IUSB ETF Analysis: Core Total USD Bond Market | NASDAQ

Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 42.835m USD | 12M Return: 3.6% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Investment Grade Bonds, High Yield Bonds, US Dollar Bonds, TBA Transactions
Total Rating 52
Safety 72
Buy Signal -0.31
Intermediate Core-Plus Bond
Category Rotation: -2.9
TER: 0.06%
AUM: 42.8B
Avg Turnover: 151M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility4.07%
VaR 5th Pctl0.74%
VaR vs Median1.61%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio-0.23
Rel. Str. IBD29.5
Rel. Str. Peer Group56.7
Character TTM
Beta0.068
Beta Downside0.035
Hurst Exponent0.510
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD5.16%
CAGR/Max DD0.84
CAGR/Mean DD3.47

Warnings

Below Sma 200d

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 10.5 years of data

Jan -0.2% 14
Feb -0.6% 15
Mar -0.5% 2
Apr -0.1% 16
May +0.4% 39
Jun +0.4% 31
Jul +0.5% 39
Aug +0.4% 6
Sep -0.7% 35
Oct -0.6% 36
Nov +0.1% 35
Dec +0.0% 8

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: IUSB Core Total USD Bond Market

The iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (IUSB) is an exchange-traded fund that primarily invests at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index, along with to-be-announced (TBA) transactions that closely mirror those securities. TBAs are forward-settling contracts widely used in the U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities market, allowing funds to lock in prices on bonds that have not yet been issued. The index tracks the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated taxable bonds spanning both investment-grade and high-yield credit ratings, giving the fund broad exposure across the U.S. bond market.

As an Intermediate Core-Plus Bond ETF, IUSB offers investors diversified access to U.S. fixed income through a passively managed index-replication strategy, with returns driven primarily by coupon payments and changes in bond prices tied to interest rate movements. The inclusion of both investment-grade and high-yield securities allows the fund to capture higher yields from lower-rated issuers while maintaining a core allocation to higher-quality debt.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Fed rate cuts lower Treasury yields boosting total returns
  • Vanguard and SPDR competition pressures fee margins
  • Investor inflows push ETF AUM to record high
What is the price of IUSB shares?

As of July 28, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 45.56 with a total of 3,798,487 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.26%, over one month by -1.29%, over three months by -0.64% and over the past year by +3.56%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 45.30 (which is 0.6% or 1.7 ATR below the current price).

Is IUSB a buy, sell or hold?

Core Total USD Bond Market has no consensus analysts rating.