iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD)

NYSEARCA: LQD · IEX Real-Time Price · USD
108.92
-0.10 (-0.09%)
Mar 28, 2024, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
-0.09%
Assets $32.55B
Expense Ratio 0.14%
PE Ratio 32.94
Shares Out 296.00M
Dividend (ttm) $4.49
Dividend Yield 4.12%
Ex-Dividend Date Mar 1, 2024
Payout Ratio 135.74%
1-Year Return +0.87%
Volume 22,677,739
Open 108.89
Previous Close 109.02
Day's Range 108.80 - 109.19
52-Week Low 98.24
52-Week High 111.40
Beta 0.27
Holdings 2768
Inception Date Jul 22, 2002

About LQD

Fund Home Page

The iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade index. The fund tracks a market-weighted index of US corporate investment-grade bonds across the maturity spectrum. LQD was launched on Jul 22, 2002 and is issued by BlackRock.

Asset Class Fixed Income
Category Corporate Bond
Region North America
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol LQD
ETF Provider BlackRock
Index Tracked iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index

Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Mar 1, 2024 $0.39322 Mar 7, 2024
Feb 1, 2024 $0.3886 Feb 7, 2024
Dec 14, 2023 $0.39271 Dec 20, 2023
Dec 1, 2023 $0.39461 Dec 7, 2023
Nov 1, 2023 $0.36438 Nov 7, 2023
Oct 2, 2023 $0.39899 Oct 6, 2023
Full Dividend History

News

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Other symbols: BHKFTHYRA
12 days ago - Forbes

ETF investors fled cash-like bonds in January, favoring these areas of stocks and fixed income

Hello! This week's ETF Wrap gives you a look at where investors put their money to work in January — and where they didn't.

Other symbols: JNKVCIT
2 months ago - Market Watch

Popular Treasury ETF sees record-setting trading frenzy as surging yields rattle bond market

Rising Treasury yields helped provoke a frenzy of trading in a popular bond exchange-traded fund this week as dip buyers battled with bears on the cusp of a critical threshold for markets.

Other symbols: AGGTLT
5 months ago - Market Watch

Investors shun high-yield debt ETFs despite gains as broader bond market stumbles

Junk bond ETFs fell Thursday after the latest inflation report, but have gains this year on a total return basis

Other symbols: AGGHYGJNK
6 months ago - Market Watch

Best Bonds For Income

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7 months ago - Forbes

Treasury-bond ETFs fall after inflation report as investors brace for Fed decision

Exchange-traded funds that invest in Treasury bonds fell Tuesday after the May inflation report, as the market anticipated the Federal Reserve may continue hiking interest rates after a June pause.

Other symbols: BNDHYGIEFJNKSHYTLHTLT
10 months ago - Market Watch

The ‘Bond God' Reveals His Top 10%-Yielding Pick

We're going to give ourselves an edge by “cherry-picking” 10%+ yielding picks from the top bond minds on the planet.

Other symbols: DLYTLT
10 months ago - Forbes

BlackRock's Fink Reframes ESG in Annual Letter

The top ETF issuer's CEO address steers clear of ESG terminology, but the firm isn't giving up on sustainable investing.

Other symbols: AGGESGUVTI
1 year ago - ETFcom

How ETFs are expediting bond market modernization

Despite equities having long transitioned to electronic trading, over-the-counter trading remains common in the bond market. Bond ETFs are changing that.

Other symbols: IEFSHYTLT
1 year ago - CNBC

Investors Searching for Safe Havens Flock to T-Bill ETFs

Treasury note yields remain attractive, experts say.

Other symbols: BILHYGJNKSGOVSHV
1 year ago - ETFcom

Soros Bets on Wood's ARK Fund, iShares ETFs

Billionaire investor buys options to purchase ARKK, SPY and sell others.

Other symbols: ARKKFXIHYGSPYVT
1 year ago - ETFcom

High Yield Bond ETFs Struggle as Uncertainty Persists

Sticky inflation and the Fed's next move signal trouble for riskier bonds.

Other symbols: HYGJNK
1 year ago - ETFcom

Investment Grade ETFs Could Help Hedge Against Inflation

The safer investment vehicle is set to bring in higher returns.

Other symbols: USIG
1 year ago - ETFcom

As Bets on High Yield ETFs Surge, Risk in Portfolios May Jump

Experts see a recession looming in 2023, boosting odds of defaults in junk bonds.

Other symbols: HYGJNKSJNK
1 year ago - ETFcom

To hedge or not to hedge?

Interest rate hedges cut both ways.

Other symbols: LQDHVGLT
1 year ago - Market Watch

This iShares ETF's $1.5B One-Day Inflow Could Signal a Shift

TLT's record asset gain could be caused by an uptick in recession concerns.

Other symbols: TLT
1 year ago - ETFcom

Where in 2023 to find some of the best returns on bonds in two decades, according to Goldman Sachs

After a brutal 2022, the roughly $11 trillion market for U.S. corporate bonds looks poised to kick off some of the sector's best returns in more than two decades, according to a new forecast from Gold...

Other symbols: HYGJNK
1 year ago - Market Watch

SEC Yield Vs 12 Month Yield: Why SEC Is Better

Please note that many websites will say that TLT pays just 2.6%. This is the too-detailed-not-too-useful weather report version of this fund's yield.

1 year ago - Forbes

U.S. corporate bond ETFs plunge in global debt market rout

Some U.S. corporate bond indicators have hit or are approaching new lows this week as a rout in the and U.S. inflation worries slammed global debt valuations.

Other symbols: HYG
1 year ago - Reuters

Most Actively Traded ETFs

TQQQ was last month's most-traded ETF.

Other symbols: HYGIVVIWMQQQSPYSQQQTLT
1 year ago - ETFcom

Large money-center banks are in a very good position today, says DoubleLine's Monica Erickson

Monica Erickson, DoubleLine Capital head of investment grade, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss her current investment thesis, if the market understands how macroeconomic conditions will be next year an...

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1 year ago - CNBC Television

iShares iBoxx $ Inv Grade Corporate Bond ETF Hits New 52-Week Low

On CNBC's "Options Action," Michael Khouw of Optimize Advisors said that iShares iBoxx $ Inv Grade Corporate Bond ETF (ARCA: LQD) traded 34 times its average daily put volume on Tuesday.

1 year ago - Benzinga

Bond ETFs fall ahead of expected Fed rate hike

Exchange-traded funds that focus on bonds were falling Tuesday as Federal Reserve officials gather for a two-day meeting that will conclude Wednesday with a widely anticipated announcement on its inte...

Other symbols: HYGTLT
1 year ago - Market Watch

BlackRock Debuts 3 Bond BuyWrite ETFs

The iShares funds are the first to apply a BuyWrite strategy to fixed income securities.

Other symbols: HYGTLT
1 year ago - ETFcom

ETF Edge: Being defensive with ETF bond funds

Wallachbeth Capital's Andrew McOrmond and BNY Mellon's Ben Slavin, join the 'Halftime Report' to discuss being defensive in ETFs.

Other symbols: GOVTHYGSPHDTLT
1 year ago - CNBC Television