ISTB ETF Analysis: Core 1-5 Year USD Bond | NASDAQ
Short-Term Bond | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 5.081m USD | 12M Return: 3% | US46432F8591 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 17.9M
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.6 years of data
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The iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (ISTB) is a passively managed short-term bond fund that seeks to track the performance of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated bonds with maturities between one and five years. The fund commits at least 90% of its assets to fixed income securities of the types included in the underlying index and at least 80% to the actual component securities of that index, along with TBA (to-be-announced) transactions that share substantially identical economic characteristics. TBA transactions are a standard forward-settlement mechanism in the U.S. mortgage-backed securities market, commonly used by index-tracking fixed income funds to gain efficient exposure to agency mortgage securities prior to their final allocation.
As an exchange-traded fund listed on NASDAQ since October 2012, ISTB offers investors low-cost, liquid access to the short end of the U.S. bond market. Short-term bond ETFs of this type generally appeal to investors seeking to reduce interest rate risk and preserve capital relative to longer-duration fixed income alternatives.
- Fed rate cuts boost short-term bond ETF prices
- Treasury yield curve steepens amid Fed policy shift
- Investor inflows surge on flight-to-safety demand
As of August 21, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 48.03 with a total of 614,819 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.12%, over one month by +0.30%, over three months by +0.77% and over the past year by +2.95%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 47.80 (which is 0.5% or 3.3 ATR below the current price).
Core 1-5 Year USD Bond has no consensus analysts rating.