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About iShares CMBS ETF
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Inception date
Feb 14, 2012
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
ISIN
US46429B3666
CMBS tracks an index that holds a basket of commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBSs). These types of securities are backed by a pool of commercial mortgage loans on income-producing property such as shopping centers and hotels. The underlying index only holds investment-grade debt that are ERISA-eligible and have an expected life of at least one year. The fund uses a sampling method to track the index, meaning it will only hold a subset of securities with approximately the same risk and return characteristics as the index. Rebalancing is done monthly.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Securitized
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Securitized98.39%
Cash0.87%
Government0.74%
Stock breakdown by region
North America100.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
CMBS invests in bonds. The fund's major sectors are Securitized, with 98.39% stocks, and Government, with 0.74% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the N/A region.
CMBS last dividends amounted to 0.14 USD. The month before, the issuer paid 0.14 USD in dividends, which shows a 3.48% decrease.
CMBS assets under management is 476.29 M USD. It's risen 4.55% over the last month.
CMBS fund flows account for 7.87 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, CMBS pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.39%. The last dividend (Sep 5, 2025) amounted to 0.14 USD. The dividends are paid monthly.
CMBS shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Feb 14, 2012, and its management style is Passive.
CMBS expense ratio is 0.25% meaning you'd have to pay 0.25% of your investment to help manage the fund.
CMBS follows the Bloomberg US Aggregate Securitized - CMBS Erisa Eligible. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
CMBS invests in bonds.
CMBS price has risen by 0.35% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 1.11% increase. See more dynamics on CMBS price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 1.18% over the last month, showed a 2.85% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 4.54% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 1.18% over the last month, showed a 2.85% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 4.54% in a year.
CMBS trades at a premium (0.43%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.