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iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (SLQD)

Short-Term Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
50.11 USD -0.10 (-0.208%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 50.12 +0.01 (0.029%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:34 a.m. EDT

The short-term outlook remains neutral as the security trades within a tight range near its 52-week lows, showing no immediate momentum catalyst despite heavy institutional volume. While the trailing run of down years ended last year with a positive annual return, the cumulative loss over the full nine-year window suggests a persistent structural drag that prevents a bullish bias. For the long term, the asset offers a stable income stream with a yield significantly above inflation, supported by a consistent payout history that has grown steadily since 2022. However, the lack of capital appreciation potential and the lingering multi-year underperformance keep the overall investment thesis balanced rather than compelling.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.002076
AutoARIMA0.002172
MSTL0.002235
AutoTheta0.003259

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 82%
H-stat 5.23
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.523
Excess Kurtosis -0.35

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.37% 4.34% 3.94% 3.24%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-03 0.187 0.373850
2026-07-01 0.184 0.366826
2026-06-01 0.184 0.366169
2026-05-01 0.186 0.369561
2026-04-01 0.183 0.363672
2026-03-02 0.180 0.354820
2026-02-02 0.178 0.351154
2025-12-19 0.184 0.363493
2025-12-01 0.182 0.359187
2025-11-03 0.181 0.357566
2025-10-01 0.179 0.352848
2025-09-02 0.180 0.355872
2025-08-01 0.176 0.348239
2025-07-01 0.176 0.349345
2025-06-02 0.174 0.346752
2025-05-01 0.173 0.344896
2025-04-01 0.171 0.341045
2025-03-03 0.167 0.333333
2025-02-03 0.164 0.329317
2024-12-18 0.165 0.332795
2024-12-02 0.162 0.324649
2024-11-01 0.159 0.319727
2024-10-01 0.159 0.316103
2024-09-03 0.160 0.319936
2024-08-01 0.155 0.311997
2024-07-01 0.156 0.317913
2024-06-03 0.151 0.307598
2024-05-01 0.147 0.301291
2024-04-01 0.147 0.300061
2024-03-01 0.146 0.297716
2024-02-01 0.138 0.279919
2023-12-14 0.137 0.279820
2023-12-01 0.137 0.281083
2023-11-01 0.135 0.281602
2023-10-02 0.129 0.269931
2023-09-01 0.121 0.251402
2023-08-01 0.123 0.255452
2023-07-03 0.126 0.262336
2023-06-01 0.120 0.248396
2023-05-01 0.117 0.241986
2023-04-03 0.113 0.232894
2023-03-01 0.113 0.237046
2023-02-01 0.102 0.210179
2022-12-15 0.114 0.237203
2022-12-01 0.102 0.212279
2022-11-01 0.099 0.209879
2022-10-03 0.099 0.208158
2022-09-01 0.096 0.198964
2022-08-01 0.068 0.138861
2022-07-01 0.074 0.152263
2022-06-01 0.064 0.130986
2022-05-02 0.062 0.127520
2022-04-01 0.059 0.119821
2022-03-01 0.063 0.125423
2022-02-01 0.056 0.110913
2021-12-16 0.063 0.123408
2021-12-01 0.128 0.250784
2021-11-01 0.056 0.109183
2021-10-01 0.061 0.118011
2021-09-01 0.058 0.112034
2021-08-02 0.063 0.121434
2021-07-01 0.066 0.127512
2021-06-01 0.064 0.123338
2021-05-03 0.070 0.135057
2021-04-01 0.070 0.135370
2021-03-01 0.075 0.144509
2021-02-01 0.081 0.155500
2020-12-17 0.086 0.165099
2020-12-01 0.097 0.186180
2020-11-02 0.088 0.169231
2020-10-01 0.092 0.176855
2020-09-01 0.093 0.178127
2020-08-03 0.103 0.197280
2020-07-01 0.102 0.196003
2020-06-01 0.101 0.194905
2020-05-01 0.112 0.218835
2020-04-01 0.120 0.240770
2020-03-02 0.110 0.213717
2020-02-03 0.118 0.230019
2019-12-19 0.124 0.243567
2019-12-02 0.130 0.255052
2019-11-01 0.124 0.242709
2019-10-01 0.121 0.236883
2019-09-03 0.124 0.242472
2019-08-01 0.121 0.237628
2019-07-01 0.120 0.235988
2019-06-03 0.122 0.241011
2019-05-01 0.121 0.240652
2019-04-01 0.125 0.248608
2019-03-01 0.122 0.244146
2019-02-01 0.122 0.244440
2018-12-18 0.120 0.242817
2018-12-03 0.120 0.243754
2018-11-01 0.113 0.228838
2018-10-01 0.110 0.221998
2018-09-04 0.104 0.209466
2018-08-01 0.113 0.228145
2018-07-02 0.104 0.210059
2018-06-01 0.105 0.211694
2018-05-01 0.097 0.195920
2018-04-02 0.095 0.191262
2018-03-01 0.095 0.190993
2018-02-01 0.090 0.180180
2017-12-21 0.058 0.115607
2017-12-01 0.089 0.177044
2017-11-01 0.087 0.172516
2017-10-02 0.088 0.174292
2017-09-01 0.087 0.171869
2017-08-01 0.086 0.169860
2017-07-03 0.086 0.170567
2017-06-01 0.084 0.166337
2017-05-01 0.085 0.168584
2017-04-03 0.082 0.162828
2017-03-01 0.080 0.158951
2017-02-01 0.081 0.161130
2016-12-22 0.059 0.118000
2016-12-01 0.080 0.159808
2016-11-01 0.079 0.155942
2016-10-03 0.080 0.157698
2016-09-01 0.079 0.155298
2016-08-01 0.080 0.156924
2016-07-01 0.079 0.155176
2016-06-01 0.078 0.154364
2016-05-02 0.075 0.148104
2016-02-01 0.072 0.143569
2015-12-24 0.066 0.131396
2015-12-01 0.067 0.132937
2015-11-02 0.065 0.129225
2015-10-01 0.059 0.117506
2015-09-01 0.056 0.111532
2015-08-03 0.060 0.118883
2015-07-01 0.057 0.113298
2015-06-01 0.057 0.113140
2015-05-01 0.060 0.118624
2015-04-01 0.060 0.118413
2015-03-02 0.055 0.108911
2015-02-02 0.055 0.108631
2014-12-24 0.050 0.099701
2014-12-01 0.054 0.107185
2014-11-03 0.049 0.097299
2014-10-01 0.049 0.097357
2014-09-02 0.050 0.099167
2014-08-01 0.051 0.101090
2014-07-01 0.051 0.101231
2014-06-02 0.054 0.106910
2014-05-01 0.055 0.109431
2014-04-01 0.051 0.101573
2014-03-03 0.057 0.113230
2014-02-03 0.052 0.103503
2013-12-26 0.047 0.093812
2013-12-02 0.067 0.133413
Additional Data
dividendDate 2017-06-07
dividendYield 4.34

