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NEARISharesINDEX

iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF

$50.04+0.06% vs prior close
505152-WK

Price through Oct 27, 2026 · Flows through Oct 26, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 27, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 27, 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
Jul 27, 2026$50.45
Jul 28, 2026$50.48
Jul 29, 2026$50.49
Jul 30, 2026$50.54
Jul 31, 2026$50.55
Aug 3, 2026$50.39
Aug 4, 2026$50.45
Aug 5, 2026$50.47
Aug 6, 2026$50.45
Aug 7, 2026$50.47
Aug 10, 2026$50.44
Aug 11, 2026$50.48
Aug 12, 2026$50.50
Aug 13, 2026$50.53
Aug 14, 2026$50.54
Aug 17, 2026$50.54
Aug 18, 2026$50.54
Aug 19, 2026$50.57
Aug 20, 2026$50.55
Aug 21, 2026$50.55
Aug 24, 2026$50.56
Aug 25, 2026$50.61
Aug 26, 2026$50.62
Aug 27, 2026$50.59
Aug 28, 2026$50.52
Aug 31, 2026$50.52
Sep 1, 2026$50.28
Sep 2, 2026$50.31
Sep 3, 2026$50.33
Sep 4, 2026$50.33
Sep 8, 2026$50.31
Sep 9, 2026$50.29
Sep 10, 2026$50.17
Sep 11, 2026$50.12
Sep 14, 2026$50.11
Sep 15, 2026$50.12
Sep 16, 2026$50.08
Sep 17, 2026$50.14
Sep 18, 2026$50.06
Sep 21, 2026$50.11
Sep 22, 2026$50.10
Sep 23, 2026$49.98
Sep 24, 2026$49.91
Sep 25, 2026$50.00
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
Oct 27, 2026$50.04

Weekly net flows, 3M

Net inflow over the range: +$430M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Jul 27Aug 3Aug 10Aug 17+$109.7MAug 24Aug 31Sep 7Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19+$30MOct 26Jul 27Aug 10+$109.7MAug 24Sep 7Sep 21Oct 5+$30MOct 26Jul 27+$109.7MAug 24Sep 21+$30MOct 26
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Jul 27$30M
Aug 3$25M
Aug 10−$52
Aug 17$99.5M
Aug 24$109.7M
Aug 31$28M
Sep 7$72.5M
Sep 14$15M
Sep 21−$25M
Sep 28$0
Oct 5−$30M
Oct 12$0
Oct 19$75M
Oct 26$30M
The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$75M of net inflows over the past month, about 1.4% 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
+$75Mnet flow, trailing month
948Kavg 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+0.3%
1 month+0.1%
3 months-0.8%
6 months-1.7%
YTD-2.1%
1 year-2.6%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$82M
1 month+$75M
3 months+$430M
YTD+$1.6B
1 year+$1.6B

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+$62.5MOctOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay+$437.5MJulAugSep+$62.5MOctOctDecFebApr+$437.5MJul+$62.5MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
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$62.5M
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
704Kshares 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
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$47M-21bp on fee · 5× 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 · 4× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF0.05%$48B+$2B-20bp on fee · 9× the assets · +$2B in over the monthHead-to-head
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