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ISTB

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF

Passive ETF Fixed Income

The ISTB Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is provided by iShares. It is built to track an index: Bloomberg U.S. Universal 1-5 Year Index. The ISTB ETF provides physical exposure, so by buying it you actually own parts of all the 7,395 underlying holdings. This share class generates a stream of income by distributing dividends.

$48.13

+$0.08 (+0.17%) yesterday

1:30 PM 08/25/26 Closed

1D price range

$48.08$48.14

52W price range

$47.83$48.98

YTD Perf.

+1.22%

YTD Flows

Annualized volatility

Fund AuM

€4.38B

Share class AuM

€4.38B

TTM Yield

Tracking Error

Tracking Difference

Characteristics

ISIN

US46432F8591

TER

0.06%

Inception date

10/18/2012

Issuer

iShares

Benchmark

Bloomberg U.S. Universal 1-5 Year Index

Replication method

Dividend policy

Distributing

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PerformanceDec 31, 2025 - Aug 25, 2026

Flows

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Sector exposures

Data as of 07/31/26

Sovereign

54.84%

Finance

19.07%

Industrials

3.13%

Utilities

2.39%

Technology

2.30%

Energy

2.26%

Healthcare

1.82%

Consumer Cyclicals

1.64%

Unavailable

4.57%

Other

8.02%

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FAQ about ISTB

ISTB is a Passive ETF. This ETF provides exposure to US Mixed Ratings Aggregate Bonds.

ISTB tracks the Bloomberg U.S. Universal 1-5 Year Total Return Index - USD, through a optimized sampling replication method.

ISTB carries a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.06%, indicating the annual cost for holding the fund.

ISTB was introduced to the market on October 18, 2012. It trades on United States

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF, ISTB, is provided by iShares. Learn more about iShares here.

ISTB oversees €4.38B in assets as of August 25, 2026.

ISTB follows a distributing dividend policy, meaning it pays out income to investors. As of August 25, 2026, its 12-month trailing yield was 4.27%.

As of July 31, 2026, ISTB has significant geographic allocations in USA, Canada and United Kingdom.

As of July 31, 2026, ISTB focuses largely on Sovereign, Finance and Industrials.

As of July 31, 2026, ISTB holds 7395 positions in its portfolio, with 12.12% of assets concentrated in its top 15 holdings.

As of July 31, 2026, ISTB top three holdings include USA, Notes 3.875% 15jun2028, USD (AP-2028), BlackRock Cash Funds - Institutional and USA, Notes 4% 28feb2030, USD (H-2030).

The base currency of ISTB is USD.

Top 10 holdings

Data as of 07/31/26

USA, Notes 3.875% 15jun2028, USD (AP-2028)

1.08%

BlackRock Cash Funds - Institutional

1.03%

USA, Notes 4% 28feb2030, USD (H-2030)

0.92%

USA, Notes 3.625% 31oct2030, USD (AF-2030)

0.89%

USA, Notes 3.5% 30nov2030, USD (AG-2030)

0.84%

USA, Notes 3.75% 31jan2031, USD (U-2031)

0.83%

USA, Notes 3.625% 30sep2030, USD (AD-2030)

0.80%

USA, Notes 3.625% 31aug2030, USD (AC-2030)

0.80%

USA, Notes 4% 31may2030, USD (Z-2030)

0.76%

USA, Notes 4% 31jul2029, USD (AB-2029)

0.75%

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