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iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF (MEAR)

Muni National Short | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
50.27 USD +0.03 (0.060%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 3:59 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 2:45 a.m. EDT

This instrument is a precise tool for capital preservation rather than growth or high income. The short-term outlook remains neutral; while the statistical model shows a very high confidence in a flat trend over the next 45 days, the price is currently trapped within a tight range near its 52-week lows, offering no immediate catalyst for a breakout. For the long term, the business quality is stable but unremarkable. The asset has delivered a modest cumulative gain over the last nine years, avoiding a multi-year structural decline, yet it lacks the explosive revenue growth or dominant competitive moat required to earn a top-tier rating. It is essentially a static holding in a low-yield environment. The dividend profile supports a neutral stance: the payout is consistent and reliable, having recovered from a sharp cut in 2022, but the current yield sits just above inflation without the robust coverage ratios needed to justify a premium rating. Investors here should expect stability and tax efficiency, not alpha.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.000766
AutoARIMA0.000932
AutoETS0.000996
MSTL0.001024

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 86%
H-stat 4.19
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.596
Excess Kurtosis 0.10

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.23% 2.82% 3.15% 2.41%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-01 0.118 0.234779
2026-06-01 0.112 0.222886
2026-05-01 0.128 0.254828
2026-04-01 0.113 0.224741
2026-03-02 0.114 0.225698
2026-02-02 0.105 0.208209
2025-12-19 0.117 0.232836
2025-12-01 0.125 0.248608
2025-11-03 0.123 0.244387
2025-10-01 0.125 0.248311
2025-09-02 0.124 0.246374
2025-08-01 0.117 0.233021
2025-07-01 0.124 0.247110
2025-06-02 0.122 0.243756
2025-05-01 0.133 0.266480
2025-04-01 0.115 0.229472
2025-03-03 0.130 0.259042
2025-02-03 0.126 0.251597
2024-12-18 0.134 0.268054
2024-12-02 0.131 0.261112
2024-11-01 0.142 0.283688
2024-10-01 0.144 0.286967
2024-09-03 0.140 0.278773
2024-08-01 0.135 0.269354
2024-07-01 0.143 0.286029
2024-06-03 0.151 0.302060
2024-05-01 0.158 0.316316
2024-04-01 0.153 0.306184
2024-03-01 0.139 0.278111
2024-02-01 0.145 0.289710
2023-12-14 0.142 0.284227
2023-12-01 0.145 0.290348
2023-11-01 0.152 0.305835
2023-10-02 0.148 0.297973
2023-09-01 0.133 0.266961
2023-08-01 0.132 0.264901
2023-07-03 0.137 0.275322
2023-06-01 0.133 0.267713
2023-05-01 0.117 0.235318
2023-04-03 0.135 0.270867
2023-03-01 0.117 0.235650
2023-02-01 0.158 0.317460
2022-12-15 0.069 0.138693
2022-12-01 0.075 0.150754
2022-11-01 0.075 0.151210
2022-10-03 0.046 0.092779
2022-09-01 0.056 0.112812
2022-08-01 0.024 0.048173
2022-07-01 0.025 0.050292
2022-06-01 0.023 0.046240
2022-05-02 0.018 0.036270
2022-04-01 0.013 0.026146
2022-03-01 0.007 0.014031
2022-02-01 0.006 0.012019
2021-12-16 0.007 0.013969
2021-12-01 0.009 0.017953
2021-11-01 0.008 0.015959
2021-10-01 0.008 0.015951
2021-09-01 0.008 0.015939
2021-08-02 0.010 0.019924
2021-07-01 0.014 0.027900
2021-06-01 0.016 0.031879
2021-05-03 0.017 0.033844
2021-04-01 0.017 0.033834
2021-03-01 0.019 0.037834
2021-02-01 0.017 0.033851
2020-12-17 0.015 0.029875
2020-12-01 0.018 0.035882
2020-11-02 0.019 0.037856
2020-10-01 0.020 0.039841
2020-09-01 0.022 0.043799
2020-08-03 0.028 0.055788
2020-07-01 0.035 0.069944
2020-06-01 0.055 0.109912
2020-05-01 0.065 0.130339
2020-04-01 0.072 0.146015
2020-03-02 0.053 0.105431
2020-02-03 0.051 0.101604
2019-12-19 0.057 0.113682
2019-12-02 0.062 0.123629
2019-11-01 0.061 0.121781
2019-10-01 0.062 0.123777
2019-09-03 0.064 0.127543
2019-08-01 0.062 0.123580
2019-07-01 0.073 0.145810
2019-06-03 0.074 0.147764
2019-05-01 0.073 0.145942
2019-04-01 0.071 0.142156
2019-03-01 0.066 0.132238
2019-02-01 0.061 0.122244
2018-12-18 0.051 0.102266
2018-12-03 0.068 0.136464
2018-11-01 0.066 0.132477
2018-10-01 0.060 0.120373
2018-09-04 0.058 0.116396
2018-08-01 0.054 0.108130
2018-07-02 0.056 0.112074
2018-06-01 0.057 0.114435
2018-05-01 0.056 0.112558
2018-04-02 0.051 0.102657
2018-03-01 0.053 0.106447
2018-02-01 0.051 0.102389
2017-12-21 0.043 0.086321
2017-12-01 0.047 0.094132
2017-11-01 0.044 0.088053
2017-10-02 0.043 0.085863
2017-09-01 0.045 0.089785
2017-08-01 0.043 0.085948
2017-07-03 0.044 0.088000
2017-06-01 0.041 0.081902
2017-05-01 0.039 0.078062
2017-04-03 0.037 0.074133
2017-03-01 0.040 0.080139
2017-02-01 0.037 0.074068
2016-12-22 0.036 0.072231
2016-12-01 0.036 0.072260
2016-11-01 0.033 0.065908
2016-10-03 0.036 0.072000
2016-09-01 0.033 0.065843
2016-08-01 0.035 0.069691
2016-07-01 0.032 0.063796
2016-06-01 0.034 0.067851
2016-05-02 0.034 0.067929
2016-02-01 0.031 0.061926
2015-12-24 0.041 0.082115
2015-12-01 0.028 0.056034
2015-11-02 0.027 0.054000
2015-10-01 0.030 0.059916
2015-09-01 0.028 0.055911
2015-08-03 0.027 0.054141
2015-07-01 0.028 0.056225
2015-06-01 0.026 0.052083
2015-05-01 0.022 0.044053
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 2.84

