USBF Fees and Costs — iShares USD Systematic Bond ETF

Data updated: 2024-07-24

The net expense ratio is 0.18% (0.19% before fee waivers). There are no sales loads or redemption fees. Portfolio turnover was 380%.

USBF Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of USBF. Prospectus, as of June 30, 2024.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.18%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.00%
Gross expense ratio0.19%
Fee waiver−0.01%
Net expense ratio0.18%
Sales charges
Max front load—
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

USBF Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in USBF, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $114 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.19% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.18%)$19$59$104
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$3$10
Total costs$19$62$114
Value after costs$10,481$11,514$12,648
Impact on return, per year0.19%0.19%0.19%

USBF Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending February 29, 2024.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
  • Total broker commissions: —
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $97.8M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 380%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $55K
  • Net income from securities lending: $607 (0.005% of average net assets)

USBF Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$19.1M20.93%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.$18.2M19.97%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$13.5M14.74%
BofA Securities, Inc.$11.6M12.68%
BlackRock Funds III - BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional$8.3M9.10%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$7.3M8.01%
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC$7.1M7.78%
Barclays Capital Inc.$3.1M3.34%
BNP Paribas Securities Corp.$1.6M1.80%
Mizuho Securities USA LLC$1.5M1.64%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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.