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BYLDISharesINDEX

iShares Yield Optimized Bond ETF

$21.780.00% vs prior close
212352-WK

Price through Oct 26, 2026 · Flows through Dec 4, 2024. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 26, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 26, 2026.

The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and to-be-announced transactions (“TBAs”) that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the economic characteristics of the component securities of the underlying index. The underlying index is a broadly diversified fixed-income index that seeks to deliver current income while maintaining long-term capital appreciation.

BYLD price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateBYLD close
Sep 28, 2026$21.60
Sep 29, 2026$21.59
Sep 30, 2026$21.54
Oct 1, 2026$21.57
Oct 2, 2026$21.47
Oct 5, 2026$21.46
Oct 6, 2026$21.55
Oct 7, 2026$21.54
Oct 8, 2026$21.57
Oct 9, 2026$21.57
Oct 12, 2026$21.59
Oct 13, 2026$21.59
Oct 14, 2026$21.61
Oct 15, 2026$21.71
Oct 16, 2026$21.71
Oct 19, 2026$21.63
Oct 20, 2026$21.66
Oct 21, 2026$21.67
Oct 22, 2026$21.84
Oct 23, 2026$21.78
Oct 26, 2026$21.78

Daily net flows, 1M

Net outflow over the range: −$10M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Nov 4Nov 6Nov 8−$9.9MNov 12Nov 14Nov 18Nov 20Nov 22Nov 26Nov 29$0Dec 4Nov 4Nov 7−$9.9MNov 12Nov 15Nov 20Nov 25Nov 29$0Dec 4Nov 4−$9.9MNov 12Nov 20$0Dec 4
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Nov 4$1.1M
Nov 5$0
Nov 6$0
Nov 7$1.1M
Nov 8$0
Nov 11$0
Nov 12−$9.9M
Nov 13$0
Nov 14$0
Nov 15$0
Nov 18$0
Nov 19$0
Nov 20$0
Nov 21$0
Nov 22$0
Nov 25$0
Nov 26$0
Nov 27−$1.1M
Nov 29$0
Dec 2−$1.1M
Dec 3$0
Dec 4$0
The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned -4.4% so far this year. At 0.19% a year it is not the cheapest way in — XLE has a reported fee of 0.09%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$233Massets under management
0.19%expense ratio · $19 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
114Kavg daily volume, 30 days
12holdings · US-domiciled
2014listed April 22, 2014 · beta 0.17

Sector weights

  • Energy100%
  • Cash & Others100%
  • ETF99.89%
  • Miscellaneous53.21%
  • Other46.79%
  • Cash0.11%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Energy100%
Cash & Others100%
ETF99.89%
Miscellaneous53.21%
Other46.79%
Cash0.11%
Performance
1 week+0.6%
1 month+0.2%
3 months-2.3%
6 months-4.1%
YTD-4.4%
1 year—
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
+$24.2MJan+$6.6MFeb+$8.8MMar+$7.7MApr+$18.7MMay+$4.4MJun−$1.1MJul+$11.4MAug+$14.9MSep+$8MOct−$7.8MNov−$1.1MDec+$24.2MJan+$6.6MFeb+$8.8MMar+$7.7MApr+$18.7MMay+$4.4MJun−$1.1MJul+$11.4MAug+$14.9MSep+$8MOct−$7.8MNov−$1.1MDec+$24.2MJanMarMayJulSep−$1.1MDec
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Jan$24.2M
Feb$6.6M
Mar$8.8M
Apr$7.7M
May$18.7M
Jun$4.4M
Jul−$1.1M
Aug$11.4M
Sep$14.9M
Oct$8M
Nov−$7.8M
Dec−$1.1M
The risk read
5%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
4%realized volatility, 1 year
-7.0%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-5.6%latest close versus that peak

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

The case against BYLD

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat BYLD on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF0.03%$16.4B+$489M-16bp on fee · 70× the assets · +$489M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$123.5B+$2.3B-14bp on fee · 531× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
SPTS State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF0.03%$7.1B+$1.4B-16bp on fee · 31× the assets · +$1.4B in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$51M-15bp on fee · 102× the assets · +$51M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-15bp on fee · 80× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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