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 52.06
All Time Low 46.39
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 2,000
Average Daily Volume10 Day 254,920
Average Daily Volume3 Month 167,737
Average Volume 167,737
Average Volume10Days 254,920
Beta3 Year 0.1
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 1,900
Category Muni National Short
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 50.27
Day Low 50.225
Dividend Yield 2.84
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 50.28108
Fifty Day Average Change -0.011077881
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.00022031908
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -0.07955432
Fifty Two Week High 50.79
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.52000046
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.010238245
Fifty Two Week Low 50.12
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.15000153
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.0029928477
Fifty Two Week Range 50.12 - 50.79
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,425,565,800,000
Five Year Average Return 0.024641098
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fund Family iShares
Fund Inception Date 1,425,340,800
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 normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in municipal securities such that the interest on each bond is exempt from U.S. federal income taxes and the federal alternative minimum tax ("AMT"). It primarily invests in U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade short-term fixed- and floating-rate municipal securities with remaining maturities of five years or less, such as municipal bonds, municipal notes and variable rate demand obligations, as well as money market instruments and registered investment companies. The fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund ("ETF").
Long Name iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF
Market us_market
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_280453819
Nav Price 50.24735
Net Assets 1,410,019,070.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.26
Open 50.26
Phone (415) 670-2000
Previous Close 50.24
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0299988
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0597109
Regular Market Day High 50.27
Regular Market Day Low 50.225
Regular Market Day Range 50.225 - 50.27
Regular Market Open 50.26
Regular Market Previous Close 50.24
Regular Market Price 50.27
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,792
Regular Market Volume 108,518
Short Name iShares Short Maturity Municipa
Source Interval 15
Symbol MEAR
Three Year Average Return 0.0344177
Total Assets 1,410,019,072
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 0.82564
Trailing Three Month Returns 0.82564
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 50.364876
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.094875336
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.00188376
Type Disp ETF
Volume 108,518
Yield 0.028399998
Ytd Return 1.3147