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iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond (MEAR)

Bond ETF · iShares (BlackRock) · BATS · 347 holdings
$50.07 ▲ +0.02 (0.04%)
At close · USD · Volume 142,500
Returns and riskCostIncomeDividend historyHoldingsQuestions
52-week range
$49.48 – $50.79
Day's range
$50.01 – $50.13
1-year total return
+2.3%

MEAR price chart

Daily, split-corrected, distributions markedEnd-of-day prices

MEAR fund facts

FundiShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF
TickerMEAR · BATS
Issuer (by our rules)iShares (BlackRock)
Category (by our rules)Bond
Expense ratio0.26%
Holdings347
Net assets (fund, SEC)$1.4B
Yield (last 12 months)2.79%
DistributionsMonthly
52-week range$49.48 – $50.79
Average volume (3 months)311,285
First price in our data5 Mar 2015
Issuer and category are assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name. Expense ratio and net assets come from SEC filings; where a fund does not file them (for example grantor trusts) the field stays empty.

Returns and risk

1 month
+1.1%
3 months
+0.6%
6 months
+1.0%
Year to date
+1.8%
1 year
+2.3%
3 years a year
+3.4%
5 years a year
+2.6%
10 years a year
+1.9%
Volatility (1 year)
1.0%
Largest drop, last year
−1.1%
Largest drop in our data
−2.7%
Total return includes distributions, from end-of-day prices adjusted for splits and distributions, to 6 Nov 2026. Periods of 3 years and longer are annualised and shown only when the fund's history is long enough. Volatility is the standard deviation of daily returns over the last year, annualised. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Cost: expense ratio

0.26% a year

On $10,000 invested that is about $26 a year in fund costs, taken out of the fund's assets.

Source: the fund's prospectus, as filed with the SEC on 23 Feb 2026 (risk/return summary data). Brokerage commissions and the bid-ask spread are separate costs.

Income: distributions

Paid, last 12 months
1.40 USD
Yield on today's price
2.79%
Frequency
Monthly
Latest ex-date
2 Nov 2026
Full MEAR dividend history →
Cash paid per current share (restated for share splits), before tax, from our market-data provider.

MEAR top holdings

#HoldingWeight
1 Parish of St James 2.25%
2 Iowa Finance Authority 2.18%
3 Main Street Natural Gas, Inc. 1.90%
4 PEFA, Inc. 1.78%
5 Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. IV 1.72%
6 City of Burlington 1.62%
7 South Dakota Housing Development Authority 1.50%
8 Kentucky Public Energy Authority 1.39%
9 Connecticut Housing Finance Authority 1.26%
10 General Authority of Southcentral Pennsylvania 1.25%
The top 10 make up 16.9% of the fund, out of 347 holdings.
Positions as of 31 Jul 2026, from the fund's Form N-PORT filed with the SEC. Public N-PORT holdings are quarter-end positions published about 60 days later, so they can be months old and the fund may have changed since.

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MEAR: frequently asked questions

What is MEAR?

MEAR is the iShares Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF, issued by iShares (BlackRock), listed on BATS. By our rules it is classed as "Bond". Its latest SEC filing lists 347 holdings.

What is the expense ratio of MEAR?

MEAR charges 0.26% a year, according to its prospectus filed with the SEC on 23 Feb 2026. On $10,000 that is about $26 a year in fund costs.

Does MEAR pay dividends?

Yes. MEAR paid 1.40 per share over the last 12 months, monthly, a trailing yield of 2.79% on today's price. The latest ex-dividend date was 2 Nov 2026.

What does MEAR hold?

The largest holdings in the latest SEC filing are Parish of St James (2.2%), Iowa Finance Authority (2.2%), Main Street Natural Gas, Inc. (1.9%). The top 10 together make up 16.9% of the fund.

How has MEAR performed?

Total return including distributions to 6 Nov 2026: 1 year +2.3%, 3 years +3.4% a year, 5 years +2.6% a year. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Where the numbers come from

Prices and distributions end-of-day data from our market-data provider; returns are our own calculations from it.
Expense ratio and holdings SEC filings (prospectus risk/return data and Form N-PORT).
Category, issuer and leverage assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name.
X-Ray look-through our scores applied to the SEC holdings.
Read the methodology →

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