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iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF (SUB)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US4642881589

CUSIP

464288158

Issuer

iShares

Inception Date

Nov 5, 2008

Region

North America (U.S.)

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

ICE Short Maturity AMT-Free US National Municipal Index - Benchmark TR Gross

Asset Class

Bond

Share Price Chart


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Popular comparisons:
SUB vs. MUB SUB vs. VTEB SUB vs. JMST SUB vs. SHM SUB vs. SMB SUB vs. FUMB SUB vs. FSTFX SUB vs. SGOV SUB vs. FLOT SUB vs. PULS

Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


0.00%5.00%10.00%JuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovember
2.36%
12.14%
SUB (iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Returns By Period

iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF had a return of 1.89% year-to-date (YTD) and 3.17% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF had an annualized return of 1.13%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.21%, indicating that iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF did not perform as well as the benchmark.


SUB

YTD

1.89%

1M

-0.05%

6M

2.37%

1Y

3.17%

5Y (annualized)

1.11%

10Y (annualized)

1.13%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

25.15%

1M

2.97%

6M

12.53%

1Y

31.00%

5Y (annualized)

13.95%

10Y (annualized)

11.21%

Monthly Returns

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2024-0.20%0.02%-0.16%-0.02%-0.19%0.56%0.87%0.70%0.52%-0.45%1.89%
20230.67%-1.24%1.27%-0.20%-0.53%0.52%0.07%-0.03%-0.74%0.38%1.92%0.82%2.91%
2022-1.25%-0.19%-1.08%-0.81%1.00%0.06%0.75%-1.12%-1.33%0.02%1.85%0.10%-2.04%
20210.05%-0.38%0.22%0.16%-0.04%0.09%0.23%-0.05%-0.25%-0.12%0.04%0.07%0.03%
20200.53%0.21%-0.95%0.03%1.79%0.01%0.60%-0.20%0.12%-0.33%0.37%0.31%2.51%
20190.21%0.12%0.51%0.06%0.58%0.29%0.54%0.17%-0.32%0.39%0.08%0.27%2.94%
20180.18%-0.07%0.08%-0.41%0.59%0.23%0.36%-0.00%-0.30%-0.13%0.56%0.76%1.85%
20170.20%0.49%-0.05%0.17%0.43%-0.21%0.37%0.34%-0.30%-0.14%-0.59%0.05%0.75%
20160.32%0.23%-0.25%0.12%-0.07%0.34%0.28%-0.03%-0.38%-0.04%-1.15%0.56%-0.09%
20150.53%-0.36%-0.13%-0.12%0.04%0.14%0.33%-0.24%0.34%0.29%-0.15%0.13%0.80%
20140.13%0.18%-0.16%0.11%-0.07%0.16%0.08%0.33%-0.30%0.01%0.13%-0.13%0.47%
20130.29%0.31%-0.36%-0.01%-0.15%-0.59%0.47%0.15%0.44%0.16%0.18%-0.06%0.84%

Expense Ratio

SUB has an expense ratio of 0.07%, which is considered low compared to other funds.


Expense ratio chart for SUB: current value at 0.07% compared with the broader market ranging from 0.00% to 2.12%.0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%0.07%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current risk-adjusted rank of SUB is 76, placing it in the top 24% of ETFs on our website in terms of risk-adjusted performance. This ranking is based on the combined values of the indicators listed below.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of SUB is 7676
Combined Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of SUB is 7373
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of SUB is 8181
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of SUB is 8080
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of SUB is 8181
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of SUB is 6464
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 Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF (SUB) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for SUB, currently valued at 2.27, compared to the broader market0.002.004.002.272.53
The chart of Sortino ratio for SUB, currently valued at 3.55, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.0010.0012.003.553.39
The chart of Omega ratio for SUB, currently valued at 1.47, compared to the broader market0.501.001.502.002.503.001.471.47
The chart of Calmar ratio for SUB, currently valued at 3.65, compared to the broader market0.005.0010.0015.003.653.65
The chart of Martin ratio for SUB, currently valued at 10.61, compared to the broader market0.0020.0040.0060.0080.00100.0010.6116.21
SUB
^GSPC

The current iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF Sharpe ratio is 2.27. This value is calculated based on the past 1 year of trading data and takes into account price changes and dividends.

Use the chart below to compare the Sharpe ratio of iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF with the selected benchmark, providing insights into the investment's historical performance in terms of risk-adjusted returns. Go to the Sharpe ratio tool for more fine-grained control over the calculation options.

Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio1.502.002.503.003.50JuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovember
2.27
2.54
SUB (iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF provided a 2.04% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $2.16 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.


0.80%1.00%1.20%1.40%1.60%1.80%$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50$2.0020132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20232022202120202019201820172016201520142013
Dividend$2.16$1.83$0.90$0.77$1.34$1.69$1.39$0.99$0.79$0.81$0.80$0.89

Dividend yield

2.04%1.73%0.86%0.72%1.23%1.59%1.32%0.94%0.75%0.77%0.76%0.84%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2024$0.00$0.17$0.18$0.17$0.18$0.19$0.18$0.18$0.19$0.20$0.19$1.82
2023$0.00$0.14$0.16$0.13$0.14$0.14$0.15$0.15$0.16$0.17$0.16$0.33$1.83
2022$0.00$0.04$0.05$0.05$0.07$0.06$0.07$0.07$0.08$0.10$0.10$0.21$0.90
2021$0.00$0.08$0.09$0.08$0.08$0.07$0.07$0.06$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.09$0.77
2020$0.00$0.13$0.13$0.13$0.13$0.12$0.12$0.11$0.10$0.10$0.09$0.18$1.34
2019$0.00$0.14$0.15$0.14$0.14$0.15$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.15$0.14$0.27$1.69
2018$0.00$0.09$0.10$0.09$0.10$0.10$0.11$0.12$0.12$0.13$0.14$0.29$1.39
2017$0.00$0.07$0.08$0.07$0.08$0.07$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.09$0.08$0.21$0.99
2016$0.00$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.08$0.07$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.12$0.79
2015$0.00$0.06$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.06$0.06$0.07$0.07$0.14$0.81
2014$0.00$0.06$0.08$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.07$0.06$0.06$0.07$0.06$0.13$0.80
2013$0.06$0.10$0.07$0.08$0.07$0.08$0.07$0.07$0.08$0.07$0.13$0.89

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.


-8.00%-6.00%-4.00%-2.00%0.00%JuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovember
-0.46%
-0.88%
SUB (iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the iShares Short-Term National Muni 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 Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF was 9.46%, occurring on Mar 19, 2020. Recovery took 42 trading sessions.

The current iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF drawdown is 0.46%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-9.46%Mar 9, 20209Mar 19, 202042May 19, 202051
-6.4%Jan 20, 200927Feb 26, 2009641Sep 12, 2011668
-4.92%Jan 14, 20091Jan 14, 20092Jan 16, 20093
-4.35%Jul 23, 2021297Sep 26, 2022306Dec 13, 2023603
-2.44%Mar 4, 201379Jun 24, 201386Oct 24, 2013165

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF volatility is 0.58%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


0.00%1.00%2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%6.00%JuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovember
0.58%
3.96%
SUB (iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)