Performance analysis of ISTB (ISHARES CORE 1-5 YEAR USD BOND ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, ISTB has had an average annual return of +4.99%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.
Over the past 5 years, ISTB has had an average annual return of +1.90%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14% annual.
Over the past 10 years, ISTB has had an average annual return of +2.28%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.53% annual.
Since Oct 24, 2012, ISTB has had an average annual return of +2.02%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.14% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.57% | +6.37% | +4.37% | +5.55% | -6.08% | -0.71% | +4.76% | +5.60% | +1.02% | +1.73% | +2.65% | +0.65% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | |||||||||
| +1.15% | +0.62% | -0.02% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.28% | +0.63% | -0.81% | +0.34% | +0.23% | -0.10% | +0.57% | ||||||
| 2025 | +0.55% | +0.97% | +0.36% | +0.82% | -0.03% | +0.87% | +0.06% | +1.04% | +0.35% | +0.39% | +0.52% | +0.31% | +6.37% |
| 2024 | +0.36% | -0.55% | +0.54% | -0.79% | +1.08% | +0.51% | +1.66% | +1.07% | +1% | -1.00% | +0.52% | -0.08% | +4.37% |
| 2023 | +1.53% | -1.22% | +1.69% | +0.41% | -0.43% | -0.38% | +0.49% | +0.23% | -0.53% | -0.05% | +1.98% | +1.76% | +5.55% |
| 2022 | -1.09% | -0.79% | -1.83% | -0.94% | +0.33% | -1.16% | +1.22% | -1.45% | -2.02% | -0.14% | +1.77% | -0.08% | -6.08% |
| 2021 | +0.03% | -0.38% | -0.03% | +0.29% | +0.26% | -0.12% | +0.24% | +0.06% | -0.34% | -0.49% | -0.21% | -0.00843% | -0.71% |
| 2020 | +0.82% | +0.70% | -0.87% | +1.07% | +1.05% | +0.40% | +0.58% | +0.22% | -0.10% | -0.04% | +0.55% | +0.31% | +4.76% |
| 2019 | +0.85% | +0.27% | +0.98% | +0.22% | +0.80% | +0.83% | +0.04% | +0.86% | -0.09% | +0.30% | -0.02% | +0.41% | +5.60% |
| 2018 | -0.49% | -0.40% | +0.29% | -0.34% | +0.40% | +0.03% | +0.19% | +0.35% | -0.04% | -0.12% | +0.28% | +0.88% | +1.02% |
| 2017 | +0.29% | +0.30% | -0.00946% | +0.51% | +0.32% | -0.02% | +0.27% | +0.42% | -0.14% | -0.00933% | -0.32% | +0.10% | +1.73% |
Drawdown analysis of ISTB (ISHARES CORE 1-5 YEAR USD BOND ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the ISTB was -9.34%, occurring on Oct 20, 2022. Recovery took 431 trading sessions.
The current ISTB drawdown is -0.34%.
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9.34% | Aug 3, 2021 | 307 | Oct 20, 2022 | 431 | Jul 11, 2024 | 738 |
| -6.06% | Mar 6, 2020 | 9 | Mar 19, 2020 | 40 | May 15, 2020 | 49 |
| -2.27% | May 8, 2013 | 83 | Sep 5, 2013 | 236 | Aug 13, 2014 | 319 |
| -1.63% | Sep 7, 2017 | 172 | May 15, 2018 | 148 | Dec 14, 2018 | 320 |
| -1.45% | Sep 29, 2016 | 54 | Dec 15, 2016 | 73 | Apr 3, 2017 | 127 |
| -1.37% | Sep 24, 2024 | 35 | Nov 12, 2024 | 56 | Feb 5, 2025 | 91 |
| -1.26% | Feb 27, 2026 | 19 | Mar 26, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -1.19% | Oct 14, 2015 | 53 | Dec 30, 2015 | 49 | Mar 11, 2016 | 102 |
| -1.03% | Apr 3, 2025 | 6 | Apr 11, 2025 | 9 | Apr 25, 2025 | 15 |
| -0.96% | Apr 16, 2015 | 38 | Jun 10, 2015 | 88 | Oct 14, 2015 | 126 |
| -0.80% | Oct 20, 2014 | 41 | Dec 17, 2014 | 18 | Jan 14, 2015 | 59 |
| -0.77% | Sep 4, 2019 | 7 | Sep 13, 2019 | 14 | Oct 3, 2019 | 21 |
| -0.74% | Feb 10, 2021 | 18 | Mar 9, 2021 | 62 | Jun 7, 2021 | 80 |
| -0.74% | Apr 30, 2025 | 10 | May 14, 2025 | 14 | Jun 4, 2025 | 24 |
| -0.68% | May 13, 2016 | 4 | May 19, 2016 | 13 | Jun 8, 2016 | 17 |
| -0.61% | Jan 30, 2015 | 26 | Mar 10, 2015 | 8 | Mar 20, 2015 | 34 |
| -0.49% | Oct 3, 2019 | 26 | Nov 8, 2019 | 28 | Dec 19, 2019 | 54 |
| -0.48% | Aug 19, 2014 | 20 | Sep 17, 2014 | 15 | Oct 8, 2014 | 35 |
| -0.40% | Nov 16, 2012 | 46 | Jan 25, 2013 | 22 | Feb 27, 2013 | 68 |
| -0.40% | Feb 5, 2025 | 5 | Feb 12, 2025 | 5 | Feb 20, 2025 | 10 |
| -0.37% | Jun 4, 2025 | 2 | Jun 6, 2025 | 4 | Jun 12, 2025 | 6 |
| -0.37% | Sep 3, 2020 | 39 | Oct 29, 2020 | 15 | Nov 19, 2020 | 54 |
| -0.37% | Aug 2, 2024 | 4 | Aug 8, 2024 | 3 | Aug 13, 2024 | 7 |
| -0.37% | Jun 10, 2021 | 9 | Jun 23, 2021 | 18 | Jul 20, 2021 | 27 |
| -0.36% | Oct 28, 2025 | 6 | Nov 5, 2025 | 12 | Nov 21, 2025 | 18 |