NEAR ETF Analysis: Short Maturity Bond | BATS

Short-Term Bond | BATS, USA | Market Cap: 4.880m USD | 12M Return: 3.4% | US46431W5076 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Investment Grade Bonds, Short Term Debt, Fixed Income Securities, Corporate Bonds
Total Rating 44
Safety 63
Buy Signal -0.16
Short-Term Bond
Category Rotation: +1.9
TER: 0.25%
AUM: 4.88B
Avg Turnover: 20.7M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility1.06%
VaR 5th Pctl0.19%
VaR vs Median-2.62%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio-0.70
Rel. Str. IBD27.3
Rel. Str. Peer Group47.5
Character TTM
Beta0.029
Beta Downside-0.010
Hurst Exponent0.542
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD1.16%
CAGR/Max DD4.72
CAGR/Mean DD36.10

Warnings

No concerns identified

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 11.6 years of data

Jan +0.0% 7
Feb -0.0% 15
Mar -0.1% 20
Apr +0.0% 15
May +0.1% 9
Jun +0.0% 17
Jul +0.0% 8
Aug +0.1% 52
Sep -0.0% 25
Oct -0.1% 55
Nov -0.1% 29
Dec -0.0% 12

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: NEAR Short Maturity Bond

The iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF (NEAR) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that invests at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade fixed-income securities, with an expected portfolio effective duration of three years or less. Unlike many ETFs that passively track a benchmark, NEAR is actively managed and does not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index. As a short-term bond ETF, it focuses on bonds with shorter maturities, which generally help reduce interest rate risk compared to longer-duration fixed-income products. The fund is part of BlackRocks iShares family of ETFs, one of the largest ETF issuers globally.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Fed rate cuts lift short-term bond ETF returns
  • Short-term Treasury yields rise with Fed tightening expectations
  • Investor demand shifts toward short-duration debt amid equity volatility
What is the price of NEAR shares?

As of August 21, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 50.55 with a total of 2,926,554 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.04%, over one month by +0.40%, over three months by +0.85% and over the past year by +3.37%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 50.40 (which is 0.3% or 2.1 ATR below the current price).

Is NEAR a buy, sell or hold?

Short Maturity Bond has no consensus analysts rating.