iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF LQD

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF is an ETF (exchange-traded fund) managed by iShares (BlackRock), classified by Morningstar as Corporate Bond and domiciled in United States. It was launched on 22 July 2002. It is listed on NYSE Arca in USD under the ticker LQD, ISIN US4642872422.

It belongs to the bond family. Bonds cover government and corporate debt. In a portfolio they're usually there for stability rather than return, and they behave nothing like equities.

Stated objective, as published by Financial Times:

The investment seeks to track the investment results of the Markit iBoxx® USD Liquid Investment Grade Index. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index, and it will invest at least 90% of its assets in fixed income securities of the types included in the underlying index that the advisor believes will help the fund track the underlying index. The underlying index is designed to provide a broad representation of the U.S. dollar-denominated liquid investment-grade corporate bond market.

Financial Times

Two things change the profile a lot: the maturity (a short-term fund is nothing like one holding bonds over 20 years) and whether it carries currency hedging. In unhedged global bonds, the exchange rate can weigh more than the bonds themselves, which is why global bond funds are often sold in a EUR Hedged version.

These are the other products of the same family in the catalogue. Not all of them track exactly the same index: compare the full name, the TER, the currency, whether they accumulate or distribute and where they are listed.

Product	ISIN / Ticker	Type	Market	Currency	Dividends	Ongoing charge (TER)
iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF EUR Hedged (Acc)	AGGH.MI	ETF	Borsa Italiana	EUR	Accumulating · hedged	n/a
Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF EUR Hedged (Acc)	VAGF.DE	ETF	Xetra	EUR	Accumulating · hedged	0.08%
iShares $ Treasury Bond 0-1yr UCITS ETF USD (Acc)	IB01.L	ETF	London SE	USD	Accumulating	0.07%
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF	BND	ETF	NASDAQ	USD	n/a	n/a
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	AGG	ETF	NYSE Arca	USD	n/a	n/a
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF	TLT	ETF	NASDAQ	USD	n/a	n/a
Vanguard Global Bond Index Fund EUR Hedged Acc	IE00B18GC888	Index fund	Fund (not listed)	EUR	Accumulating · hedged	0.15%
Vanguard Euro Government Bond Index Fund Investor EUR Acc	IE0007472115	Index fund	Fund (not listed)	EUR	Accumulating	0.12%
Vanguard Global Short-Term Bond Index Fund Investor EUR Hedged Acc	IE00BH65QK91	Index fund	Fund (not listed)	EUR	Accumulating · hedged	0.15%
Vanguard 20+ Year Euro Treasury Index Fund EUR Acc	IE00B246KL88	Index fund	Fund (not listed)	EUR	Accumulating	0.16%
Vanguard Euro Investment Grade Bond Index Fund Investor EUR Acc	IE00B04FFJ44	Index fund	Fund (not listed)	EUR	Accumulating	0.12%
Amundi Index J.P. Morgan GBI Global Govies AHE-C	LU0389812933	Index fund	Fund (not listed)	EUR	Accumulating · hedged	0.35%
Amundi Core Euro Government Bond AE Acc (formerly Index J.P. Morgan EMU Govies IG AE-C)	LU1050470373	Index fund	Fund (not listed)	EUR	Accumulating	0.35%
Neuberger Berman Short Duration Euro Bond Fund EUR I Acc	IE00BFZMJT78	Bond fund	Fund (not listed)	EUR	Accumulating	0.25%

Bond funds and ETFs

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What ongoing charge (TER) does iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF have?

The Financial Times does not publish an ongoing charge for this product on its factsheet. You will find it in the manager's key information document (KID).

Does iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF accumulate or distribute dividends?

Neither the name nor the Financial Times factsheet makes the income treatment clear; check the product document.

Where is iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF listed and in which currency?

On NYSE Arca, in USD, under the ticker LQD (ISIN US4642872422). The same ETF can be listed on several exchanges with different tickers and the same ISIN; in Neto you search for the ticker listed in the catalogue.

Can I track iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in Neto?

Yes. Add it by its ticker, enter your units and average price, and the app keeps the value up to date and adds it to your net worth, next to your accounts, savings and debts. No broker connection.