iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF
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- Description
- Performance
- Fundamentals
- Rate Sensitivity
- Rating
The iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF tracks a market value weighted index of bonds that were rated investment grade at issuance, but later downgraded to sub-investment grade. |
Category | Corporate |
Fund Sponsor | BlackRock |
Website | www.ishares.com |
Inception date | Jun 14, 2016 |
Assets (mns) | $2,010 |
Currency | USD |
Expense ratio | 25 bp |
Distributions | Monthly |
Regulation | Open-Ended Fund |
Custodian | |
Weighting | Market Value |
Index replication |
No. of constituents | 244 |
No of distinct issuers | 122 |
Inflation protected | 0% |
Variable/Fixed coupon | 13% /87% |
Non-standard maturity (callable, etc.) | 83% |
INTESA SANPAOLO S.P.A 5.0% 6/26/24 | 1.9 % |
SPRINT CAPITAL CORP. 6.9% 11/15/28 | 1.6 % |
SPRINT CAPITAL CORP. 8.8% 3/15/32 | 1.4 % |
0.0% /00/00 | 1.4 % |
DEUTSCHE BANK AKTIENG 4.5% 4/01/25 | 1.3 % |
EMBARQ CORP. 8.0% 6/01/36 | 1.3 % |
DEUTSCHE BANK AKTIENG 4.3% 5/24/28 | 1.3 % |
DRESDNER FUNDING TRUS 8.2% 6/30/31 | 1.3 % |
BARCLAYS PLC 4.8% 5/09/28 | 1.2 % |
BARCLAYS PLC 5.2% 5/12/26 | 1.2 % |
TOTAL | 13.8 % |
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SANDS CHINA LTD. | 2.9% |
LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP. | 2.8% |
TELECOM ITALIA CAPITAL SA | 2.8% |
NEWELL BRANDS INC | 2.8% |
UNICREDIT S.P.A. | 2.7% |
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UNITED STATES | 72.4 % |
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UNITED KINGDOM | 4.3 % |
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ITALY | 3.6 % |
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CANADA | 3.3 % |
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MACAU | 2.9 % |
HISTORICAL RETURNS 

Custom date range | Compare to | ||
thru |
Year-to-date | 1 year | 5 years | 10 years | Since Incep. |
0.8% | 5.1% | 9.1% | -- | 6.2% |
versus... | Beta | R-squared |
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Barclays Agg. Bond | 1.01 | 73% |
S&P500 | 0.45 | 77% |
MSCI EAFE | 0.46 | 77% |
MSCI Emg. Mkts. | 0.36 | 47% |
Recent close | $25.89 |
30d moving avg. | $26.51 |
Annualized volatility | 9.0% |
Short interest (ETF) | 1.6% |
Relative strength (RSI) | 39 |
Avg. volume (thou.) | 2,314 |
Avg. daily value traded (mns) | $60 |
Turnover | 2.9% |
Bid/Ask (% of price) | 0.04 |
DISTRIBUTION YIELD (TRAILING 12 MONTHS)
FALN | 5.6 yrs | Category Avg.* |
4.6 yrs |
FALN | 5.4% | Category Avg.* |
4.5% |
Change in YTM |
New YTM |
Est. Price Change |
Est. New Price |
+300 bp | 10.50% | -17.1% | $21.46 |
+200 bp | 9.50% | -11.2% | $22.99 |
+150 bp | 9.00% | -8.3% | $23.74 |
+100 bp | 8.50% | -5.5% | $24.47 |
+75 bp | 8.25% | -4.1% | $24.83 |
+50 bp | 8.00% | -2.7% | $25.19 |
+25 bp | 7.75% | -1.4% | $25.54 |
0 bp | 7.50% | 0% | $25.89 |
-25 bp | 7.25% | 1.3% | $26.24 |
-50 bp | 7.00% | 2.7% | $26.58 |
-75 bp | 6.75% | 4.0% | $26.92 |
-100 bp | 6.50% | 5.3% | $27.26 |
-150 bp | 6.00% | 7.8% | $27.92 |
-200 bp | 5.50% | 10.3% | $28.56 |
-300 bp | 4.50% | 15.2% | $29.82 |
*Fund Category: CORPORATE
ALTAR Score™
Calculation of ALTAR Score™ | ||
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Adj. Yield to Maturity ![]() |
750 | bp |
Less: Annual "default factor" ![]() |
133 | bp |
Less: Expense ratio | 25 | bp |
Equals: ALTAR Score | 5.92 | % |
Average ALTAR Score™ by Category | |
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Aggregate | 3.3% |
Corporate | 4.4% |
Emerging Market | 6.2% |
Government | 7.2% |
Inflation Protected | 2.5% |
Mortgage | 5.1% |
Municipals | 3.6% |
*Note: The iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF is classified as a Corporate fund. |