iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF (MEAR)Muni National Short | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
50.23 USD
+0.02
(0.040%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 50.23 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:59 a.m. EDT
The iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond Active ETF presents as a stable, defensive holding with a robust dividend profile, but it lacks the explosive growth or significant capital appreciation potential required for aggressive investment strategies. The price history reveals a remarkable lack of volatility over nearly a decade, with the asset trading within a razor-thin range between $49.73 and $50.47. This stability is confirmed by the recent 14-day price action, which shows negligible movement around the $50.20 mark, effectively rendering the asset a cash-equivalent wrapper rather than a dynamic equity or bond play. While the dividend yield of 2.83% is attractive and supported by a consistent payment history—though with a notable reduction in distribution amounts during 2022—the asset's primary value proposition lies in capital preservation and tax efficiency rather than growth. The statistical forecast model indicates a virtually flat outlook for the next 45 days, reinforcing the view that this instrument is designed for income generation and hedging against interest rate risk, not for capturing market momentum. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.001066 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.001069 |
| MSTL | 0.001114 |
| AutoTheta | 0.001187 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 84% |
| H-stat | 6.32 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.931 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.20 |
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.23% | 2.83% | 3.14% | 2.45% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | 0.117 | 0.233440 |
| 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 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 52.06 |
| All Time Low | 46.39 |
| Ask | 51.1 |
| Ask Size | 600 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 144,790 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 184,509 |
| Average Volume | 184,509 |
| Average Volume10Days | 144,790 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.1 |
| Bid | 50.1 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Category | Muni National Short |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 50.27 |
| Day Low | 50.23 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.83 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | BTS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 50.24124 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.011241913 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.00022375866 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -0.19868612 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 50.79 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.5600014 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.011025819 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 50.09 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.13999939 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.0027949568 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 50.09 - 50.79 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,425,565,800,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.0248142 |
| Full Exchange Name | Cboe US |
| Fullday Change | 0.0200005 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.0398336 |
| Fullday Price | 50.23 |
| 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 | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_280453819 |
| Nav Price | 50.20961 |
| Net Assets | 1,357,113,090.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.26 |
| Open | 50.27 |
| Phone | (415) 670-2000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 50.23 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Previous Close | 50.21 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0200005 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.0398336 |
| Regular Market Day High | 50.27 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 50.23 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 50.23 - 50.27 |
| Regular Market Open | 50.27 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 50.21 |
| Regular Market Price | 50.23 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 174,399 |
| Short Name | iShares Short Maturity Municipa |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | MEAR |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.033970498 |
| Total Assets | 1,357,113,088 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 0.38516 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 0.38516 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 50.33095 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.10095215 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.0020057668 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 174,399 |
| Yield | 0.028299998 |
| Ytd Return | 1.17582 |