Eight iShares ETFs Assigned Fund Credit Quality And Volatility Ratings - S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research

Eight iShares ETFs Assigned Fund Credit Quality And Volatility Ratings

Eight iShares ETFs Assigned Fund Credit Quality And Volatility Ratings - S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research
Eight iShares ETFs Assigned Fund Credit Quality And Volatility Ratings
Published Feb 28, 2023
5 pages (2372 words) — Published Feb 28, 2023
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LONDON (S&P Global Ratings) Feb. 28, 2023--S&P Global Ratings today said it assigned fund credit quality ratings (FCQRs) and fund volatility ratings (FVRs) to eight exchange-traded funds (ETFs) managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors. The collection of iShares fixed-income ETFs are passively managed across a variety of investment strategies. BlackRock uses a representative sampling indexing strategy to manage the funds to the underlying benchmark indices. The FCQRs and FVRs we have assigned are: iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF (TLTW): 'AA+f/S4' iShares High Yield Corporate Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF (HYGW): 'B+f/S3' iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF (LQDW): 'BBB+f/S3' iShares iBonds Dec 2032 Term Corporate ETF (IBDX): 'BBBf/S4' iShares iBonds Dec 2032 Term Treasury ETF (IBTM): 'AA+f/S3'

  
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...February 28, 2023 LONDON (S&P Global Ratings) Feb. 28, 2023--S&P Global Ratings today said it assigned fund credit quality ratings (FCQRs) and fund volatility ratings (FVRs) to eight exchange-traded funds (ETFs) managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors. The collection of iShares fixed-income ETFs are passively managed across a variety of investment strategies. BlackRock uses a representative sampling indexing strategy to manage the funds to the underlying benchmark indices. The FCQRs and FVRs we have assigned are: - iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF (TLTW): '##+f/##' - iShares High Yield Corporate Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF (HYGW): 'B+f/##' - iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF (LQDW): '###+f/##' - iShares iBonds Dec 2032 Term Corporate ETF (IBDX): 'BBBf/##' - iShares iBonds Dec 2032 Term Treasury ETF (IBTM): '##+f/##' - iShares Inflation Hedged High Yield Bond ETF (HYGI): 'B+f/##' - iShares Inflation Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGIH): 'A+f/##'...

  
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BlackRock Fund Advisors
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Global Issuers
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United States
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United States
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S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research. "Eight iShares ETFs Assigned Fund Credit Quality And Volatility Ratings" Feb 28, 2023. Alacra Store. May 14, 2025. <http://www.alacrastore.com/s-and-p-credit-research/Eight-iShares-ETFs-Assigned-Fund-Credit-Quality-And-Volatility-Ratings-2954256>
  
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S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research. (). Eight iShares ETFs Assigned Fund Credit Quality And Volatility Ratings Feb 28, 2023. New York, NY: Alacra Store. Retrieved May 14, 2025 from <http://www.alacrastore.com/s-and-p-credit-research/Eight-iShares-ETFs-Assigned-Fund-Credit-Quality-And-Volatility-Ratings-2954256>
  
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