LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LEGACY ETF NOT a signal card · Live refresh 2026-09-11T13:33:06Z · Source: yfinance/Yahoo (soft-fail)
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Company — what it does
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…
Plain trend vs 50 / 200
Downtrend bias (below 50D & 200D) — Price sits below both the 50-day and 200-day averages — a classic intermediate downtrend posture. Not a trade signal.
Dividend paycheck vs warning
A dividend is a share of earnings or pass-through cash — it is not a guaranteed paycheck. Cuts happen. High yield is often a warning light (risk priced in), not a safety badge.
Range, yield & payout streak
Based on Yahoo annual dividend totals through 2025 (excludes incomplete 2026).
BDC / cash pass-through vs ordinary dividend
ETF / fund — distributions depend on the underlying basket and fund policy. Yield is not a corporate “safety” rating.
Remember: high yield ≠ safer. Pass-through vehicles (BDC / REIT) can show high distributions by design while carrying credit, rate, or occupancy risk.
Dividend safety rating
High yield ≠ safer — elevated yield often prices higher risk or return-of-capital. Payout streak (non-decreasing annual totals): ~5 years.
Dividend history trend (recent payments)
| Ex-date (Yahoo) | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | $0.4060 |
| 2025-11-03 | $0.4020 |
| 2025-12-01 | $0.4130 |
| 2025-12-19 | $0.4360 |
| 2026-02-02 | $0.4080 |
| 2026-03-02 | $0.3830 |
| 2026-04-01 | $0.4460 |
| 2026-05-01 | $0.4250 |
| 2026-06-01 | $0.4130 |
| 2026-07-01 | $0.3820 |
| 2026-08-03 | $0.4580 |
| 2026-09-01 | $0.4440 |
Sourced from Yahoo via yfinance. Gaps or missing rows = data unavailable, not zeroes we invented.
Pass-through / BDC mechanics (deeper)
ETF / fund — distributions depend on the underlying basket and fund policy. Yield is not a corporate “safety” rating.
Advanced frame: for ordinary payers, focus on earnings/FCF coverage and balance-sheet flexibility. For REITs, focus on AFFO/FFO trends, occupancy, and debt ladders. For BDCs, focus on NII vs distribution, non-accruals, leverage vs statutory limits, and NAV drift. This page still is not a Crystal Signals entry card — no Counsel fire / manage stamp here.
Full company blurb
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.