.152656
2022-05-02 0.0680 0.142677
2022-04-01 0.0660 0.136844
2022-03-01 0.0600 0.121237
2022-02-01 0.0640 0.128462
2021-12-16 0.0580 0.114920
2021-12-01 0.0880 0.174292
2021-11-01 0.0650 0.128256
2021-10-01 0.0680 0.133177
2021-09-01 0.0650 0.126904
2021-08-02 0.0680 0.132502
2021-07-01 0.0650 0.126928
2021-06-01 0.0710 0.138294
2021-05-03 0.0720 0.140351
2021-04-01 0.0750 0.146341
2021-03-01 0.0760 0.147946
2021-02-01 0.0790 0.152953
2020-12-17 0.0800 0.155129
2020-12-01 0.0770 0.149689
2020-11-02 0.0830 0.161573
2020-10-01 0.0900 0.174791
2020-09-01 0.0880 0.170345
2020-08-03 0.0920 0.178156
2020-07-01 0.0980 0.190661
2020-06-01 0.0960 0.187317
2020-05-01 0.1010 0.198350
2020-04-01 0.1110 0.220369
2020-03-02 0.1090 0.213600
2020-02-03 0.1100 0.217134
2019-12-19 0.1000 0.198847
2019-12-02 0.1110 0.220720
2019-11-01 0.1180 0.234081
2019-10-01 0.1120 0.222046
2019-09-03 0.1150 0.227588
2019-08-01 0.1170 0.232373
2019-07-01 0.1190 0.236628
2019-06-03 0.1200 0.239617
2019-05-01 0.1180 0.237472
2019-04-01 0.1190 0.239437
2019-03-01 0.1160 0.235056
2019-02-01 0.1190 0.241086
2018-12-18 0.1010 0.206417
2018-12-03 0.1150 0.235849
2018-11-01 0.1160 0.238095
2018-10-01 0.1120 0.229179
2018-09-04 0.1110 0.226577
2018-08-01 0.1100 0.224673
2018-07-02 0.1010 0.206333
2018-06-01 0.1060 0.216018
2018-05-01 0.1030 0.210333
2018-04-02 0.1020 0.207023
2018-03-01 0.0930 0.188794
2018-02-01 0.0910 0.184024
2017-12-21 0.0470 0.094510
2017-12-01 0.0930 0.186560
2017-11-01 0.0930 0.185851
2017-10-02 0.0920 0.183450
2017-09-01 0.0920 0.182794
2017-08-01 0.0900 0.178962
2017-07-03 0.0890 0.177574
2017-06-01 0.0890 0.177150
2017-05-01 0.0880 0.175439
2017-04-03 0.0860 0.171554
2017-03-01 0.0850 0.169864
2017-02-01 0.0850 0.169796
2016-12-22 0.0490 0.098374
2016-12-01 0.0830 0.166533
2016-11-01 0.0820 0.162698
2016-10-03 0.0800 0.158259
2016-09-01 0.0880 0.174223
2016-08-01 0.0860 0.169726
2016-07-01 0.0830 0.163934
2016-06-01 0.0800 0.159046
2016-05-02 0.0795 0.158005
2016-02-01 0.0760 0.152856
2015-12-24 0.0550 0.110809
2015-12-01 0.0700 0.140379
2015-11-02 0.0675 0.134825
2015-10-01 0.0635 0.127013
2015-09-01 0.0665 0.132894
2015-08-03 0.0710 0.141477
2015-07-01 0.0675 0.134704
2015-06-01 0.0680 0.135175
2015-05-01 0.0685 0.136115
2015-04-01 0.0665 0.131944
2015-03-02 0.0605 0.120710
2015-02-02 0.0605 0.120195
2014-12-24 0.0500 0.100100
2014-12-01 0.0590 0.117717
2014-11-03 0.0575 0.114599
2014-10-01 0.0555 0.110823
2014-09-02 0.0510 0.101584
2014-08-01 0.0460 0.091688
2014-07-01 0.0420 0.083657
2014-06-02 0.0385 0.076640
2014-05-01 0.0360 0.071842
2014-04-01 0.0330 0.065849
2014-03-03 0.0335 0.066653
2014-02-03 0.0325 0.064728
2013-12-26 0.0275 0.055028
2013-12-02 0.0300 0.059809
2013-11-01 0.0315 0.062805
2013-10-01 0.0270 0.053925
2013-09-03 0.0260 0.052335
2013-08-01 0.0245 0.049143
2013-07-01 0.0235 0.047179
2013-06-03 0.0220 0.043842
2013-05-01 0.0260 0.051613
2013-04-01 0.0210 0.041933
2013-03-01 0.0220 0.043895
2013-02-01 0.0195 0.039012
2012-12-26 0.0190 0.037985
2012-12-03 0.0245 0.048883
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendDate 2018-04-06
dividendYield 4.27

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 51.81
All Time Low 45.37
Ask 48.02
Ask Size 6
Average Daily Volume10 Day 378,530
Average Daily Volume3 Month 476,557
Average Volume 476,557
Average Volume10Days 378,530
Beta3 Year 0.39
Bid 47.96
Bid Size 2
Category Short-Term Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 48.12
Day Low 47.975
Dividend Date 1,522,972,800
Dividend Yield 4.27
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.3980303
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 48.0632
Fifty Day Average Change -0.073200226
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0015229994
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -1.3160586
Fifty Two Week High 49.05
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.0599976
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.021610552
Fifty Two Week Low 47.88
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.11000061
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.0022974228
Fifty Two Week Range 47.88 - 49.05
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,351,085,400,000
Five Year Average Return 0.019732
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fullday Change -0.109996796
Fullday Change Percent -0.22868358
Fullday Price 47.99
Fund Family iShares
Fund Inception Date 1,350,518,400
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 index and TBA transactions that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the economic characteristics of the component securities of the index and it will invest at least 90% of its assets in fixed income securities of the types included in the index.
Long Name iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_223235655
Nav Price 48.06046
Net Assets 5,126,153,200.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.06
Open 48.09
Phone 415-670-2000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 47.99
Post Market Time 1,787,959,806
Previous Close 48.1
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.109996796
Regular Market Change Percent -0.22868358
Regular Market Day High 48.12
Regular Market Day Low 47.975
Regular Market Day Range 47.975 - 48.12
Regular Market Open 48.09
Regular Market Previous Close 48.1
Regular Market Price 47.99
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 257,178
Short Name iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond
Source Interval 15
Symbol ISTB
Three Year Average Return 0.0523984
Total Assets 5,126,153,216
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 10.911703
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 0.15257
Trailing Three Month Returns 0.15257
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 48.45115
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.4611473
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.009517779
Type Disp ETF
Volume 257,178
Yield 0.0427
Ytd Return 0.63559