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BYLDISharesINDEX

iShares Yield Optimized Bond ETF

$21.83+0.23% vs prior close
212352-WK

Price through Oct 27, 2026 · Flows through Dec 4, 2024. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 27, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 27, 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
Jul 27, 2026$22.34
Jul 28, 2026$22.38
Jul 29, 2026$22.30
Jul 30, 2026$22.33
Jul 31, 2026$22.29
Aug 3, 2026$22.36
Aug 4, 2026$22.36
Aug 5, 2026$22.35
Aug 6, 2026$22.31
Aug 7, 2026$22.35
Aug 10, 2026$22.28
Aug 11, 2026$22.27
Aug 12, 2026$22.31
Aug 13, 2026$22.35
Aug 14, 2026$22.32
Aug 17, 2026$22.27
Aug 18, 2026$22.27
Aug 19, 2026$22.41
Aug 20, 2026$22.30
Aug 21, 2026$22.30
Aug 24, 2026$22.32
Aug 25, 2026$22.42
Aug 26, 2026$22.41
Aug 27, 2026$22.40
Aug 28, 2026$22.35
Aug 31, 2026$22.32
Sep 1, 2026$22.25
Sep 2, 2026$22.18
Sep 3, 2026$22.22
Sep 4, 2026$22.21
Sep 8, 2026$22.21
Sep 9, 2026$22.16
Sep 10, 2026$22.00
Sep 11, 2026$21.97
Sep 14, 2026$21.95
Sep 15, 2026$21.92
Sep 16, 2026$21.92
Sep 17, 2026$22.06
Sep 18, 2026$21.96
Sep 21, 2026$22.03
Sep 22, 2026$22.05
Sep 23, 2026$21.82
Sep 24, 2026$21.71
Sep 25, 2026$21.73
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
Oct 27, 2026$21.83

Weekly net flows, 3M

Net inflow over the range: +$12M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Sep 2Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28Nov 4−$9.9MNov 11Nov 18Nov 25−$1.1MDec 2Sep 2Sep 16Sep 30Oct 14Oct 28−$9.9MNov 11−$1.1MDec 2Sep 2Sep 30Oct 28−$9.9M−$1.1MDec 2
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Sep 2$2.3M
Sep 9$4.6M
Sep 16$2.3M
Sep 23$1.1M
Sep 30$3.5M
Oct 7$1.1M
Oct 14$0
Oct 21$2.3M
Oct 28$4.5M
Nov 4$2.2M
Nov 11−$9.9M
Nov 18$0
Nov 25−$1.1M
Dec 2−$1.1M
The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned -4.1% 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+0.7%
1 month+0.5%
3 months-2.3%
6 months-3.9%
YTD-4.1%
1 year-5.4%
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
4%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
4%realized volatility, 1 year
-7.0%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-5.4%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
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$47M-15bp on fee · 102× the assets · +$47M 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
MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF0.05%$48B+$2B-14bp on fee · 206× the assets · +$2B in over the monthHead-to-head
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