iShares Aaa - A Rated Corporate Bond ETF
About
iShares Aaa - A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (US46429B2916) is a US-listed bond ETF tracking the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Aaa - A Capped Index. With a expense ratio of 0.15%, it is competitively priced, paying distributions. The fund holds 3,458 positions across 18 regions with 1.6B in assets, with heavy concentration — 85% in United States, 94% in corporate bonds.
Score Breakdown
Scores are scaled 1–10 on a logarithmic curve relative to all ETFs in the database. Last updated: Jun 22, 2026
| Component | Score | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Cost (30%) | 8.6 | Tracking Difference: 9.5 · TD Consistency: — · Expense Ratio: 6.5 |
| Liquidity (25%) | 8.6 | Assets Under Management |
Data sources: provider factsheets, exchange data, and NAV history. Information for educational purposes only — not investment advice.
Ticker QLTA
ISIN
Fund Size $1.6B
Issuer iShares
Distribution Pays Distributions
Replication Physical
Inception Feb 2012
Base Currency USD
Index Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Aaa - A Capped Index
Asset Class Bonds
Category Us Corporate Bond
Costs
8.6 This fund has low total costs, with competitive tracking and expense ratios.
Expense Ratio0.00%
Expense Ratio0.00%
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Expense Ratio | 0.15% |
Cumulative Returns
Performance across different time periods.
Year to Date+0.00%
1 Year+0.00%
3 Years+0.00%
5 Years+0.00%
Inception+0.00%
Year to Date+0.00%
1 Year+0.00%
3 Years+0.00%
5 Years+0.00%
Inception+0.00%
| Period | Cumulative Return |
|---|---|
| 1 Month | — |
| 3 Months | — |
| 6 Months | — |
| 1 Year | +5.54% |
| 3 Years | +4.59% |
| 5 Years | +0.19% |
| 10 Years | +2.15% |
| YTD | +0.53% |
| Since Inception | +2.56% |
Holdings
This fund invests into 3,458 individual investments.
View all holdings (50)
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY | — | 39.20% |
| 2 | Broadcom Inc | — | 25.34% |
| 3 | Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc | — | 21.10% |
| 4 | Broadcom Inc | — | 18.83% |
| 5 | Broadcom Inc | — | 18.51% |
| 6 | Meta Platforms Inc | — | 17.00% |
| 7 | Meta Platforms Inc | — | 16.84% |
| 8 | Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd | — | 15.27% |
| 9 | META PLATFORMS INC | — | 15.09% |
| 10 | Amazon.com Inc | — | 14.59% |
| 11 | Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd | — | 14.52% |
| 12 | AbbVie Inc | — | 14.18% |
| 13 | USD CASH | — | 13.79% |
| 14 | Honeywell Aerospace Inc | — | 13.67% |
| 15 | Meta Platforms Inc | — | 13.66% |
| 16 | Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc | — | 13.62% |
| 17 | Wells Fargo & Co | — | 13.53% |
| 18 | Amazon.com Inc | — | 13.02% |
| 19 | Wells Fargo & Co | — | 12.70% |
| 20 | META PLATFORMS INC | — | 12.57% |
| 21 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The | — | 12.52% |
| 22 | Wells Fargo & Co | — | 12.49% |
| 23 | NVIDIA CORPORATION | — | 12.32% |
| 24 | NVIDIA CORPORATION | — | 12.32% |
| 25 | AstraZeneca PLC | — | 12.19% |
| 26 | Honeywell Aerospace Inc | — | 12.14% |
| 27 | AbbVie Inc | — | 12.11% |
| 28 | Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc | — | 11.81% |
| 29 | HSBC Holdings PLC | — | 11.70% |
| 30 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP (FXD-FRN) MTN | — | 11.63% |
| 31 | NVIDIA CORPORATION | — | 11.60% |
| 32 | NVIDIA CORPORATION | — | 11.58% |
| 33 | Amazon.com Inc | — | 11.52% |
| 34 | Wells Fargo & Co | — | 11.43% |
| 35 | Citigroup Inc | — | 11.27% |
| 36 | Meta Platforms Inc | — | 11.21% |
| 37 | Bank of America Corp | — | 11.11% |
| 38 | Salesforce Inc | — | 11.09% |
| 39 | Wells Fargo & Co | — | 11.01% |
| 40 | Home Depot Inc/The | — | 10.87% |
| 41 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The | — | 10.80% |
| 42 | Alphabet Inc | — | 10.63% |
| 43 | AbbVie Inc | — | 10.63% |
| 44 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The | — | 10.58% |
| 45 | Salesforce Inc | — | 10.57% |
| 46 | Abbott Laboratories | — | 10.56% |
| 47 | Bank of America Corp | — | 10.45% |
| 48 | Citigroup Inc | — | 10.40% |
| 49 | Microsoft Corp | — | 10.14% |
| 50 | Salesforce Inc | — | 10.06% |
Sectors
Allocation by industry sector.
| Sector | Weight |
|---|---|
| Corporate Bonds | 9376.00% |
| Financials | 303.00% |
| Unknown | 148.00% |
| Technology | 86.00% |
| Health Care | 42.00% |
| Consumer Staples | 24.00% |
| Industrials | 21.00% |
| Utilities | 16.00% |
| Materials | 14.00% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 9.00% |
Regions
Geographic allocation by country of risk.
| Country | Weight |
|---|---|
| United States | 8453.00% |
| United Kingdom | 371.00% |
| Canada | 310.00% |
| Japan | 297.00% |
| Australia | 131.00% |
| Spain | 78.00% |
| Singapore | 76.00% |
| UNKNOWN | 71.00% |
| Netherlands | 62.00% |
| France | 49.00% |
| Cayman Islands | 36.00% |
| Mexico | 23.00% |
| Luxembourg | 14.00% |
| Switzerland | 13.00% |
| Bermuda | 6.00% |
| Ireland | 5.00% |
| Germany | 4.00% |
| Belgium | 1.00% |
| MULT | 0.00% |
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