Investment Grade Bonds ETF Overview

U.S. investment-grade ETFs provide exposure to the debt of American companies rated BBB or higher. These bonds offer lower volatility and a lower yield than junk bonds. Investment-grade bond ETFs are part of the following ETF.com market segments:

With 332 ETFs traded on the U.S. markets, Investment Grade Bonds ETFs have total assets under management of $1,151.18B. The average expense ratio is 0.25%. Investment Grade Bonds ETFs can be found in the following asset classes:

  • Fixed Income

The largest Investment Grade Bonds ETF is the Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF BND with $90.30B in assets. In the last trailing year, the best-performing Investment Grade Bonds ETF was TMV at 38.50%. The most recent ETF launched in the Investment Grade Bonds space was the Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF VTES on 03/09/23.

Top ETF Performers

TYD Direxion Daily 7-10 Year Treasury Bull 3x Shares 12.52%
IVOL Quadratic Interest Rate Volatility and Inflation Hedge ETF 12.17%
TMF Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X Shares 11.12%
TUA Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF 9.67%
UST ProShares Ultra 7-10 Year Treasury 8.08%

Bottom ETF Performers

TMV Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bear 3x Shares -12.41%
TTT ProShares UltraPro Short 20+ Year Treasury -12.37%
TYO Direxion Daily 7-10 Year Treasury Bear 3x Shares -11.73%
TBT ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury -8.14%
EPRF Innovator S&P Investment Grade Preferred ETF -8.06%

Top Creations

SHV iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF 4.52K
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF 1.69K
SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF 1.58K
SPTS SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF 1.45K
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF 1.18K

Top Redemptions

LQD iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF -4,628.06
TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF -1,161.05
SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF -1,056.31
IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF -1,006.56
VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF -908.60

AUM Winners

XBIL US Treasury 6 Month Bill ETF 1,187.64%
LQDB iShares BBB Rated Corporate Bond ETF 221.44%
BUCK Simplify Stable Income ETF 216.39%
OBIL US Treasury 12 Month Bill ETF 215.57%
TFJL Innovator 20+ Year Treasury Bond 5 Floor ETF - Quarterly 136.50%

AUM Losers

GOVZ iShares 25+ Year Treasury STRIPS Bond ETF -62.44%
BBSA JPMorgan BetaBuilders 1-5 Year U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF -51.16%
WFIG WisdomTree U.S. Corporate Bond Fund -49.31%
IIGV Invesco Investment Grade Value ETF -34.57%
IIGD Invesco Investment Grade Defensive ETF -33.67%

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