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Our Signals – Performance Statistics
LQD | INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND
| Our Total Return (since August 12th, 2002) |
55.11% |
Average Number of Trades Per Year | 3.00 | |
| Average Gain of Positive Trades | 2.82% | |||
| Compound Annual Return (not including 2012) |
5.51% |
Average Loss of Negative Trades | -0.48% | |
| Highest Gain in a Trade | 11.26% | |||
| Highest Loss in a Trade | -0.98% |
Our Results versus Buy & Hold
Since August 12th, 2002| Our Total Rate of Return (reinvesting the gains) (including 2012 YTD) | 55.11% |
| Our Average Annualized Rate of Return (not including 2012) | 5.51% |
| Buy & Hold Total Rate of Return (including 2012 YTD) | 12.56% |
| Buy & Hold Average Annualized Rate of Return (not including 2012) | 1.03% |
$1,000 Investment Traded
Since August 12th, 2002 |
$1,000 Investment Traded
Since August 12th, 2002 |
|
Year |
Value of Initial $1,000 Investment Using Our Signals |
Value of Initial $1,000 Investment Using Buy & Hold Strategy |
| 2002 | $1,028.62 | $1,046.83 |
| 2003 | $1,124.99 | $1,064.68 |
| 2004 | $1,182.56 | $1,081.65 |
| 2005 | $1,202.38 | $1,049.36 |
| 2006 | $1,280.35 | $1,039.56 |
| 2007 | $1,302.95 | $1,033.84 |
| 2008 | $1,312.85 | $975.75 |
| 2009 | $1,613.80 | $1,010.08 |
| 2010 | $1,566.36 | $1,051.68 |
| 2011 | $1,551.06 | $1,103.28 |
| 2012 | $1,551.06 (YTD) | $1,125.58 (YTD) |
- Buy & Hold strategy calculation assumes 9.6983 shares of LQD were purchased at $103.11, for $1,000 on August 12th, 2002, which was the date of our initial trade for this ETF.
- Rates of Return and "Value of $1,000 Inital Investment" are calculated based on gains and losses of all trades completed within that calendar year.
- Buy & Hold YTD value is based on 9.6983 shares at LQD's most recent closing price of $116.06.
- Buy & Hold return is calculated assuming all dividend distributions as cash, i.e. dividends are not reinvested in our calculations. For reference, total dividends paid since August 12th, 2002 (on 9.6983 shares) and not included above are $496.72.
- Results employ no leveraging, nor do they include distributions, broker fees, or tax implications.
Trade by Trade Summary
LQD | INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND
| Entry | Exit | Gain (Loss) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry Date | Entry Price | Exit Date | Exit Price | Dividend | $ | % | |
| Aug-12-02 | 103.11 | Oct-04-02 | 105.64 | $1.00 | $3.53 | 3.42% | |
| Nov-15-02 | 106.32 | Dec-02-02 | 105.75 | N/A | $-0.57 | -0.54% | |
| Dec-05-02 | 106.13 | Jan-02-03 | 108.50 | N/A | $2.37 | 2.23% | |
| Jan-21-03 | 108.01 | Mar-13-03 | 109.50 | $0.88 | $2.37 | 2.19% | |
| Apr-17-03 | 110.60 | Jun-26-03 | 114.80 | $0.97 | $5.17 | 4.67% | |
| Sep-23-03 | 110.21 | Oct-03-03 | 110.23 | N/A | $0.02 | 0.02% | |
| Jan-12-04 | 112.00 | Mar-01-04 | 112.62 | $0.44 | $1.06 | 0.95% | |
| Mar-08-04 | 114.41 | Mar-26-04 | 114.00 | N/A | $-0.41 | -0.36% | |
| Jul-06-04 | 108.68 | Sep-29-04 | 112.15 | $1.31 | $4.78 | 4.40% | |
| Oct-11-04 | 111.81 | Nov-01-04 | 111.92 | N/A | $0.11 | 0.10% | |
| Jan-14-05 | 112.16 | Feb-16-05 | 112.40 | $0.43 | $0.67 | 0.60% | |
| May-25-05 | 110.66 | Jun-09-05 | 111.50 | $0.43 | $1.27 | 1.15% | |
| Jun-23-05 | 111.49 | Jul-01-05 | 111.40 | N/A | $-0.09 | -0.08% | |
| Dec-30-05 | 107.87 | Jan-25-06 | 108.14 | N/A | $0.27 | 0.25% | |
| Jul-26-06 | 103.92 | Oct-06-06 | 106.50 | $1.40 | $3.98 | 3.83% | |
| Oct-26-06 | 106.36 | Dec-08-06 | 107.90 | $0.91 | $2.45 | 2.30% | |
| Feb-16-07 | 107.52 | Mar-14-07 | 107.60 | $0.45 | $0.53 | 0.49% | |
| Aug-28-07 | 104.47 | Sep-20-07 | 103.90 | $0.49 | $-0.08 | -0.08% | |
| Sep-25-07 | 104.96 | Oct-31-07 | 105.90 | $0.48 | $1.42 | 1.35% | |
| Jan-16-08 | 106.63 | Feb-06-08 | 106.95 | $0.49 | $0.81 | 0.76% | |
| Nov-20-08 | 91.07 | Jan-21-09 | 100.00 | $0.87 | $9.80 | 10.76% | |
| Apr-21-09 | 96.25 | Oct-02-09 | 104.70 | $2.39 | $10.84 | 11.26% | |
| Nov-10-09 | 105.51 | Nov-12-09 | 105.25 | N/A | $-0.26 | -0.25% | |
| Nov-16-09 | 106.01 | Dec-09-09 | 105.55 | $0.46 | $0.00 | 0.00% | |
| Mar-05-10 | 105.62 | Apr-05-10 | 105.00 | $0.46 | $-0.16 | -0.15% | |
| Sep-15-10 | 111.35 | Sep-16-10 | 110.82 | N/A | $-0.53 | -0.48% | |
| Sep-22-10 | 112.46 | Oct-01-10 | 111.58 | N/A | $-0.88 | -0.78% | |
| Sep-22-10 | 112.46 | Oct-01-10 | 111.58 | N/A | $-0.88 | -0.78% | |
| Sep-22-10 | 112.46 | Oct-01-10 | 111.58 | N/A | $-0.88 | -0.78% | |
| May-27-11 | 111.44 | Jul-01-11 | 109.50 | $0.85 | $-1.09 | -0.98% | |
Fund Overview
LQD | INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND
The iShare iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund seeks to provide investment results generally equivalent to the US corporate bond market as defined by the iBoxx US Dollar Liquid Investment Grade Index.
Volatility: Medium
Total net asset: $13 Billion
Total holdings: 201 Corporate Bonds
Expense ratio: 0.15%
Inception date: 7/22/2001
Average daily volume: 1.1 Million
Yield average: 5.22%
For further information please refer to: www.ishares.com
