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Four New iShares Fixed-Income Exchange-Traded Funds Assigned Ratings

Published Dec 20, 2018

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NEW YORK (S&P Global Ratings) Dec. 20, 2018--S&P Global Ratings today said it assigned the following fund credit quality ratings (FCQRs) and fund volatility ratings (FVRs) on four new iShares fixed-income exchange-traded funds (ETFs): 'Af/S2' ratings on the iShares Global Green Bond ETF, 'AA-f/S2' ratings on the iShares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF, 'AA-f/S3' ratings on the iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term Muni Bond ETF, and 'BBBf/S3' ratings on the iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Corporate ETF. The iShares Global Green Bond ETF (BGRN) seeks to track the investment results of Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Green Bond Select (USD Hedged) Index, while mitigating exposure to currency fluctuations versus the U.S. dollar. BGRN targets exposure to investment-grade global green bonds where

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...NEW YORK (S&P Global Ratings) Dec. 20, 2018--S&P Global Ratings today said it assigned the following fund credit quality ratings (FCQRs) and fund volatility ratings (FVRs) on four new iShares fixed-income exchange-traded funds (ETFs): + 'Af/##' ratings on the iShares Global Green Bond ETF, + '##-f/##' ratings on the iShares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF, + '##-f/##' ratings on the iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term Muni Bond ETF, and + 'BBBf/##' ratings on the iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Corporate ETF. The iShares Global Green Bond ETF (BGRN) seeks to track the investment results of Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Green Bond Select (USD Hedged) Index, while mitigating exposure to currency fluctuations versus the U.S. dollar. BGRN targets exposure to investment-grade global green bonds where the use of proceeds is directly tied to projects or activities that promote climate or other environmental sustainability purposes. The iShares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (EAGG) seeks to track the investment...

Report Type:

Ratings Action

Issuer

BlackRock Fund Advisors

Sector

Global Issuers

Country

United States

Region

United States

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Various Rating Actions Taken On 79 iShares Fixed-Income Exchange-Traded Funds – 2019/12/18 – US$ 150.00

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iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF Fund Credit Quality Rating Lowered To 'BBB+f' – 2020/08/27 – US$ 150.00

iShares BB Rated Corporate Bond ETF Assigned 'BBf/S4' Ratings – 2020/10/09 – US$ 150.00

Five iShares iBonds High Yield And Income ETFs Assigned Fund Credit Quality And Volatility Ratings – 2020/10/29 – US$ 150.00

Various Rating Actions Taken On 79 iShares Fixed-Income Exchange-Traded Funds – 2018/12/20 – US$ 150.00

iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF Fund Credit Quality Rating Lowered To 'Bf' – 2018/10/18 – US$ 150.00

iShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF Fund Credit Quality Rating Raised To 'A-f' – 2018/09/25 – US$ 150.00

iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF Assigned 'A-f/S4' Ratings – 2018/05/10 – US$ 150.00

iShares iBonds Dec 2024 Term Muni Bond ETF Assigned 'AA-f/S3' Ratings – 2018/03/22 – US$ 150.00

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