iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD)
Top ETFs · Bonds · Investment Grade Corp · data since 2002-07-30 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
-0.03%
7d
-1.24%
30d
-2.57%
YTD
-1.41%
1y
+2.27%
iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.3 | 1.4 | -2.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -2.3 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 0.6 | 2.4 | -0.5 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.9 | -0.7 |
| 2024 | -0.4 | -1.9 | 1.5 | -3.2 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 | -3.2 | 1.8 | -2.7 |
| 2023 | 5.2 | -4.2 | 3.9 | 0.6 | -1.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -1.2 | -3.6 | -2.4 | 7.6 | 4.9 |
| 2022 | -3.6 | -2.1 | -2.9 | -6.7 | 1.9 | -3.6 | 4.4 | -4.4 | -6.0 | -0.8 | 6.7 | -1.6 |
| 2021 | -1.8 | -2.3 | -1.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 1.4 | -0.3 | -1.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.0 |
| 2020 | 2.5 | 1.1 | -6.3 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.1 | -1.8 | -0.4 | -0.5 | 3.8 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 3.4 | -0.2 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 3.9 | -0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 2018 | -1.2 | -2.2 | 0.6 | -1.6 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 1.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -2.0 | -0.4 | 1.9 |
| 2017 | 0.1 | 1.3 | -0.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 1.2 |
| 2016 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 1.6 | -0.5 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -1.5 | -3.2 | 0.8 |
| 2015 | 3.8 | -1.4 | 0.2 | -1.2 | -1.1 | -1.9 | 0.8 | -0.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -1.1 |
| 2014 | 1.9 | 1.1 | -0.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 2.0 | -1.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | -0.0 |
| 2013 | -1.3 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 2.2 | -3.2 | -3.3 | 1.1 | -1.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| 2012 | 2.1 | 1.6 | -1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 3.5 | -0.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | -0.7 | -0.3 |
| 2011 | 0.0 | 1.1 | -0.5 | 2.5 | 1.3 | -0.8 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.5 | -3.2 | 3.5 |
| 2010 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.9 | -1.3 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.6 | -0.8 |
| 2009 | -1.8 | -5.2 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 1.8 | -0.5 | 1.9 | -2.1 |
| 2008 | 2.6 | -0.7 | -0.6 | 1.2 | -2.2 | -1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -10.7 | -1.9 | 3.4 | 13.8 |
| 2007 | 0.1 | 2.0 | -0.7 | 0.9 | -1.2 | -0.8 | -0.8 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -0.8 |
| 2006 | -0.4 | 0.7 | -1.7 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.5 | -0.9 |
| 2005 | 1.2 | -0.9 | -1.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | -0.8 | 1.5 | -1.9 | -1.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| 2004 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -3.9 | -0.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | -1.2 | 1.4 |
| 2003 | -0.8 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 3.9 | -0.2 | -5.8 | 1.4 | 4.5 | -1.3 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| 2002 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0.6 | 3.6 | 2.1 | -0.6 | 0.7 | 3.9 |
| Avg | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | -0.4 | -0.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.6% | -0.1% | -0.2% | +0.5% | +0.4% | +0.5% | +1.1% | +0.8% | -0.4% | -0.2% | +0.9% | +1.0% |
| Win rate | 67%/24 | 58%/24 | 42%/24 | 71%/24 | 62%/24 | 62%/24 | 79%/24 | 71%/24 | 54%/24 | 50%/24 | 58%/24 | 54%/24 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-25%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±2.3%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
61%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+13.81%
2008-12
Worst month
-10.73%
2008-09
Longest streaks
7▲ / 6▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF shows up, compounds, repeats — with price receipts on this site going back to 2002. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2002) would be about $294 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was December 2008 at +13.81%; its worst, September 2008 at -10.73%.
- It has closed July in the green 19 out of 24 times — not a promise, just a suspicious habit.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.