Invesco BulletShares 2021 Corporate Bond ETF (BSCL) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the NASDAQ BulletShares USD Corporate Bond 2021 Index. The fund holds a portfolio of U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade corporate bonds issued by companies in developed markets with effective maturities in the year 2021, including securities rated BBB- or higher by S&P and Fitch or Baa3 or higher by Moody's; it employs a representative sampling technique to replicate the index characteristics. BSCL provides investors with targeted exposure to the intermediate-term corporate bond segment, offering monthly income distributions, liquidity, and a defined maturity profile prior to its termination.
The ETF, part of Invesco Ltd.'s BulletShares suite managed from Atlanta, Georgia, launched in 2010 as part of the initial series and targets institutional and retail fixed-income investors seeking predictable cash flows from maturing bonds. It operates primarily in U.S. markets with global issuer diversification across developed countries.
In a major development, Invesco announced the termination and liquidation of BSCL on December 16, 2021, following the maturity of its underlying 2021 bonds, with the final trading day on Nasdaq occurring on December 15, 2021; remaining shareholders received cash distributions at a net asset value of $21.05264 per share. This process aligns with the BulletShares defined-maturity strategy, where funds liquidate annually around December 15 after reinvesting maturing bond proceeds into cash equivalents during the final year to minimize volatility. No subsequent reorganizations, new issuances, or strategic shifts for BSCL occurred post-liquidation, as the ETF ceased operations.