iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF (IUSB)Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
44.47 USD
+0.23
(0.520%)
⇧
(Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 4:47 a.m. EDT
The iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF presents as a classic defensive holding rather than a growth engine. The 4.43% dividend yield is robust and appears sustainable given the steady payout history, offering a solid income floor. However, the price trajectory tells a different story; despite a slight uptick in the most recent year, the asset has suffered a nearly 10% cumulative decline over the last nine years. This long-term erosion reflects the broader bond market's struggle with higher-for-longer interest rates. While the recent price action shows a minor recovery, the underlying fundamentals suggest this is a stable, low-volatility vehicle for capital preservation and income, not a vehicle for significant appreciation. The lack of speculative options activity further confirms that smart money views this as a static component of a portfolio, waiting for a yield curve inversion or rate cut cycle to drive meaningful price appreciation. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.010611 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.010631 |
| MSTL | 0.010964 |
| AutoTheta | 0.010978 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 70% |
| H-stat | 116.52 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.053 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.46 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 10.57 |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 4:47 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is extremely thin across all expirations, indicating a lack of active directional bets. The sparse open interest suggests the market is currently pricing in a range-bound environment with minimal conviction on either side.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.35% | 4.22% | 4.12% | 3.55% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | 0.1540 | 0.349762 |
| 2026-09-01 | 0.1680 | 0.372093 |
| 2026-08-03 | 0.1690 | 0.372493 |
| 2026-07-01 | 0.1640 | 0.357143 |
| 2026-06-01 | 0.1510 | 0.328047 |
| 2026-05-01 | 0.1630 | 0.353656 |
| 2026-04-01 | 0.1650 | 0.357995 |
| 2026-03-02 | 0.1570 | 0.335041 |
| 2026-02-02 | 0.1650 | 0.355144 |
| 2025-12-19 | 0.1650 | 0.354686 |
| 2025-12-01 | 0.1570 | 0.336765 |
| 2025-11-03 | 0.1640 | 0.351780 |
| 2025-10-01 | 0.1670 | 0.357985 |
| 2025-09-02 | 0.1640 | 0.355671 |
| 2025-08-01 | 0.1660 | 0.359463 |
| 2025-07-01 | 0.1610 | 0.349544 |
| 2025-06-02 | 0.1650 | 0.363356 |
| 2025-05-01 | 0.1610 | 0.351682 |
| 2025-04-01 | 0.1620 | 0.351868 |
| 2025-03-03 | 0.1550 | 0.335716 |
| 2025-02-03 | 0.1540 | 0.339806 |
| 2024-12-18 | 0.1610 | 0.356274 |
| 2024-12-02 | 0.1590 | 0.345052 |
| 2024-11-01 | 0.1580 | 0.346948 |
| 2024-10-01 | 0.1550 | 0.329087 |
| 2024-09-03 | 0.1570 | 0.336477 |
| 2024-08-01 | 0.1570 | 0.340490 |
| 2024-07-01 | 0.1520 | 0.339059 |
| 2024-06-03 | 0.1500 | 0.332668 |
| 2024-05-01 | 0.1500 | 0.337838 |
| 2024-04-01 | 0.1500 | 0.332300 |
| 2024-03-01 | 0.1460 | 0.321799 |
| 2024-02-01 | 0.1300 | 0.281812 |
| 2023-12-14 | 0.1450 | 0.316180 |
| 2023-12-01 | 0.1430 | 0.318061 |
| 2023-11-01 | 0.1400 | 0.324074 |
| 2023-10-02 | 0.1340 | 0.309540 |
| 2023-09-01 | 0.1300 | 0.291414 |
| 2023-08-01 | 0.1360 | 0.302693 |
| 2023-07-03 | 0.1340 | 0.296395 |
| 2023-06-01 | 0.1360 | 0.298115 |
| 2023-05-01 | 0.1290 | 0.282461 |
| 2023-04-03 | 0.1250 | 0.270680 |
