iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond (LQD) to EUR: Historical Returns

Simulation Settings

Category: Fixed Income

Period: August 1953 - May 2025 (~72 years)
Consolidated Returns as of 31 May 2025

Initial Amount: 1€

Currency: EUR

LQD is not denominated in EUR. Returns are simulated using exchange rates or interest rate differentials in case of currency hedging.

Inflation: Eurozone

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Results

30 Years
(1995/06 - 2025/05)

All Data
(1953/08 - 2025/05)

Inflation Adjusted:

iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond (LQD)

1.00€
Invested Capital
June 1995
4.97€
Final Capital
May 2025
5.49%
Yearly Return
9.83%
Std Deviation
-25.66%
Max Drawdown
99months
Recovery Period

1.00€
Invested Capital
June 1995
2.71€
Final Capital
May 2025
3.38%
Yearly Return
9.83%
Std Deviation
-36.61%
Max Drawdown
120months
Recovery Period

1.00€
Invested Capital
August 1953
56.70€
Final Capital
May 2025
5.78%
Yearly Return
10.16%
Std Deviation
-31.07%
Max Drawdown
46months
Recovery Period

1.00€
Invested Capital
August 1953
8.55€
Final Capital
May 2025
3.03%
Yearly Return
10.16%
Std Deviation
-46.85%
Max Drawdown
138months
Recovery Period

This portfolio is built with ETFs not denominated in EUR. Returns are calculated using exchange rates or, if applicable, interest rate differentials for currency hedging.

The iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond (LQD) to EUR ETF covers to the following investment themes:

Asset Class: Bond
Region: North America
Country: U.S.
Bond - Duration: All-Term

As of May 2025, in the previous 30 Years, the iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond (LQD) to EUR ETF obtained a 5.49% compound annual return, with a 9.83% standard deviation. It suffered a maximum drawdown of -25.66% that required 99 months to be recovered.

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The iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond (LQD) ETF is part of the following Lazy Portfolios:

Portfolio Name	Author	LQD Weight▾	Currency
In Saecula Saeculorum To EUR	Fulvio Marchese	15.00%	EUR
In Saecula Saeculorum To EUR Hedged	Fulvio Marchese	15.00%	EUR Hedged
In Saecula Saeculorum To EUR Bond Hedged	Fulvio Marchese	15.00%	EUR Hedged

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Investment Returns as of May 31, 2025

Returns are calculated in EUR, assuming:

no fees or capital gain taxes.
dividend reinvestment, when applicable.
for non-EUR assets, the adjustment for actual currency exchange rates.
the actual Eurozone Inflation rates.

ISHARES INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND (LQD) TO EUR ETF

Capital Growth

30 Years
(1995/06 - 2025/05)

All Data
(1953/08 - 2025/05)

Inflation Adjusted:

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		Initial Amount €	Final Amount €	Total Return (%)	Annualized (%)
	iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond (LQD)	1 €	4.97 €	397.46%	5.49%
		Jun 1995	May 2025

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		Initial Amount €	Final Amount €	Total Return (%)	Annualized (%)
	iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond (LQD)	1 €	2.71 €	171.09%	3.38%
		Jun 1995	May 2025

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		Initial Amount €	Final Amount €	Total Return (%)	Annualized (%)
	iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond (LQD)	1 €	56.70 €	5 569.97%	5.78%
		Aug 1953	May 2025

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		Initial Amount €	Final Amount €	Total Return (%)	Annualized (%)
	iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond (LQD)	1 €	8.55 €	754.55%	3.03%
		Aug 1953	May 2025

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	Chg (%)		Return (%)	Return (%) as of May 31, 2025
	1 Day	Time ET^(*)	---	YTD (5M)	1M	6M	1Y	5Y	10Y	30Y	MAX (~72Y)
Investment Return	---		---	-6.90	-0.26	-8.03	-0.26	-1.17	2.11	5.49	5.78
Eurozone Inflation Adjusted Return				-8.09	-0.22	-9.52	-2.12	-5.05	-0.37	3.38	3.03
Returns over 1 year are annualized
(*) Eastern Time (ET - America/New York)
The live monthly return is calculated by assuming, for each asset, the weight defined by the base asset allocation.
Eurozone Inflation is updated to May 2025. Inflation (annualized) is 1Y: 1.90% , 5Y: 4.09% , 10Y: 2.49% , 30Y: 2.04%

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Investment Metrics as of May 31, 2025

Metrics are calculated based on monthly returns, assuming:

no fees or capital gain taxes.
dividend reinvestment, when applicable.
for non-EUR assets, the adjustment for actual currency exchange rates.
the actual Eurozone Inflation rates.

