BlackRock to Launch Suite of Defined Maturity Bond Ladder ETFs
Offers advisors the convenience and simplicity of a bond ladder within an ETF
“In 2010, BlackRock pioneered defined maturity ETFs with the introduction of iBonds ETFs, helping advisors build bond ladders and efficiently manage multiple client accounts,” said
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iShares® iBonds® 1-5 Year Treasury Ladder ETF |
BlackRock iBonds® 1-5 Year Treasury Ladder Index |
LDRT |
NYSE Arca |
iShares® iBonds® 1-5 Year TIPS Ladder ETF |
BlackRock iBonds® 1-5 Year TIPS Ladder Index |
LDRI |
NYSE Arca |
iShares® iBonds® 1-5 Year Corporate Ladder ETF |
BlackRock iBonds® 1-5 Year Corporate Ladder Index |
LDRC |
NYSE Arca |
iShares® iBonds® 1-5 Year High Yield and Income Ladder ETF |
BlackRock iBonds® 1-5 Year High Yield and Income Ladder Index |
LDRH |
NYSE Arca |
The iShares iBonds 1-5 Year Ladder ETF suite will consist of four fund of funds across
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BlackRock manages over
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Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.
The iShares iBonds® Laddered ETFs (the Funds) are fund of funds and seek to track the investment results of a BlackRock iBonds® 1-5 Year Ladder Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Indexes are composed exclusively of underlying iShares iBonds ETFs (“iBonds ETFs” or “Underlying Funds”) (as determined by
Fixed income risks include interest-rate and credit risk. Typically, when interest rates rise, there is a corresponding decline in the value of debt securities. Credit risk refers to the possibility that the debt issuer will not be able to make principal and interest payments.
Non-investment-grade debt securities (high-yield/junk bonds) may be subject to greater market fluctuations, risk of default or loss of income and principal than higher-rated securities.
An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the
TIPS can provide investors a hedge against inflation, as the inflation adjustment feature helps preserve the purchasing power of the investment. Because of this inflation adjustment feature, inflation protected bonds typically have lower yields than conventional fixed rate bonds and will likely decline in price during periods of deflation, which could result in losses. Government backing applies only to government issued securities, and does not apply to the funds.
The iShares® iBonds® Ladder ETFs will hold 5 iBonds ETFs (the “Underlying Funds”), spanning 5 consecutive maturity years. The Underlying Index is reconstituted each June such that the iBonds ETF with the nearest maturity is removed from the Underlying Index and the iBonds ETF with a five-year maturity is added. If an iBonds ETF is not available for a given maturity year within the five-year range, the Underlying Index will hold fewer iBonds ETF constituents.
An investment in the Fund(s) is not guaranteed, and an investor may experience losses, including near or at the reconstitution date. Unlike a direct investment in a bond that has a level coupon payment and a fixed payment at maturity, the Fund(s) will make distributions of income that vary over time. In the final months of each Underlying Funds’ operation, as the bonds it holds mature, its portfolio will transition to cash and cash-like instruments. As a result, its yield will tend to move toward prevailing money market rates, and may be lower than the yields of the bonds previously held by the
The Funds’ distributions and liquidation proceeds are not predictable at the time of investment and the Funds do not seek to return any predetermined amount. The rate of Fund distribution payments may adversely affect the tax characterization of an investor’s returns from an investment in the Fund relative to a direct investment in bonds. If the amount an investor receives as liquidation proceeds upon the Fund’s termination is higher or lower than the investor’s cost basis, the investor may experience a gain or loss for tax purposes.
Investment in a fund of funds is subject to the risks and expenses of the underlying funds.
Funds that concentrate investments in specific industries, sectors, markets or asset classes may underperform or be more volatile than other industries, sectors, markets or asset classes and than the general securities market.
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