ICSH ETF Review: iShares Ultra Short-Term Bond Active ETF

ICSH ETF Review

The iShares Ultra Short-Term Bond Active ETF (ICSH) seeks to provide current income consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund seeks to hold mostly investment-grade securities. ICSH seeks to provide income by investing in a broad range of short-term U.S. dollar-denominated fixed-income instruments. Use to ICSH help meet current income and liquidity needs, as well as to help manage interest rate risk.

Reduce Interest Rate Risk: A shorter maturity profile may offer protection against rising rates.
Preserve Capital: Actively managed and seeks to preserve investor capital with a weighted average life of 180 days or less.
Diversify a Traditional Bond Portfolio: A multi-sector fund that may offer diversified sources of income, including short-term, investment-grade corporate bonds and money market instruments like commercial paper and certificates of deposit (CDs).

Manager	Ticker	Inception	AUM	MER	Distributions
BlackRock	ICSH	2013-12-11	$5,954,586,493	0.08%	Monthly

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