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QLTAISharesINDEX

iShares Aaa - A Rated Corporate Bond ETF

$45.77+0.13% vs prior close
454952-WK

Price through Oct 26, 2026 · Flows through Jul 18, 2025. 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 the fund will invest at least 90% of its assets in fixed income securities of the types included in the underlying index that BFA believes will help the fund track the underlying index. The underlying index is a subset of the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Index, which measures the performance of the Aaa - A rated range of the fixed-rate, U.S. dollar-denominated taxable, corporate bond market.

QLTA price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateQLTA close
Jul 27, 2026$46.62
Jul 28, 2026$46.73
Jul 29, 2026$46.51
Jul 30, 2026$46.60
Jul 31, 2026$46.52
Aug 3, 2026$46.45
Aug 4, 2026$46.67
Aug 5, 2026$46.69
Aug 6, 2026$46.54
Aug 7, 2026$46.60
Aug 10, 2026$46.40
Aug 11, 2026$46.41
Aug 12, 2026$46.46
Aug 13, 2026$46.62
Aug 14, 2026$46.46
Aug 17, 2026$46.30
Aug 18, 2026$46.36
Aug 19, 2026$46.65
Aug 20, 2026$46.45
Aug 21, 2026$46.41
Aug 24, 2026$46.49
Aug 25, 2026$46.73
Aug 26, 2026$46.70
Aug 27, 2026$46.69
Aug 28, 2026$46.53
Aug 31, 2026$46.50
Sep 1, 2026$46.11
Sep 2, 2026$46.14
Sep 3, 2026$46.19
Sep 4, 2026$46.23
Sep 8, 2026$46.20
Sep 9, 2026$46.13
Sep 10, 2026$45.79
Sep 11, 2026$45.76
Sep 14, 2026$45.73
Sep 15, 2026$45.72
Sep 16, 2026$45.77
Sep 17, 2026$46.01
Sep 18, 2026$45.86
Sep 21, 2026$46.01
Sep 22, 2026$46.02
Sep 23, 2026$45.59
Sep 24, 2026$45.29
Sep 25, 2026$45.35
Sep 28, 2026$45.10
Sep 29, 2026$45.07
Sep 30, 2026$44.99
Oct 1, 2026$44.95
Oct 2, 2026$44.86
Oct 5, 2026$44.87
Oct 6, 2026$44.97
Oct 7, 2026$44.98
Oct 8, 2026$45.11
Oct 9, 2026$45.09
Oct 12, 2026$45.17
Oct 13, 2026$45.16
Oct 14, 2026$45.22
Oct 15, 2026$45.53
Oct 16, 2026$45.50
Oct 19, 2026$45.30
Oct 20, 2026$45.43
Oct 21, 2026$45.45
Oct 22, 2026$45.85
Oct 23, 2026$45.71
Oct 26, 2026$45.77

Weekly net flows, 3M

Net inflow over the range: +$41M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Apr 21Apr 28May 5May 12May 19May 26Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16+$26.4MJun 23Jun 30Jul 7+$2.4MJul 14Apr 21May 5May 19Jun 2Jun 16+$26.4MJun 30+$2.4MJul 14Apr 21May 12Jun 2+$26.4MJun 23+$2.4MJul 14
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Apr 21$4.7M
Apr 28$0
May 5$14.1M
May 12$0
May 19$0
May 26$0
Jun 2$0
Jun 9$0
Jun 16−$7M
Jun 23$26.4M
Jun 30$0
Jul 7$0
Jul 14$2.4M
The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned -4.8% so far this year. At 0.15% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IEFA has a reported fee of 0.07%.

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

$1.6Bassets under management
0.15%expense ratio · $15 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
196Kavg daily volume, 30 days
2970holdings · US-domiciled
2012listed February 14, 2012 · beta 0.17
The book at a glance
—0.2%—0.2%—0.2%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%—0.1%

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

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1—PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTERPRISES PTE0.17%———
2—ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC0.16%———
3—ABBVIE INC0.16%———
4—PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTERPRISES PTE0.15%———
5—ABBVIE INC0.14%———
6—WELLS FARGO & COMPANY MTN0.13%———
7—WELLS FARGO & COMPANY MTN0.13%———
8—COMCAST CORPORATION0.13%———
9—GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE0.13%———
10—MICROSOFT CORPORATION0.13%———
11—WELLS FARGO & COMPANY MTN0.13%———
12—ABBVIE INC0.13%———
13—CITIGROUP INC0.12%———
14—WELLS FARGO & COMPANY MTN0.12%———
15—WELLS FARGO & COMPANY0.12%———

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Sector weights

  • Banking35.01%
  • Consumer Non-Cyclical15.52%
  • Technology9.19%
  • Electric7%
  • Consumer Cyclical6.62%
  • Energy4.45%
  • Capital Goods4.44%
  • Insurance4.3%
  • Communications3.98%
  • Transportation2.57%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Banking35.01%
Consumer Non-Cyclical15.52%
Technology9.19%
Electric7%
Consumer Cyclical6.62%
Energy4.45%
Capital Goods4.44%
Insurance4.3%
Communications3.98%
Transportation2.57%

Country weights

  • United States81.17%
  • United Kingdom4.93%
  • Japan3.49%
  • Canada3.33%
  • Australia2.02%
  • Belgium1.16%
  • Switzerland0.81%
  • Spain0.74%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
United States81.17%
United Kingdom4.93%
Japan3.49%
Canada3.33%
Australia2.02%
Belgium1.16%
Switzerland0.81%
Spain0.74%
Performance
1 week+0.7%
1 month+0.9%
3 months-1.6%
6 months-4.3%
YTD-4.8%
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
−$9.8MAug−$2.4MSep+$271.4MOct+$100KNov+$4.8MDec+$89.3MJan−$107.8MFeb+$47.1MMar−$18.6MApr+$14.1MMay+$19.4MJun+$2.4MJulAugSep+$271.4MOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun+$2.4MJulAug+$271.4MOctDecFebApr+$2.4MJul
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Aug−$9.8M
Sep−$2.4M
Oct$271.4M
Nov$100K
Dec$4.8M
Jan$89.3M
Feb−$107.8M
Mar$47.1M
Apr−$18.6M
May$14.1M
Jun$19.4M
Jul$2.4M
The risk read
5%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
5%realized volatility, 1 year
-8.5%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-6.6%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 0.3% of the book; the top ten carry 2%. Spread across 250+ names, it behaves like roughly 233 equally-weighted positions.

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

The case against QLTA

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

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-12bp on fee · 25× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-12bp on fee · 11× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF0.03%$16.4B+$489M-12bp on fee · 10× the assets · +$489M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$123.5B+$2.3B-10bp on fee · 76× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-11bp on fee · 20× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
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