NEAR Fees and Costs — iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF
Data updated: 2026-09-25
The net expense ratio is 0.25%. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $216K in broker commissions, 0.0066% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 163%.
NEAR Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of NEAR. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.25% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.00% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.25% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.25% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
NEAR Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in NEAR, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $163 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.27% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.25%) | $26 | $83 | $144 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $2 | $4 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $4 | $15 |
| Total costs | $27 | $89 | $163 |
| Value after costs | $10,473 | $11,487 | $12,600 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.27% | 0.27% | 0.27% |
NEAR Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0066%
- Total broker commissions: $216K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $14.4B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 163%
- Securities on loan, average value: $118.8M
- Net income from securities lending: $206K (0.006% of average net assets)
NEAR Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $216K | 100.00% |
NEAR Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Funds III - BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury | $3.5B | 28.94% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $2.1B | 17.38% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $1.1B | 9.14% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $1.0B | 8.27% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $925.0M | 7.56% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $814.1M | 6.65% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $707.6M | 5.78% |
| Citadel Securities LLC | $702.9M | 5.74% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $681.1M | 5.56% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $609.5M | 4.98% |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.