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Ratings Assigned To Seven iShares iBonds Dec Corporate Exchange-Traded Funds

Published Mar 12, 2015

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NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) March 12, 2015--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today said it assigned its 'BBB+f' fund credit quality and 'S2' volatility ratings on both the iShares iBonds Dec 2017 Corporate ETF and the iShares iBonds Dec 2019 Corporate ETF. We also assigned our 'BBB+f' fund credit quality and 'S3' volatility ratings on the iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Corporate ETF, iShares iBonds Dec 2022 Corporate ETF, and the iShares iBonds Dec 2023 Corporate ETF. In addition, we assigned our 'BBBf' fund credit quality and 'S3' volatility ratings to the iShares iBonds Dec 2024 Corporate ETF and the iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Corporate ETF. The funds will track indices composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade securities publicly issued by U.S.

Report Type:

Ratings Action

Issuer

BlackRock Fund Advisors

Sector

Global Issuers

Country

United States

Region

United States

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iShares International Inflation-Linked Bond ETF Fund Credit Quality Rating Lowered To 'BBB+f' – 2015/05/27 – US$ 150.00

Two New iShares Exchange-Traded Funds Rated 'A+f/S3' – 2015/09/03 – US$ 150.00

iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF Assigned 'BBB-f/S3' Ratings – 2015/11/12 – US$ 150.00

Two New iShares ETFs Assigned Ratings – 2016/06/16 – US$ 150.00

iShares U.S. Fixed Income Balanced Risk ETF Assigned 'BB+f/S3' Ratings – 2015/02/26 – US$ 150.00

Fund Credit Quality Rating On iShares Emerging Markets Corporate Bond ETF Lowered To 'BB-f' – 2015/02/04 – US$ 150.00

iShares iBonds Dec 2020 Corporate ETF Assigned 'BBB+f /S3' Ratings – 2014/12/04 – US$ 150.00

Rating Actions Taken On 11 BlackRock Fund Advisors Exchange-Traded Funds – 2014/10/17 – US$ 150.00

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MLA:	S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research. "Ratings Assigned To Seven iShares iBonds Dec Corporate Exchange-Traded Funds" Mar 12, 2015. Alacra Store. May 14, 2025. <http://www.alacrastore.com/s-and-p-credit-research/Ratings-Assigned-To-Seven-iShares-iBonds-Dec-Corporate-Exchange-Traded-Funds-1388741>

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