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119.45 (1y: +3%)
Market Cap 25.31 B P/E(ttm)
Enterprise Value P/B
LQD- (USA)
iShares IBoxx $ Invest Grade Corp Bd Fd
  • Currently 1/5
Business Predictability Rank: 1-Star (On Watch)
Back Testing Results:
Average gain of all 1-Star stocks: 1.1% per year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 45%.
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GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company’s financial situation is. It is based on these factors

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest coverage (current year).
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better
3. Altman Z-score.

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

Financial Strength

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GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company’s business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin
2. Trend of the Operating Margin (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
••3. Consistency of the profitability
4. Piotroski F-Score
5. Predictability Rank•

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength Rank. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability & Growth

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» LQD's 10-Y Financials

Financials


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Guru Trades
Q2 2012

LQD Guru Trades in Q2 2012

Ray Dalio 339,628 sh (+8.79%)
Ken Fisher 7,057,737 sh (+4.62%)
NWQ Managers Sold Out
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Q3 2012

LQD Guru Trades in Q3 2012

Ray Dalio 356,955 sh (+5.1%)
Ken Fisher 7,294,846 sh (+3.36%)
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Q4 2012

LQD Guru Trades in Q4 2012

Louis Moore Bacon 50,000 sh (New)
Ken Fisher 7,470,107 sh (+2.4%)
Ray Dalio 363,755 sh (+1.91%)
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Q1 2013

LQD Guru Trades in Q1 2013

Ken Fisher 7,842,017 sh (+4.98%)
Ray Dalio 363,755 sh (unchged)
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Insider Trades

Latest Guru Trades with LQD

GuruDate Trades Impact to Portfolio Price Range * (?) Current Price Change from Average Current Shares
Leon Cooperman 2012-03-31 Sold Out 0.21%$113.27 - $117.7 $ 119.4510%0
Leon Cooperman 2011-09-30 New Buy0.25%$110.1 - $114 $ 119.456%75000
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Ratios

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EV-to-EBIT 14.3
LQD's EV-to-EBIT is ranked lower than
100% of the Companies
in the Global industry.

( Industry Median: vs. LQD: 14.3 )
LQD' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range
Min: 0   Max: 0
Current: 14.3
PEG 1.2
LQD's PEG is ranked lower than
100% of the Companies
in the Global industry.

( Industry Median: vs. LQD: 1.2 )
LQD' s 10-Year PEG Range
Min: 0   Max: 1.2
Current: 1.2
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1.2

Dividend & Buy Back

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Dividend Yield 3.80
LQD's Dividend Yield is ranked lower than
100% of the Companies
in the Global industry.

( Industry Median: vs. LQD: 3.80 )
LQD' s 10-Year Dividend Yield Range
Min: 0   Max: 0
Current: 3.8
Yield on cost (5-Year) 3.80
LQD's Yield on cost (5-Year) is ranked lower than
100% of the Companies
in the Global industry.

( Industry Median: vs. LQD: 3.80 )
LQD' s 10-Year Yield on cost (5-Year) Range
Min: 0   Max: 0
Current: 3.8

Valuation & Return

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Price/Tangible Book 3.3
LQD's Price/Tangible Book is ranked lower than
100% of the Companies
in the Global industry.

( Industry Median: vs. LQD: 3.3 )
LQD' s 10-Year Price/Tangible Book Range
Min: 0   Max: 0
Current: 3.3

Business Description

The ISHARES IBOXX $ INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND FUND seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the corporate bond market as defined by the iBoxx $ Liquid Investment Grade Index. The Index measures the performance of a fixed number of highly liquid investment-grade corporate bonds. The Index is a rules-based index consisting of up to 100 highly liquid, investment-grade, United States dollar-denominated corporate bonds that seek to maximize liquidity while maintaining representation of the corporate bond market. The Fund invests in a representative sample of the securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. The Fund's investment advisor is Barclays Global Fund Advisors.
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