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iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF (LQDI)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US46431W5803

CUSIP

46431W580

Issuer

iShares

Inception Date

May 8, 2018

Region

Developed Markets (Broad)

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

No Index (Active)

Asset Class

Bond

Expense Ratio

LQDI has an expense ratio of 0.18%, which is considered low.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF (LQDI) returned 3.54% year-to-date (YTD) and 5.24% over the past 12 months.


LQDI

YTD

3.54%

1M

0.82%

6M

0.79%

1Y

5.24%

3Y*

2.11%

5Y*

3.81%

10Y*

N/A

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.51%

1M

6.15%

6M

-2.00%

1Y

12.92%

3Y*

12.68%

5Y*

14.19%

10Y*

10.85%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of LQDI, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20251.79%1.73%0.12%-0.95%0.82%3.54%
2024-0.11%-1.31%1.90%-2.12%1.93%0.29%1.51%1.41%1.79%-2.20%1.22%-2.66%1.48%
20233.98%-2.46%3.54%-0.20%-1.74%1.30%0.90%-1.68%-2.74%-1.44%5.60%3.92%8.85%
2022-4.22%-0.02%-0.55%-5.07%0.60%-5.68%6.61%-4.17%-8.32%1.97%5.04%-1.63%-15.33%
2021-0.34%-2.08%-0.05%1.72%1.46%1.79%2.76%-0.19%-0.71%2.37%-0.46%2.61%9.10%
20201.75%0.78%-11.32%5.46%2.19%2.81%4.18%1.21%-0.67%0.58%3.38%1.90%11.81%
20193.37%0.42%1.74%1.82%-0.01%3.03%0.72%2.76%-1.72%0.90%0.99%0.86%15.83%
2018-0.16%-0.11%2.18%-0.31%-0.23%-1.82%-2.20%0.62%-2.07%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of LQDI is 67, indicating average performance compared to other ETFs on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of LQDI is 6767
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of LQDI is 6666
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of LQDI is 6868
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of LQDI is 6464
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of LQDI is 6565
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of LQDI is 7171
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF (LQDI) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF Sharpe ratios as of May 31, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.80
  • 5-Year: 0.44
  • All Time: 0.37

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF provided a 4.52% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.17 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.


2.50%3.00%3.50%4.00%4.50%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.80$1.00$1.202018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM2024202320222021202020192018
Dividend$1.17$1.18$1.04$0.82$1.17$0.68$0.87$0.60

Dividend yield

4.52%4.65%3.98%3.27%3.83%2.34%3.26%2.53%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.09$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.39
2024$0.00$0.11$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.09$0.09$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.20$1.18
2023$0.00$0.07$0.09$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.09$0.09$0.10$0.10$0.19$1.04
2022$0.00$0.05$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.07$0.07$0.06$0.07$0.08$0.07$0.16$0.82
2021$0.00$0.05$0.05$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.06$0.62$1.17
2020$0.00$0.07$0.07$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.05$0.06$0.06$0.05$0.11$0.68
2019$0.00$0.07$0.07$0.08$0.07$0.08$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.14$0.87
2018$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.08$0.08$0.16$0.60

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF was 28.99%, occurring on Mar 20, 2020. Recovery took 74 trading sessions.

The current iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF drawdown is 3.17%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-28.99%Mar 9, 202010Mar 20, 202074Jul 7, 202084
-19.88%Jan 3, 2022202Oct 20, 2022
-4.96%Feb 9, 202112Feb 25, 202149May 6, 202161
-4.86%Aug 13, 201892Dec 26, 201830Feb 8, 2019122
-3.35%Sep 3, 20199Sep 13, 201950Nov 26, 201959
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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