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MEARISharesINDEX

iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF

$49.99+0.05% vs prior close
505152-WK

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

The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in municipal securities such that the interest on each bond is exempt from U.S. federal income taxes and the federal alternative minimum tax ("AMT"). It primarily invests in U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade short-term fixed- and floating-rate municipal securities with remaining maturities of five years or less, such as municipal bonds, municipal notes and variable rate demand obligations, as well as money market instruments and registered investment companies. The fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund ("ETF").

MEAR price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateMEAR close
Sep 28, 2026$49.63
Sep 29, 2026$49.59
Sep 30, 2026$49.63
Oct 1, 2026$49.59
Oct 2, 2026$49.57
Oct 5, 2026$49.63
Oct 6, 2026$49.63
Oct 7, 2026$49.55
Oct 8, 2026$49.63
Oct 9, 2026$49.68
Oct 12, 2026$49.66
Oct 13, 2026$49.73
Oct 14, 2026$49.76
Oct 15, 2026$49.80
Oct 16, 2026$49.84
Oct 19, 2026$49.81
Oct 20, 2026$49.83
Oct 21, 2026$49.88
Oct 22, 2026$49.97
Oct 23, 2026$49.97
Oct 26, 2026$49.99

Daily net flows, 1M

Net inflow over the range: +$55M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Sep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 6Oct 8Oct 12Oct 14+$27.5MOct 16Oct 20Oct 22+$5MOct 26Sep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 6Oct 8Oct 12Oct 14+$27.5MOct 16Oct 20Oct 22+$5MOct 26Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12+$27.5MOct 19+$5MOct 26
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Sep 28$15M
Sep 29$0
Sep 30$0
Oct 1$0
Oct 2−$12.5M
Oct 5$164.1K
Oct 6−$7.7M
Oct 7$0
Oct 8$0
Oct 9$0
Oct 12$12.5M
Oct 13$0
Oct 14$0
Oct 15$0
Oct 16$27.5M
Oct 19$7.5M
Oct 20$0
Oct 21$0
Oct 22$2.5M
Oct 23$5M
Oct 26$5M
The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$55M of net inflows over the past month, about 3.6% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned -0.6% so far this year. At 0.25% a year it is not the cheapest way in — AGG has a reported fee of 0.03%.

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

$1.5Bassets under management
0.25%expense ratio · $25 per $10,000 a year
+$55Mnet flow, trailing month
431Kavg daily volume, 30 days
178holdings · US-domiciled
2015listed March 3, 2015 · beta 0.02
The book at a glance
—2.0%—1.8%—1.8%—1.4%—1.0%—1.0%—1.0%—0.9%—0.9%—0.9%—0.8%—0.8%—0.8%—0.8%—0.8%—0.8%—0.8%—0.8%—0.7%—0.6%—0.6%—0.5%—0.5%—0.5%—0.5%—0.5%—0.4%—0.4%—0.4%—0.4%—0.4%—0.4%—0.4%—0.4%—0.4%—0.4%—0.4%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1—MAIN STR NAT GAS INC GA GAS SU1.96%———
2—PEFA INC IA GAS PROJ REVENUE PEFUTL 09/49 ADJUSTABLE VAR1.81%———
3—TEXAS MUN GAS ACQUISITION & SU1.77%———
4—KENTUCKY INC KY PUB ENERGY AUT1.43%———
5—INDIANAPOLIS IND LOC PUB IMPT1.04%———
6—NEW YORK ST HSG FIN AGY REV1.03%———
7—NEW MEXICO MUN ENERGY ACQUISIT1.00%———
8—NEW YORK N Y CITY HSG DEV CORP0.94%———
9—PENNSYLVANIA ECONOMIC DEV FING0.94%———
10—OREGON ST HSG & CMNTY SVCS DEP0.91%———
11—KENTUCKY INC KY PUB ENERGY AUT0.85%———
12—SOUTHEAST ENERGY AUTH AL COMMO SEEPWR 05/53 ADJUSTABLE VAR0.81%———
13—CHICAGO ILL O HARE INTL ARPT R0.79%———
14—DALLAS FORT WORTH TEX INTL ARP0.79%———
15—TARRANT CNTY TEX CULTURAL ED F0.78%———

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Sector weights

  • Cash and/or Derivatives45.77%
  • Corporate Muni22.51%
  • Transportation10.79%
  • Housing8.66%
  • Health3.77%
  • State Tax-Backed2.94%
  • Education1.94%
  • Utility1.58%
  • School Districts1.18%
  • Local Tax-Backed0.83%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Cash and/or Derivatives45.77%
Corporate Muni22.51%
Transportation10.79%
Housing8.66%
Health3.77%
State Tax-Backed2.94%
Education1.94%
Utility1.58%
School Districts1.18%
Local Tax-Backed0.83%
Performance
1 week+0.2%
1 month+0.7%
3 months-0.4%
6 months-0.7%
YTD-0.6%
1 year-0.9%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$13M
1 month+$55M
3 months+$165M
YTD+$193M
1 year+$275M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
+$7.5MOct+$32.5MNov+$37.5MDec+$30MJan+$12.8MFeb+$10.1MMar−$37.5MApr+$12.5MMay$0Jul+$40MAug+$85MSep+$40MOctOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAug+$85MSep+$40MOctOctDecFebAprJul+$85M+$40MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Oct$7.5M
Nov$32.5M
Dec$37.5M
Jan$30M
Feb$12.8M
Mar$10.1M
Apr−$37.5M
May$12.5M
Jul$0
Aug$40M
Sep$85M
Oct$40M
The risk read
1%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
1%realized volatility, 1 year
-2.1%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-1.3%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 2.3% of the book; the top ten carry 17%. Spread across 250+ names, it behaves like roughly 81 equally-weighted positions.

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

The case against MEAR

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat MEAR 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-22bp on fee · 11× the assets · +$489M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$123.5B+$2.3B-20bp on fee · 82× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$47M-21bp on fee · 16× the assets · +$47M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-21bp on fee · 12× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF0.05%$48B+$2B-20bp on fee · 32× the assets · +$2B in over the monthHead-to-head
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