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iSharesMultisector BondBYLD · NYSE Arca

iShares Yield Optimized Bond ETF (BYLD)

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Price
$21.97
—11 Sept 2026
Assets
$447.6M
Total net assets
Expense ratio
0.13%
Category 0.92%
Yield
5.41%
Trailing distributions
3Y CAGR
5.9%-0.3%
Category 6.2%
5Y CAGR
1.7%+0.1%
Category 1.7%
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iShares Yield Optimized Bond ETF

Calendar-year returns

Fund only: no comparison series covers this fund's history.

Risk statistics

Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.

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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period1M3M6MYTD1Y3YCAGR5YCAGR10YCAGRLaunchCAGR
ETF-1.1%-1.6%+0.4%-0.1%+0.9%+5.9%+1.7%+2.7%+2.8%
Multisector Bond average-0.8%-0.4%1.2%0.8%1.8%6.2%1.7%2.9%3.1%
Difference-0.3%-1.1%-0.8%-0.9%-0.9%-0.3%+0.1%-0.2%-0.3%

Holdings

The 8 largest positions make up 99.9% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
TickerHoldingWeight
SYSBiShares Systematic Bond ETF26.03%
USHYiShares Broad USD High Yield Corp Bd ETF19.95%
IGIBiShares 5-10 Year invmt Grd Corp Bd ETF17.34%
GNMAiShares GNMA Bond ETF9.96%
LEMBiShares JP Morgan EM Local Ccy Bd ETF9.95%
IGLBiShares 10+ Year Invmt Grd Corp Bd ETF9.23%
IGEBiShares Investment Grade Systmtc Bd ETF7.39%
XTSLABlackRock Cash Funds Treasury SL Agency0.09%

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

99.2%Energy2 sectors
  1. Energy99.2%
  2. Real estate0.8%

Asset mix

  • Bonds96.3%
  • Cash3.5%
  • Preferred shares0.1%
  • Convertibles0.1%

Credit quality

Share of the bonds by rating.

  • US government18.1%
  • AAA2.6%
  • AA18.7%
  • A10.5%
  • BBB13.0%
  • BB17.9%
  • B11.3%
  • Below B2.8%
  • Other23.3%

ETF details

Issuer
iShares
Category
Fixed Income · Multisector Bond
Ticker
BYLD
Exchange
NYSE Arca
Inception
22 Apr 2014 (12.4 years)
Structure
Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio
0.13% (category 0.92%)
Holdings turnover
96% (category 148%)
Distribution yield
5.41%
Beta, 3 years
0.79
Total net assets
$447.6M
Average duration
5.24 years
Average maturity
9.41 years

Prices and returns as of 11 Sept 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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