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NEARISharesINDEX

iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF

$50.01-0.02% vs prior close
505152-WK

Price through Oct 26, 2026 · Flows through Oct 23, 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 seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in a portfolio of U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade fixed-income securities. Under normal circumstances, the effective duration of its portfolio is expected to be one year or less, as calculated by the management team. It is an actively managed exchange-traded fund ("ETF") that does not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index.

NEAR price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateNEAR close
Sep 28, 2026$49.86
Sep 29, 2026$49.87
Sep 30, 2026$49.86
Oct 1, 2026$49.78
Oct 2, 2026$49.78
Oct 5, 2026$49.80
Oct 6, 2026$49.83
Oct 7, 2026$49.89
Oct 8, 2026$49.87
Oct 9, 2026$49.90
Oct 12, 2026$49.93
Oct 13, 2026$49.91
Oct 14, 2026$49.90
Oct 15, 2026$49.95
Oct 16, 2026$49.97
Oct 19, 2026$49.92
Oct 20, 2026$49.91
Oct 21, 2026$49.90
Oct 22, 2026$50.02
Oct 23, 2026$50.02
Oct 26, 2026$50.01

Daily net flows, 1M

Net inflow over the range: +$7M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Sep 23Sep 25Sep 29Oct 1Oct 5Oct 7Oct 9Oct 13Oct 15Oct 19Oct 21+$52.5MOct 23Sep 23Sep 28Oct 1Oct 6Oct 9Oct 14Oct 19+$52.5MOct 23Sep 23Oct 1Oct 9Oct 19+$52.5MOct 23
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Sep 23$12.6M
Sep 24−$50.1M
Sep 25−$50
Sep 28$7.4M
Sep 29$5.1M
Sep 30−$50
Oct 1−$12.5M
Oct 2$0
Oct 5$50
Oct 6−$50
Oct 7−$30M
Oct 8−$1.3M
Oct 9$1.3M
Oct 12$0
Oct 13$50
Oct 14$50
Oct 15$0
Oct 16−$100
Oct 19$15M
Oct 20$7.5M
Oct 21−$100
Oct 22$0
Oct 23$52.5M
The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$45M of net inflows over the past month, about 0.9% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned -2.1% 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

$5.2Bassets under management
0.25%expense ratio · $25 per $10,000 a year
+$45Mnet flow, trailing month
959Kavg daily volume, 30 days
1006holdings · US-domiciled
2013listed September 25, 2013 · beta 0.04
The book at a glance
—4.1%—3.1%—2.4%—1.8%—1.7%—1.4%—1.3%—0.9%—0.9%—0.8%—0.5%—0.5%—0.5%—0.4%—0.4%—0.4%—0.3%—0.3%—0.3%—0.3%—0.3%—0.3%—0.3%—0.3%—0.3%—0.3%—0.3%—0.3%

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

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1—TREASURY NOTE4.14%———
2—TREASURY NOTE3.15%———
3—TREASURY NOTE2.37%———
4—TREASURY NOTE1.77%———
5—TREASURY NOTE1.69%———
6—TREASURY NOTE (2OLD)1.44%———
7—TREASURY NOTE1.33%———
8—UMBS 30YR TBA(REG A)0.92%———
9—TREASURY NOTE0.87%———
10—TREASURY NOTE0.78%———
11—CITIGROUP INC0.54%———
12—EQT CORP0.49%———
13—VIPER ENERGY PARTNERS LLC0.46%———
14—TREASURY NOTE0.44%———
15—ECMC_26-2 A 144A0.41%———

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Sector weights

  • Treasury25.96%
  • Industrial20.86%
  • ABS14.62%
  • Financial Institutions13.77%
  • CMBS8.98%
  • CMO7.09%
  • Utility3.79%
  • MBS Pass-Through1.41%
  • Cash and/or Derivatives1.22%
  • Agency0.85%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Treasury25.96%
Industrial20.86%
ABS14.62%
Financial Institutions13.77%
CMBS8.98%
CMO7.09%
Utility3.79%
MBS Pass-Through1.41%
Cash and/or Derivatives1.22%
Agency0.85%

Country weights

  • United States86.84%
  • United Kingdom3.94%
  • Australia1.27%
  • Switzerland0.88%
  • Ireland0.82%
  • Cayman Islands0.8%
  • Germany0.68%
  • Netherlands0.45%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
United States86.84%
United Kingdom3.94%
Australia1.27%
Switzerland0.88%
Ireland0.82%
Cayman Islands0.8%
Germany0.68%
Netherlands0.45%
Performance
1 week+0.2%
1 month+0.0%
3 months-0.9%
6 months-1.8%
YTD-2.1%
1 year—
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$60M
1 month+$45M
3 months+$400M
YTD+$1.5B
1 year+$1.5B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
+$125MOct$0Nov$0Dec+$191.3MJan+$135.2MFeb+$155.6MMar+$109.7MApr+$122.4MMay+$437.5MJul+$257.1MAug+$80MSep+$32.5MOctOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay+$437.5MJulAugSep+$32.5MOctOctDecFebApr+$437.5MJul+$32.5MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Oct$125M
Nov$0
Dec$0
Jan$191.3M
Feb$135.2M
Mar$155.6M
Apr$109.7M
May$122.4M
Jul$437.5M
Aug$257.1M
Sep$80M
Oct$32.5M
The risk read
1%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
2%realized volatility, 1 year
-3.1%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-2.6%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 8.0% of the book; the top ten carry 26%. Spread across 250+ names, it behaves like roughly 33 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
585Kshares traded
The case against NEAR

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat NEAR 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 · 3× 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 · 24× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
SPTS State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF0.03%$7.1B+$1.4B-22bp on fee · +$1.4B in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$51M-21bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$51M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-21bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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