Analysis for iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF
Description & usage
The iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF provides broad USD fixed-income exposure across Treasuries, corporates, and other bond sectors. It is used as a core building block for dollar bond allocation. Key drivers are yield-curve moves, credit spreads, duration, and fund flows.
Basic info
- Symbol
- IUSB
- Type
- ETF
- Region
- US
- Sector
- Bonds
- Available history
- 11.2 years
- Last trading day
- 03/30/2026
- TER
- –
Basic info
- Symbol
- IUSB
- Type
- ETF
- Region
- US
- Sector
- Bonds
- Available history
- 11.2 years
- Last trading day
- 03/30/2026
- TER
- –
Market context
- DXY
- 120.89
- US 10Y Real
- 1.99%
- Fed Balance
- $6.68T
- CPI YoY
- 2.4%
- Fed Rate
- 3.75%
- US 10Y
- 4.35%
- VIX
- 24.54
- HY OAS
- 3.17%
- Brent
- $121.88
- Core CPI
- 2.5%
- US 2Y
- 3.84%
- ISM PMI
- –
Score overview
The overall score combines Performance, Stability and Trend into one comparable value.
Market context
- DXY
- 120.89
- US 10Y Real
- 1.99%
- Fed Balance
- $6.68T
- CPI YoY
- 2.4%
- Fed Rate
- 3.75%
- US 10Y
- 4.35%
- VIX
- 24.54
- HY OAS
- 3.17%
- Brent
- $121.88
- Core CPI
- 2.5%
- US 2Y
- 3.84%
- ISM PMI
- –
Analysis summary
Technical asset picture
iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (IUSB) currently has a total score of 43 points, placing it in the neutral range. The score is made up of Performance (23), Stability (74) and Trend (46). The profile is clearly uneven: Stability stands out while Performance lags.
Performance scores 23 points (weak). Least weak metric: 1Y return at 0.8 %. Main drag: 10Y return at -9.0 %. This points to a sharper upswing more recently.
Stability scores 74 points (strong). Key strength: volatility (365d, annualized) at 4.4 %. Main drag: CAGR/drawdown ratio at -0.04. Higher Stability points are better and typically reflect calmer swings and smaller drawdowns-but prices can still fall.
Trend scores 46 points (neutral). Best-ranked metric: Price is about 1.1 % below SMA50. Weaker metric: 12M momentum at 3.2 %.
Overall, the picture is mixed: Stability does the heavy lifting while Performance holds the score back. On a metric level, volatility (365d, annualized) stands out, while 10Y return lags.
Current market backdrop
The backdrop currently looks mixed and rather restrictive.
A strong US dollar currently paints a mixed risk picture.
High US real yields and elevated long yields lean toward a restrictive rate backdrop.
What that typically means here
For bonds and bond-heavy ETFs, higher yields and high real rates typically lean headwind for prices.
Note: ISM PMI was not used actively in the effect logic.
Historical evaluation and qualitative market context only, not investment advice.
Price chart
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Scores and metrics
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