iShares Aaa - A Rated Corporate Bond ETF

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

Costs

8.6
This fund has low total costs, with competitive tracking and expense ratios.

Cost Metrics Explained

What expense ratio, tracking difference, and TD consistency measure

Expense ratio (Total Expense Ratio) is the annual fee the fund charges, deducted from assets. It’s the headline cost, but not the full picture.

Tracking Difference measures how much the fund actually lags (or leads) its benchmark index per year. This is the single best measure of true cost — it captures the expense ratio plus all other drags like sampling error and tax withholding. A lower (or negative) value is better.

TD Consistency measures how stable the tracking difference is from year to year. A low value means predictable, reliable costs; a high value means costs can vary significantly.

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%
 
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.
#1
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY
0.39%
#2
Broadcom Inc
0.25%
#3
Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc
0.21%
#4
Broadcom Inc
0.19%
#5
Broadcom Inc
0.19%
#6
Meta Platforms Inc
0.17%
#7
Meta Platforms Inc
0.17%
#8
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd
0.15%
#9
META PLATFORMS INC
0.15%
#10
Amazon.com Inc
0.15%
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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