LDRI ETF — iShares iBonds 1-5 Year TIPS Ladder ETF

iShares iBonds 1-5 Year TIPS Ladder ETF (LDRI)

Updated October 16, 2026.

LDRI is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 1.97%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.50%, its expense ratio is 0.10%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 94/100 (Safe). Total return is 20.7% over the past 10.8 years, 330.0 points behind SPY at 350.7%.

LDRI performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 20.7% over the past 10.8 years, 330.0 points behind SPY at 350.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 1.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 1.6%.

LDRI key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

94 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.85%

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

09/08/2014

Expense ratio

0.10%

Distribution rate

1.97%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

4.50%

Last close

$24.78 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$30,640,060

Average volume

20905.0

Dividend

$0.122

Ex-dividend date

10/02/2026

Payment date

10/07/2026

Beta

0.0133

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.97%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (4.50%) 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.

LDRI risks and drawbacks

LDRI's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 1.6%.

Who may consider LDRI — and who may not

LDRI may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (LDRI pays quarterly); 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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