iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund (LQD)

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Best Fit Corporate Debt Funds ETFs

U.S. News evaluated 68 Corporate Debt Funds ETFs and 34 make our Best Fit list. Our list highlights the best passively managed funds for long-term investors. Rankings are assigned based on comparisons with Best Fit funds in this category.

How we identify Best Fit Funds

Best Fit Scorecard
Costs Excellent
Tracking Error Good
Bid/Ask Ratio Typical
Holdings Diversity Excellent

Fund Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Markit iBoxx® USD Liquid Investment Grade Index (the "underlying index"). The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the underlying index and at least 95% of its assets in investment grade corporate bonds. The underlying index is a rules-based index consisting of liquid, U.S. dollar-denominated, investment grade corporate bonds for sale in the United States, as determined by the index provider.

Fund Snapshot Updated 05.23.2013

Previous Close $119.52 Expense Ratio 0.15%
YTD Return 0.0% Avg. 30-Day Volume 1,952,578
1-Year Return 7.4% Market Cap Loading...
Bid $119.57 Shares Outstanding 195,700,000
Ask $119.58 Dividends $4.52
Top 10 Holdings
Goldman Sachs Group Inc (—) 0.40%
Merrill Lynch Co Inc Mtn Be (—) 0.40%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc (—) 0.39%
General Elec Cap Corp Mtn Be (—) 0.34%
General Elec Cap Corp Mtn Be (—) 0.34%
Hsbc Hldgs Plc (—) 0.34%
Wachovia Bk Natl Assn Mtn Sub (—) 0.33%
Comcast Corp New (—) 0.31%
Citigroup Inc (—) 0.31%
At&T Inc (—) 0.31%
% of Total Holdings 3.50%

Sector Breakdown

Geographic Breakdown

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Best Fit Corporate Debt Funds

1

SPDR Barclays Long Term Corporate Bond ETF (LWC)

2

Guggenheim BulletShares 2013 Corporate Bond ETF (BSCD)

3

SPDR Barclays Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF (ITR)

4

iShares 10+ Year Credit Bond Fund (CLY)

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