ETF·NYSE
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD)
- Net assets
- $28.27B
- Expense ratio
- 0.14%
- Yield
- 4.91%
- 52-week range
- $101.20 $112.06
LQD ETF forecast today
Where LQD stands today, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.
LQD at a glance
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD): Sell, 40/100 on CleaRank's AI score.
- Trend Mixed: the price is above its 50-day but below its 200-day moving average ($104.08 and $107.68).
- Fund Expense ratio 0.14%, $28.3B in net assets, price down 6.6% over 1 year.
Figures as of October 30, 2026.
CleaRank Financial AI
CleaRank rates iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) a Sell, with a model score of 40/100.
The biggest lift comes from momentum, where the MACD line is positive. The biggest drag comes from trend: the price is 3.17% below its 200-day average, and the 50-day average is 3.34% below the 200-day. The two averages read $104.08 and $107.68. Across the past year, the price declined 6.64%.
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Figures we compute ourselves from LQD's own price history. Tap one to see it in context.
LQD ETF price and trading
The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.
Trend checks
1/4Price above its 50-day average ›
The price of $104.27 is 0.2% above the 50-day simple moving average of $104.08.Price below its 200-day average ›
The price is 3.2% below the 200-day simple moving average of $107.68.50-day average below the 200-day ›
The 50-day average ($104.08) is 3.3% below the 200-day average ($107.68), the arrangement of a falling longer-term trend.In the lower half of its 52-week range ›
The price sits at 28% of its 52-week range, between $101.20 and $112.06.
LQD share price
Pick a period: each tab shows how far LQD has moved over it, to the last close.
Today's trading
Where LQD sits inside today's range and its 52-week range.
LQD fund facts and valuation
What the fund holds, what it costs and how it is valued.
Fund checks
3/4Expense ratio at or below 0.20% ›
The fund charges 0.14% a year, $14.00 on a $10,000 holding.Over $1B in net assets ›
Net assets total $28.3B.Pays a distribution ›
The distribution yield is 4.91%.Price down over one year ›
The price fell 6.64% over the past year.
LQD Fund Facts
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF is a fixed income exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the performance of the iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index. The fund provides broad exposure to U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade corporate bonds issued across a wide range of sectors and maturities. Its portfolio is designed to hold liquid debt securities from large, established companies, making it a commonly used vehicle for accessing the U.S. corporate bond market through a single fund.
Total returns, as the fund family reports them
| Period | LQD |
|---|---|
| YTD | -4.41% |
| 1 month | -3.29% |
| 3 months | -5.12% |
| 1 year | -3.97% |
| 3 years | 4.63% |
| 5 years | -1.30% |
| 10 years | 1.74% |
As of Oct 31, 2026, LQD has an expense ratio of 0.14%, $28.27B in net assets and a distribution yield of 4.91%.
Fund reference data as of Oct 31, 2026. Expense ratio and net assets are reported by the fund. The trailing returns are the fund family's own month-end total returns, with distributions included, so they can differ from the price changes elsewhere on this page.
Key statistics
The headline figures for LQD.
What the numbers say
CleaRank Financial AI's reading of LQD's holdings, performance and risks.
LQD is a Corporate Bond fund run by iShares, and it dates back to July 22, 2002, when it launched.
The expense ratio is 0.14%, or $14.00 a year on a $10,000 holding. Net assets stand at $28.3B. The distribution yield comes to 4.91%, and portfolio turnover is 16%.
Daily swings are the first thing to plan around. LQD has moved 0.42% on an average session. Looking back over the past year, the price dropped 6.64%.
LQD AI analysis and technical indicators
CleaRank's score and reasoning, the indicators behind it, and what the price moves with.
Momentum checks
3/3RSI not overbought or oversold ›
The 14-day RSI is 58.3, in neutral territory.RSI above 50 ›
An RSI of 58.3 is above the 50 midpoint, so buyers have had the upper hand over the last 14 days.MACD line above zero ›
The MACD line is positive, so the 12-day average is above the 26-day average.
CleaRank Financial AI analysis of LQD
The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.
LQD trades between its two moving averages. The price, $104.27, sits 3.17% below its 200-day average of $107.68 but 0.18% above its 50-day average of $104.08. Within its 52-week range the price stands at 28%, 3.03% above the 52-week low of $101.20. The 50-day average is 3.34% below the 200-day, so the slower average still sits well above the current price.
Recent gains sit on top of a weaker longer record. The price is up 2.05% over the past month, but it is down 1.86% over the past three months and down 6.64% over the past year. The 14-day RSI sits at 58.3, in the neutral zone, and the MACD line is positive.
- The two closest levels matter most: the 200-day SMA at $107.68 overhead and the 50-day SMA at $104.08 underneath.