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 52.3
All Time Low 43.34
Ask 50.1
Ask Size 3
Average Daily Volume10 Day 297,220
Average Daily Volume3 Month 224,711
Average Volume 224,711
Average Volume10Days 297,220
Beta3 Year 0.32
Bid 50.09
Bid Size 10
Category Short-Term Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 50.23
Day Low 50.1
Dividend Date 1,496,793,600
Dividend Yield 4.34
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 50.1746
Fifty Day Average Change -0.06889725
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0013731499
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -0.92921853
Fifty Two Week High 50.99
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.88430023
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.01734262
Fifty Two Week Low 50.0
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.10570145
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.002114029
Fifty Two Week Range 50.0 - 50.99
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,382,016,600,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0265303
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fullday Change -0.104298
Fullday Change Percent -0.207723
Fullday Price 50.12
Fund Family iShares
Fund Inception Date 1,381,795,200
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 the fund will invest at least 90% of its assets in fixed income securities of the types included in the underlying index. The index is designed to reflect the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade corporate debt.
Long Name iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_243961959
Nav Price 50.18582
Net Assets 2,378,805,250.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.06
Open 50.21
Phone 415-670-2000
Post Market Change 0.014297485
Post Market Change Percent 0.028534647
Post Market Price 50.12
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 -0.10429764
Regular Market Change Percent -0.20772284
Regular Market Day High 50.23
Regular Market Day Low 50.1
Regular Market Day Range 50.1 - 50.23
Regular Market Open 50.21
Regular Market Previous Close 50.21
Regular Market Price 50.1057
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 193,169
Short Name iShares 0-5 Year Investment Gra
Source Interval 15
Symbol SLQD
Three Year Average Return 0.0553355
Total Assets 2,378,805,248
Tradeable 0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 0.42013
Trailing Three Month Returns 0.42013
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 50.47975
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.37405014
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0074099046
Type Disp ETF
Volume 193,169
Yield 0.0434
Ytd Return 1.1084