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iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond Buywrite Strategy ETF (LQDW)

Corporate Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
24.15 USD +0.04 (0.172%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 3:48 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 24.15

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:37 p.m. EDT

LQDW offers a high dividend yield, which is attractive for income-focused investors. However, the price history shows a lack of consistent momentum, with frequent fluctuations and no clear upward trend. The recent dividends indicate a pattern of varying payouts, which may suggest volatility in the underlying assets. The high yield could come at the expense of capital preservation, and the lack of reliable price momentum makes it a risky short-term play. For long-term investors, the inconsistent dividend payouts and lack of fundamental growth make it a poor choice. Overall, LQDW is a high-yield option but should be approached with caution due to its volatility and uncertain fundamentals.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.007130
AutoARIMA0.008416
AutoETS0.008423
MSTL0.008458

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 54%
H-stat 2.81
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.175
Excess Kurtosis -1.00

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.26% 15.64% 19.37%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-02 0.303 1.263553
2026-03-03 0.163 0.675120
2026-02-03 0.218 0.908185
2025-12-23 0.266 1.115756
2025-12-02 0.266 1.119171
2025-11-04 0.339 1.431253
2025-10-02 0.236 0.998751
2025-09-03 0.244 1.045622
2025-08-04 0.315 1.355779
2025-07-02 0.294 1.279445
2025-06-03 0.446 1.964687
2025-05-02 0.558 2.478419
2025-04-02 0.275 1.218093
2025-03-04 0.260 1.158920
2025-02-04 0.433 1.952171
2024-12-20 0.530 2.423480
2024-12-03 0.311 1.407912
2024-11-04 0.226 1.030304
2024-10-02 0.346 1.537352
2024-09-04 0.341 1.526709
2024-08-02 0.302 1.367990
2024-07-02 0.323 1.495739
2024-06-04 0.263 1.222418
2024-05-02 0.365 1.714219
2024-04-02 0.246 1.141952
2024-03-04 0.472 2.202086
2024-02-02 0.410 1.911639
2023-12-22 0.618 2.910718
2023-12-04 0.560 2.641694
2023-11-02 0.421 2.010288
2023-10-03 0.404 1.940610
2023-09-05 0.388 1.805332
2023-08-02 0.226 1.039880
2023-07-05 0.618 2.833639
2023-06-02 0.418 1.933087
2023-05-02 0.446 2.052175
2023-04-04 0.546 2.538014
2023-03-02 0.466 2.243776
2023-02-02 0.608 2.813274
2022-12-23 0.516 2.484720
2022-12-02 0.531 2.529625
2022-11-02 0.975 4.765780
2022-10-04 0.435 2.055859
2022-09-02 0.552 2.545956
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 14.98

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 39.99
All Time Low 23.868
Ask 24.16
Ask Size 500
Average Daily Volume10 Day 41,040
Average Daily Volume3 Month 70,065
Average Volume 70,065
Average Volume10Days 41,040
Beta3 Year 0.58
Bid 12.08
Bid Size 200
Category Corporate Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 24.19
Day Low 24.1427
Dividend Yield 14.98
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 24.31336
Fifty Day Average Change -0.1619606
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.006661383
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -6.0771346
Fifty Two Week High 26.06
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.9085999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.07323868
Fifty Two Week Low 23.868
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.28339958
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.011873621
Fifty Two Week Range 23.868 - 26.06
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,661,347,800,000
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fund Family iShares
Fund Inception Date 1,660,780,800
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 seek to write call options up to (but not exceeding) the full amount of shares of the underlying fund held in the fund (i.e., the short position in the call option is offset, or “covered,” by the long position the fund holds in shares of the underlying fund).
Long Name iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond Buywrite Strategy ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1782378747
Nav Price 24.07935
Net Assets 267,672,224.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.34
Open 24.2
Phone 415-670-2000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 24.1514
Post Market Time 1,776,464,726
Previous Close 24.11
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.041399
Regular Market Change Percent 0.171709
Regular Market Day High 24.19
Regular Market Day Low 24.1427
Regular Market Day Range 24.1427 - 24.19
Regular Market Open 24.2
Regular Market Previous Close 24.11
Regular Market Price 24.1514
Regular Market Time 1,776,455,333
Regular Market Volume 50,644
Short Name iShares Investment Grade Corpor
Source Interval 15
Symbol LQDW
Three Year Average Return 0.037237402
Total Assets 267,672,224
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -0.09377
Trailing Three Month Returns -0.09377
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 24.86449
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.7130909
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.028679088
Type Disp ETF
Volume 50,644
Yield 0.1498
Ytd Return -0.09377