iShares $ Short Duration Corp Bond UCITS ETF
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- Financial Services
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- Asset Management - Bonds
- Address
- 2 Ballsbridge Park, Ballsbridge Dublin Ireland D04 YW83
- IPO Date
- Oct 16, 2013
- Website
- ishares.com
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- iShares $ Short Duration Corp Bond UCITS ETF USD (Dist) (IGSD.L) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the performance of the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade 0-5 Total Return Index, comprising US dollar-denominated investment grade corporate bonds with maturities of 0-5 years. The ETF employs a physical sampling replication methodology, holding a diversified portfolio of short-duration corporate bonds issued by major entities such as JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp., Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo & Company, and Goldman Sachs Group Inc./The; it distributes income quarterly and maintains a total expense ratio of 0.20%. Launched on 16 October 2013 by iShares IV plc, an Irish-domiciled public limited company established in 2009 and headquartered at 200 Capital Dock, 79 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin, the fund operates primarily in developed markets with listings on exchanges including the London Stock Exchange (IGSD and SDIG), Euronext Amsterdam, Deutsche Boerse Xetra, and SIX Swiss Exchange. iShares IV plc serves as the issuing company, with BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited acting as promoter, investment manager, and securities lending agent, supported by sub-investment managers including BlackRock Financial Management Inc. (USA) and BlackRock (Singapore) Limited. The fund targets institutional and retail investors seeking exposure to low-duration, investment-grade USD corporate bonds for income generation and capital preservation amid interest rate fluctuations; its portfolio emphasizes sectors like financials, with top holdings reflecting major banks and select corporates such as Citigroup Inc., HSBC Holdings plc, and Apple Inc. As of late 2025, net assets exceed USD 7.4 billion (equivalent to approximately EUR 1.35 billion or GBP 1.2 billion), underscoring robust growth in assets under management. Recent developments include sustained portfolio optimization through sampled replication and securities lending activities, generating modest returns (e.g., average on-loan of around 2% of AUM with overcollateralization above 107%), alongside quarterly distributions yielding approximately 3.34% over the past year. The fund has maintained stable operations without major structural changes, partnerships, or acquisitions reported in 2024-2025, focusing instead on performance tracking amid rising yields, with total returns of 5.96% over one year and 2.60% annualized over five years as of mid-2025. Geographic reach spans Europe, the Middle East, and select emerging markets through authorized distributions in countries including the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and the UAE.