- The 14-day RSI stands at 58.3, which is neutral, and the MACD line is positive. Readings above 70 or below 30 would point to stretched momentum.
- Costs add up over time. At 0.14% a year, LQD takes $14.00 from every $10,000 invested.
The trend is mixed. LQD sits above its 50-day average of $104.08 but below its 200-day average of $107.68. Should the price close above the 200-day, both signals would turn up, while a close below the 50-day would turn both down. Until then, the price is wedged between the 50-day SMA ($104.08) beneath it and the 200-day SMA ($107.68) above.
Technical indicators
Momentum and trend for LQD, from its daily closes.
As of October 30, 2026, with LQD at $104.27, its 14-day RSI is 58.3 (neutral territory), its 50-day simple moving average is $104.08 and its 200-day is $107.68.
Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 30, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26). How we calculate these
What LQD moves with
Correlation of daily returns over one year: +1 moves in step, 0 has no link, -1 moves the opposite way.
As of October 30, 2026, LQD's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.37 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.30 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), +0.13 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.17 with gold (XAU).
LQD trade plan: entry, stop loss and targets
Entry, stop and target levels from the moving averages and recent volatility. Educational, not advice.
LQD trade plan
Entry, stop and target levels, sized to your account. Change the bias or the risk and every level updates.
Short entry pick an entry style
Risk management
Profit targets (Based on Conservative Entry)
These levels come from LQD's moving averages and recent volatility, not from a forecast. Educational levels, not financial advice; the full disclaimer is at the foot of the page.
Risk profile
How much LQD tends to move, against the market and on its own.
LQD price history and drawdowns
LQD's worst falls and recoveries, what $10,000 became, and which months have been kind to it.
Track record checks
3/4Average daily move under 2% ›
The price has moved 0.42% on an average day (30-day standard deviation of daily returns).Recovered from its worst fall ›
The worst fall was 24.7%, from September 2021 to October 2022, regained by August 2024.Most 1-year holds ended higher ›
70% of 1-year holding periods in the last 10 years ended with a gain.Trailed the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
$10,000 invested in October 2016 is now worth $12,303, against $41,607 in the S&P 500 (SPY).
LQD Drawdowns & Recovery
As of October 30, 2026, LQD's worst peak-to-trough fall over the last 10 years with dividends reinvested was -24.7% (September 2021 to October 2022); it regained that peak by August 2024, 22 months after the low, and 70% of 1-year holding periods ended with a gain.
From weekly closing values with dividends reinvested. A drawdown is the fall from the highest value reached so far to a later low.
Growth of $10,000
What $10,000 put into LQD in October 2016 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.
Against the market: LQD trailed the S&P 500 over this period: $12,303 against $41,607.
A $10,000 investment in LQD in October 2016 would be worth about $12,303 today with dividends reinvested, compared with about $41,607 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark (also with dividends reinvested).
Seasonal patterns
Which calendar months have been kind to LQD, and which have not.
Strongest month, November: an average of +1.08%, up in 6 of 10 years.
Weakest month, September: an average of -1.16%, up in 2 of 10 years.
This month, October: has averaged -0.71%, up in 4 of 9 years. Past seasonality does not repeat on schedule.
Over the last 10 years, LQD's strongest calendar month has been November (average +1.08%, up in 6 of 10 years) and its weakest September (average -1.16%, up in 2 of 10 years).
Average return for each calendar month over the last 10 years, from weekly closing prices with dividends included.
LQD price prediction 2030
Thousands of simulated paths from the price history. A range of outcomes, not a forecast.
Monte Carlo projection
Thousands of simulated paths for $10,000 in LQD, from its own past volatility. The shaded area holds 80% of them.
CleaRank's 4-year Monte Carlo simulation, based on 10 years of price history, projects that a $10,000 investment in LQD today could grow to about $10,946 by 2030 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $13,696 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $8,747. The simulation models price only; at today's 4.91% yield, dividends would add to these figures. Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.
LQD 2030 Scenarios (Monte Carlo)
The same simulation in prices, year by year.
CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $114 for LQD by 2030 in the base case, from $104 today (1.1x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $91.21. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on LQD's historical return distribution, not price targets, and they assume no dividends are reinvested.
| Year | 10th percentile | Base case | 90th percentile | range base today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $95.34 | $107 | $119 | |
| 2028 | $93.10 | $109 | $128 | |
| 2029 | $91.89 | $112 | $135 | |
| 2030 | $91.21 | $114 | $143 |
Method: a lognormal simulation of LQD's own volatility and capped historical trend, re-run daily; base case is the median path, the outer columns the 10th and 90th percentiles. How the simulation works
LQD ETF forecast: questions people ask
Answered from the figures on this page, as of October 30, 2026.