CSHP ETF — iShares Enhanced Short-Term Bond Active ETF

iShares Enhanced Short-Term Bond Active ETF (CSHP)

Updated October 16, 2026.

CSHP is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 3.74%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.00%, its expense ratio is 0.20%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 63/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 9.7% over the past 2.2 years, 32.0 points behind SPY at 41.7%.

iShares Enhanced Short-Term Bond Active ETF is an actively managed fund that invests primarily in investment-grade U.S. and non-U.S. dollar-denominated bonds with maturities in the short-term spectrum, while also allocating opportunistically to global equities and currencies. The fund offers a moderate current distribution rate with monthly distributions and a low expense ratio of 0.20%. It appeals to fixed-income investors seeking current income with the flexibility of an active management approach to bond selection and tactical asset allocation.

CSHP performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 9.7% over the past 2.2 years, 32.0 points behind SPY at 41.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 3.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 0.7%.

CSHP key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

63 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.36%

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

07/17/2024

Expense ratio

0.20%

Distribution rate

3.74%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

4.00%

Last close

$99.43 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$373,874,461

Average volume

70249.0

Dividend

$0.31

Ex-dividend date

10/01/2026

Payment date

10/06/2026

Beta

-0.0041

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.74%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (4.00%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: iShares; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

CSHP risks and drawbacks

CSHP's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 0.7%.

Who may consider CSHP — and who may not

CSHP may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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