| 2023-03-01 | 0.1220 | 0.272626 |
| 2023-02-01 | 0.1220 | 0.261578 |
| 2022-12-15 | 0.1170 | 0.254237 |
| 2022-12-01 | 0.1140 | 0.249126 |
| 2022-11-01 | 0.1010 | 0.230226 |
| 2022-10-03 | 0.1020 | 0.228086 |
| 2022-09-01 | 0.0990 | 0.214379 |
| 2022-08-01 | 0.0970 | 0.202041 |
| 2022-07-01 | 0.0860 | 0.182513 |
| 2022-06-01 | 0.0920 | 0.193277 |
| 2022-05-02 | 0.0900 | 0.190235 |
| 2022-04-01 | 0.0890 | 0.180089 |
| 2022-03-01 | 0.0740 | 0.144616 |
| 2022-02-01 | 0.0730 | 0.141117 |
| 2021-12-16 | 0.0560 | 0.105700 |
| 2021-12-01 | 0.0670 | 0.126272 |
| 2021-11-01 | 0.0850 | 0.160377 |
| 2021-10-01 | 0.0830 | 0.155693 |
| 2021-09-01 | 0.0760 | 0.141369 |
| 2021-08-02 | 0.0800 | 0.148313 |
| 2021-07-01 | 0.0730 | 0.136704 |
| 2021-06-01 | 0.0730 | 0.137606 |
| 2021-05-03 | 0.0710 | 0.133861 |
| 2021-04-01 | 0.0780 | 0.147643 |
| 2021-03-01 | 0.0860 | 0.161290 |
| 2021-02-01 | 0.0950 | 0.175309 |
| 2020-12-17 | 0.0480 | 0.088203 |
| 2020-12-01 | 0.2320 | 0.426941 |
| 2020-11-02 | 0.1150 | 0.213002 |
| 2020-10-01 | 0.1160 | 0.213746 |
| 2020-09-01 | 0.1080 | 0.198056 |
| 2020-08-03 | 0.1090 | 0.198074 |
| 2020-07-01 | 0.1180 | 0.217632 |
| 2020-06-01 | 0.1110 | 0.206128 |
| 2020-05-01 | 0.1220 | 0.228807 |
| 2020-04-01 | 0.1300 | 0.248423 |
| 2020-03-02 | 0.1290 | 0.241121 |
| 2020-02-03 | 0.1280 | 0.241829 |
| 2019-12-19 | 0.1180 | 0.226836 |
| 2019-12-02 | 0.1220 | 0.234525 |
| 2019-11-01 | 0.1290 | 0.246843 |
| 2019-10-01 | 0.1310 | 0.250382 |
| 2019-09-03 | 0.1330 | 0.252372 |
| 2019-08-01 | 0.1330 | 0.256410 |
| 2019-07-01 | 0.1350 | 0.261882 |
| 2019-06-03 | 0.1400 | 0.273651 |
| 2019-05-01 | 0.1330 | 0.263889 |
| 2019-04-01 | 0.1350 | 0.268390 |
| 2019-03-01 | 0.1360 | 0.274083 |
| 2019-02-01 | 0.1370 | 0.276154 |
| 2018-12-18 | 0.0980 | 0.199715 |
| 2018-12-03 | 0.1260 | 0.258727 |
| 2018-11-01 | 0.1360 | 0.280470 |
| 2018-10-01 | 0.1250 | 0.255154 |
| 2018-09-04 | 0.1200 | 0.243605 |
| 2018-08-01 | 0.1300 | 0.264281 |
| 2018-07-02 | 0.1230 | 0.250153 |
| 2018-06-01 | 0.1280 | 0.259635 |
| 2018-05-01 | 0.1230 | 0.250102 |
| 2018-04-02 | 0.1230 | 0.246740 |
| 2018-03-01 | 0.1200 | 0.241303 |
| 2018-02-01 | 0.1160 | 0.231306 |
| 2017-12-21 | 0.0230 | 0.045419 |
| 2017-12-01 | 0.1190 | 0.234068 |
| 2017-11-01 | 0.1100 | 0.216110 |
| 2017-10-02 | 0.1180 | 0.231691 |
| 2017-09-01 | 0.1190 | 0.232467 |
| 2017-08-01 | 0.1190 | 0.233105 |
| 2017-07-03 | 0.1160 | 0.228932 |
| 2017-06-01 | 0.1190 | 0.233608 |
| 2017-05-01 | 0.1210 | 0.238800 |
| 2017-04-03 | 0.1150 | 0.227588 |
| 2017-03-01 | 0.1140 | 0.226866 |
| 2017-02-01 | 0.1120 | 0.223955 |
| 2016-12-22 | 0.0770 | 0.154092 |
| 2016-12-01 | 0.1430 | 0.286000 |
| 2016-11-01 | 0.1050 | 0.204121 |
| 2016-10-03 | 0.1040 | 0.200270 |
| 2016-09-01 | 0.1070 | 0.205256 |
| 2016-08-01 | 0.1190 | 0.228232 |
| 2016-07-01 | 0.1080 | 0.207792 |
| 2016-06-01 | 0.1010 | 0.198272 |
| 2016-05-02 | 0.1120 | 0.219522 |
| 2016-02-01 | 0.1075 | 0.215820 |
| 2015-12-24 | 0.0455 | 0.091439 |
| 2015-12-01 | 0.0745 | 0.148480 |
| 2015-11-02 | 0.0680 | 0.135458 |
| 2015-10-01 | 0.0690 | 0.137574 |
| 2015-09-01 | 0.0830 | 0.165818 |
| 2015-08-03 | 0.0905 | 0.179528 |
| 2015-07-01 | 0.0960 | 0.192250 |
| 2015-06-01 | 0.0955 | 0.188567 |
| 2015-05-01 | 0.0865 | 0.170225 |
| 2015-04-01 | 0.1045 | 0.203823 |
| 2015-03-02 | 0.0745 | 0.146495 |
| 2015-02-02 | 0.0815 | 0.159491 |
| 2014-12-24 | 0.0900 | 0.179497 |
| 2014-12-01 | 0.2590 | 0.510395 |
| 2014-11-03 | 0.0790 | 0.156451 |
| 2014-10-01 | 0.0760 | 0.151048 |
| 2014-09-02 | 0.0735 | 0.146240 |
