SUSB ETF — iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF

iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF (SUSB)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SUSB is a low-cost ETF that tracks the Bloomberg MSCI US Corp 1-5 Yr ESG Focus Index. its distribution rate is 4.70%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.61%, its expense ratio is 0.12%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 97/100 (Safe). Total return is 26.0% over the past 9.2 years, 232.4 points behind SPY at 258.4%.

iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF is an ETF that tracks the Bloomberg MSCI US Corp 1-5 Yr ESG Focus Index, holding short-duration investment-grade corporate bonds selected for environmental, social, and governance characteristics. The fund distributes monthly income at a current rate that reflects typical short-duration corporate bond yields, and carries a low expense ratio of 0.12%. It appeals to fixed-income investors seeking ESG-aligned exposure with modest interest rate risk and regular income distribution.

SUSB performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 26.0% over the past 9.2 years, 232.4 points behind SPY at 258.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 1.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 1.6%.

SUSB key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

97 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

4.56%

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

07/11/2017

Expense ratio

0.12%

Distribution rate

4.70%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

4.61%

Last close

$24.50 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$1,297,859,364

Average volume

148828.0

Dividend

$0.09602

Ex-dividend date

10/01/2026

Payment date

10/06/2026

Beta

0.42

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.70%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (4.61%) 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; Index: Bloomberg MSCI US Corp 1-5 Yr ESG Focus Index; 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.

SUSB risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 1.6%.

Who may consider SUSB — and who may not

SUSB may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score, 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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