Fixed Income

IAF

iShares Core Composite Bond ETF

Overview

This product is likely to be appropriate for a consumer:
• who is seeking capital preservation and/or income distribution
• using the product for a core component of their portfolio or less
• with a minimum investment timeframe of 3 years, and
• with a medium risk/return profile
Last Trade Price: Last price as traded on the ASX.

Estimated NAV: Estimated Intraday NAV is indicative only and is provided by Interactive Data Managed Solutions. (See Terms and Conditions for further information).
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Performance

Performance

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Distributions

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Tax Summary

  1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
3.42 -1.53 0.15 2.32 2.79
Benchmark (%) 3.51 -1.40 0.31 2.48 2.96
  YTD 1m 3m 6m 1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
-0.10 -0.31 2.57 2.07 3.42 -4.53 0.77 25.73 38.98
Benchmark (%) -0.09 -0.30 2.59 2.11 3.51 -4.13 1.55 27.76 41.85
  2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total Return (%) 7.09 4.33 -3.06 -9.88 4.96
Benchmark (%) 7.26 4.48 -2.87 -9.71 5.06
Performance Report

Incept.:
The date on which the first iShares ETF unit/share creation was processed.

The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results.

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Key Facts

Key Facts

Net Assets of Fund as of 18-Mar-2024 AUD 2,337,053,878.290
Inception Date 12-Mar-2012
Listing Date 14-Mar-2012
Exchange ASX - All Markets
Fund Base Currency AUD
Asset Class Fixed Income
Benchmark Index Bloomberg AusBond Composite Index
Shares Outstanding as of 18-Mar-2024 23,095,470
Management Fee 0.10
ISIN AU000000IAF5
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Domicile Australia
Rebalance Freq Monthly
Exchange Ticker IAF
IRESS Ticker IAF.AXW
Bloomberg Ticker IAF
SEDOL B6XS507

Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

Number of Holdings as of 15-Mar-2024 624
Modified Duration as of 15-Mar-2024 4.95
12m Trailing Yield as of 15-Mar-2024 2.04%
Weighted Avg YTM as of 15-Mar-2024 4.28
Weighted Avg Coupon as of 15-Mar-2024 2.77
Weighted Avg Maturity as of 15-Mar-2024 5.83
Running Yield as of 15-Mar-2024 3.01

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Sustainability Characteristics

Sustainability Characteristics

Sustainability Characteristics provide investors with specific non-traditional metrics. Alongside other metrics and information, these enable investors to evaluate funds on certain environmental, social and governance characteristics. Sustainability Characteristics do not provide an indication of current or future performance nor do they represent the potential risk and reward profile of a fund. They are provided for transparency and for information purposes only. Sustainability Characteristics should not be considered solely or in isolation, but instead are one type of information that investors may wish to consider when assessing a fund.


The metrics are not indicative of how or whether ESG factors will be integrated into a fund. Unless otherwise stated in fund documentation and included within a fund’s investment objective, the metrics do not change a fund’s investment objective or constrain the fund’s investable universe, and there is no indication that an ESG or Impact focused investment strategy or exclusionary screens will be adopted by a fund. For more information regarding a fund's investment strategy, please see the fund's prospectus.


Review the MSCI methodologies behind Sustainability Characteristics using the links below.

MSCI ESG Fund Rating (AAA-CCC) as of 21-Feb-2024 AA
MSCI ESG % Coverage as of 21-Feb-2024 97.51
MSCI ESG Quality Score (0-10) as of 21-Feb-2024 7.17
MSCI ESG Quality Score - Peer Percentile as of 21-Feb-2024 31.75
Fund Lipper Global Classification as of 21-Feb-2024 Bond AUD
Funds in Peer Group as of 21-Feb-2024 63
MSCI Weighted Average Carbon Intensity (Tons CO2E/$M SALES) as of 21-Feb-2024 41.42
MSCI Weighted Average Carbon Intensity % Coverage as of 21-Feb-2024 17.00
All data is from MSCI ESG Fund Ratings as of 21-Feb-2024, based on holdings as of 31-Jan-2024. As such, the fund’s sustainable characteristics may differ from MSCI ESG Fund Ratings from time to time.

To be included in MSCI ESG Fund Ratings, 65% (or 50% for bond funds and money market funds) of the fund’s gross weight must come from securities with ESG coverage by MSCI ESG Research (certain cash positions and other asset types deemed not relevant for ESG analysis by MSCI are removed prior to calculating a fund’s gross weight; the absolute values of short positions are included but treated as uncovered), the fund’s holdings date must be less than one year old, and the fund must have at least ten securities.

Business Involvement

Business Involvement

Business Involvement metrics can help investors gain a more comprehensive view of specific activities in which a fund may be exposed through its investments.