| 2014-08-01 | 0.1200 | 0.239808 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 56.835 |
| All Time Low | 42.56 |
| Ask | 45.54 |
| Ask Size | 7 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 6,970,160 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 6,601,149 |
| Average Volume | 6,601,149 |
| Average Volume10Days | 6,970,160 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.96 |
| Bid | 45.48 |
| Bid Size | 7 |
| Category | Intermediate Core-Plus Bond |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 44.61 |
| Day Low | 44.4446 |
| Display Name | Core Universal USD Bond ETF |
| Dividend Date | 1,522,972,800 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.43 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 4.2087502 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 44.9132 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.44319916 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.009867904 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -5.8723392 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 47.23 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.7599983 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.0584374 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 43.75 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.7200012 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.01645717 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 43.75 - 47.23 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,402,579,800,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | -0.0015128 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Fullday Change | 0.22999954 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.5198904 |
| Fullday Price | 44.47 |
| Fund Family | iShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,402,358,400 |
| 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 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 index measures the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated taxable bonds that are rated either investment-grade or high yield. |
| Long Name | iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_266031808 |
| Nav Price | 44.22401 |
| Net Assets | 48,077,492,000.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.06 |
| Open | 44.61 |
| Phone | 415-670-2000 |
| Previous Close | 44.24 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.23 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.51989 |
| Regular Market Day High | 44.61 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 44.4446 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 44.4446 - 44.61 |
| Regular Market Open | 44.61 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 44.24 |
| Regular Market Price | 44.47 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,094,401 |
| Regular Market Volume | 4,959,891 |
| Short Name | iShares Core Universal USD Bond |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | IUSB |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.0481347 |
| Total Assets | 48,077,492,224 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 10.566082 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -3.40613 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -3.40613 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 45.9156 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.4455986 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.03148382 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 4,959,891 |
| Yield | 0.044299997 |
| Ytd Return | -2.60355 |