iShares Core Short-Term U.S. Bond ETF (ISTB)

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Fund Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Barclays U.S. Government/Credit 1-5 Year Bond Index. The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in the securities of the underlying index. The underlying index measures the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated U.S. Treasury bonds, government-related bonds (i.e., U.S. and non-U.S. agencies, sovereign, quasi-sovereign, supranational and local authority debt) and investment-grade U.S. corporate bonds that have a remaining maturity of greater than or equal to one year and less than five years.

Fund Snapshot Updated 05.17.2013

Previous Close $100.32 Expense Ratio 0.12%
YTD Return 0.8% Avg. 30-Day Volume 11,166
1-Year Return 0.0% Market Cap Loading...
Bid $100.69 Shares Outstanding 250,000
Ask $100.78 Dividends $0.53
Top 10 Holdings
United States Treas Nts (—) 3.36%
United States Treas Nts (—) 3.30%
United States Treas Nts (—) 3.28%
United States Treas Nts (—) 2.91%
United States Treas Nts (—) 2.89%
United States Treas Nts (—) 2.88%
United States Treas Nts (—) 2.72%
United States Treas Nts (B0H1P22) 2.65%
United States Treas Nts (TMUNBUS912828RQ56) 2.65%
United States Treas Nts (—) 2.64%
% of Total Holdings 29.30%

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