Business Involvement metrics are not indicative of a fund’s investment objective, and, unless otherwise stated in fund documentation and included within a fund’s investment objective, do not change a fund’s investment objective or constrain the fund’s investable universe, and there is no indication that an ESG or Impact focused investment strategy or exclusionary screens will be adopted by a fund. For more information regarding a fund's investment strategy, please see the fund's prospectus.


Review the MSCI methodology behind the Business Involvement metrics, using links below.

MSCI - Controversial Weapons as of 15-Mar-2024 0.00%
MSCI - UN Global Compact Violators as of 15-Mar-2024 0.00%
MSCI - Nuclear Weapons as of 15-Mar-2024 0.00%
MSCI - Thermal Coal as of 15-Mar-2024 0.00%
MSCI - Civilian Firearms as of 15-Mar-2024 0.00%
MSCI - Oil Sands as of 15-Mar-2024 0.00%
MSCI - Tobacco as of 15-Mar-2024 0.00%

Business Involvement Coverage as of 15-Mar-2024 16.48%
Percentage of Fund not covered as of 15-Mar-2024 83.52%
BlackRock business involvement exposures as shown above for Thermal Coal and Oil Sands are calculated and reported for companies that generate more than 5% of revenue from thermal coal or oil sands as defined by MSCI ESG Research. For the exposure to companies that generate any revenue from thermal coal or oil sands (at a 0% revenue threshold), as defined by MSCI ESG Research, it is as follows: Thermal Coal 0.00% and for Oil Sands 0.08%.

Business Involvement metrics are calculated by BlackRock using data from MSCI ESG Research which provides a profile of each company’s specific business involvement. BlackRock leverages this data to provide a summed up view across holdings and translates it to a fund's market value exposure to the listed Business Involvement areas above.


Business Involvement metrics are designed only to identify companies where MSCI has conducted research and identified as having involvement in the covered activity. As a result, it is possible there is additional involvement in these covered activities where MSCI does not have coverage. This information should not be used to produce comprehensive lists of companies without involvement. Business Involvement metrics are only displayed if at least 1% of the fund’s gross weight includes securities covered by MSCI ESG Research.

Holdings

Holdings

as of 15-Mar-2024
Issuer Weight (%)
AUSTRALIA (COMMONWEALTH OF) 50.92
TREASURY CORPORATION OF VICTORIA 8.57
NEW SOUTH WALES TREASURY CORPORATION 8.19
QUEENSLAND TREASURY CORPORATION 6.60
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN TREASURY CORPORATION 2.34
Issuer Weight (%)
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT FINANCING AUTHORITY 1.66
KFW 1.12
EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK 1.04
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 0.99
WESTPAC BANKING CORP 0.81
as of 15-Mar-2024
Ticker Name Sector Asset Class Market Value Weight (%) Location Currency
Ticker Name Sector Asset Class Market Value Weight (%) Notional Value Shares Par Value CUSIP ISIN SEDOL Price Location Exchange Currency Duration FX Rate Maturity Coupon (%) Market Currency Effective Date
AUD Cash:  May include cash, coupons/interest and receivables/payables for unsettled trades.

Notional Value: The market value of the securities held by the ETF at the given date. The notional value of a futures contract is the face value of the futures contract as at the given date.

All security prices are shown in the fund base currency.

Total allocation percentages may not equal 100% due to rounding or omissions of holdings of less than 1%. Information on certain fund holdings of less than 1% may not be widely available and may not be included in the table of holdings shown.

Holdings are subject to change.

Although BlackRock shall obtain data from sources that BlackRock considers reliable, all data contained herein is provided “as is” and BlackRock makes no representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied, with respect to such data, the timeliness thereof, the results to be obtained by the use thereof or any other matter.  BlackRock expressly disclaims any and all implied warranties, including without limitation, warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, non-infringement, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

Exposure Breakdowns

Exposure Breakdowns

as of 15-Mar-2024

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Credit quality ratings on underlying securities of the fund are received from S&P, Moody’s and Fitch and converted to the equivalent S&P major rating category. This breakdown is provided by BlackRock and takes the median rating of the three agencies when all three agencies rate a security the lower of the two ratings if only two agencies rate a security and one rating if that is all that is provided. Unrated securities do not necessarily indicate low quality. Below investment-grade is represented by a rating of BB and below. Ratings and portfolio credit quality may change over time.
Allocations are subject to change.

Total allocation percentages may not equal 100% due to rounding or omission of holdings of less than 1%.

Literature

Literature

 

Trading iShares

Trading iShares

iShares ETFs can be bought and sold via the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) just like individual shares.