iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD)

NYSEARCA: LQD · Real-Time Price · USD
110.95
-0.57 (-0.51%)
Oct 7, 2024, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
-0.51%
Assets $30.89B
Expense Ratio 0.14%
PE Ratio 33.55
Shares Out 275.40M
Dividend (ttm) $4.75
Dividend Yield 4.28%
Ex-Dividend Date Oct 1, 2024
Payout Ratio 143.58%
1-Year Return +11.25%
Volume 26,660,292
Open 111.12
Previous Close 111.52
Day's Range 110.88 - 111.32
52-Week Low 98.24
52-Week High 114.07
Beta 0.42
Holdings 2825
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
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
Oct 1, 2024 $0.41124 Oct 4, 2024
Sep 3, 2024 $0.40525 Sep 6, 2024
Aug 1, 2024 $0.39244 Aug 6, 2024
Jul 1, 2024 $0.37575 Jul 5, 2024
Jun 3, 2024 $0.40451 Jun 7, 2024
May 1, 2024 $0.415 May 7, 2024
Full Dividend History

News

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