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Advanced Metrics

1 August 1953 - 31 May 2025 (~72 years)

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	Metrics as of May 31, 2025
	YTD (5M)	1M	3M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y	20Y	30Y	MAX (~72Y)
Investment Return (%)	-6.90	-0.26	-9.68	-8.03	-0.26	0.08	-1.17	2.11	4.33	5.49	5.78
Growth of 1€	0.93	1.00	0.90	0.92	1.00	1.00	0.94	1.23	2.33	4.97	56.70
Infl. Adjusted Return (%)	-8.09	-0.22	-10.70	-9.52	-2.12	-3.32	-5.05	-0.37	2.18	3.38	3.03
Eurozone Inflation (%)	1.29	-0.05	1.14	1.65	1.90	3.51	4.09	2.49	2.10	2.04	2.67
Returns / Inflation rates over 1 year are annualized.
DRAWDOWN Inflation Adjusted: Inflation Adjusted:				Current	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y	20Y	30Y	MAX
Deepest Drawdown Depth (%)				-9.68	-9.68	-12.28	-14.73	-14.73	-19.61	-25.66	-31.07
Start to Recovery (# months)				3*	3*	28	36	36	37	99	46
Start (yyyy mm)					2025 03	2022 08	2021 12	2021 12	2006 01	2002 02	1977 09
Start to Bottom (# months)					3	15	23	23	30	77	30
Bottom (yyyy mm)					2025 05	2023 10	2023 10	2023 10	2008 06	2008 06	1980 02
Bottom to End (# months)					0	13	13	13	7	22	16
End (yyyy mm)					-	2024 11	2024 11	2024 11	2009 01	2010 04	1981 06
Longest Drawdown Depth (%)					same	same	same	same	same	same	-25.66
Start to Recovery (# months)					same	same	same	same	same	same	99
Start (yyyy mm)					2025 03	2022 08	2021 12	2021 12	2006 01	2002 02	2002 02
Start to Bottom (# months)					3	15	23	23	30	77	77
Bottom (yyyy mm)					2025 05	2023 10	2023 10	2023 10	2008 06	2008 06	2008 06
Bottom to End (# months)					0	13	13	13	7	22	22
End (yyyy mm)					-	2024 11	2024 11	2024 11	2009 01	2010 04	2010 04
Longest negative period (# months)					12*	34*	60*	69*	69*	105	145
Start (yyyy mm)					2024 06	2022 08	2020 06	2019 09	2019 09	2001 04	1968 02
End (yyyy mm)					2025 05	2025 05	2025 05	2025 05	2025 05	2009 12	1980 02
Annualized Return (%)					-0.26	-1.87	-1.17	-0.35	-0.35	-0.03	-0.01
Drawdowns / Negative periods marked with * are in progress
Adjusting for units held makes the drawdown reflect real performance, just like in the no-cash-flow case.
Deepest Drawdown Depth (%)				-23.41	-10.70	-17.49	-26.61	-26.74	-26.74	-36.61	-46.85
Start to Recovery (# months)				63*	3*	34*	59*	63*	63*	120	138
Start (yyyy mm)					2025 03	2022 08	2020 07	2020 03	2020 03	2002 02	1971 04
Start to Bottom (# months)					3	15	40	44	44	77	107
Bottom (yyyy mm)					2025 05	2023 10	2023 10	2023 10	2023 10	2008 06	1980 02
Bottom to End (# months)					0	19	19	19	19	43	31
End (yyyy mm)					-	-	-	-	-	2012 01	1982 09
Longest Drawdown Depth (%)					same	same	same	same	same	same	same
Start to Recovery (# months)					same	same	same	same	same	same	same
Start (yyyy mm)					2025 03	2022 08	2020 07	2020 03	2020 03	2002 02	1971 04
Start to Bottom (# months)					3	15	40	44	44	77	107
Bottom (yyyy mm)					2025 05	2023 10	2023 10	2023 10	2023 10	2008 06	1980 02
Bottom to End (# months)					0	19	19	19	19	43	31
End (yyyy mm)					-	-	-	-	-	2012 01	1982 09
Longest negative period (# months)					12*	36*	60*	120*	124*	143	342
Start (yyyy mm)					2024 06	2022 06	2020 06	2015 06	2015 02	2002 02	1953 08
End (yyyy mm)					2025 05	2025 05	2025 05	2025 05	2025 05	2013 12	1982 01
Annualized Return (%)					-2.12	-3.32	-5.05	-0.37	-0.66	-0.19	-0.02
Drawdowns / Negative periods marked with * are in progress
Adjusting for units held makes the drawdown reflect real performance, just like in the no-cash-flow case.
RISK INDICATORS					1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y	20Y	30Y	MAX
Standard Deviation (%)					9.23	9.37	8.33	8.19	9.97	9.83	10.16
Sharpe Ratio					-0.54	-0.46	-0.45	0.04	0.28	0.33	0.16
Sortino Ratio					-0.70	-0.69	-0.69	0.06	0.42	0.49	0.24
Ulcer Index					3.97	6.35	7.17	6.16	6.97	8.72	8.68
Ratio: Return / Standard Deviation					-0.03	0.01	-0.14	0.26	0.43	0.56	0.57
Ratio: Return / Deepest Drawdown					-0.03	0.01	-0.08	0.14	0.22	0.21	0.19
Positive Months (%)					50.00	47.22	48.33	56.66	54.16	54.44	56.26
Positive Months					6	17	29	68	130	196	485
Negative Months					6	19	31	52	110	164	377
LONG TERM RETURNS Inflation Adjusted: Inflation Adjusted:					1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y	20Y	30Y	MAX
Best 10 Years Return (%) - Annualized								2.11	9.00	9.00	16.87
Worst 10 Years Return (%) - Annualized								2.11	2.11	0.72	-0.39
Best 10 Years Return (%) - Annualized								-0.37	7.58	7.58	12.87
Worst 10 Years Return (%) - Annualized								-0.37	-0.37	-1.31	-5.16
TIMEFRAMES Inflation Adjusted: Inflation Adjusted:		1M	3M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y	20Y	30Y	MAX
··· As of May 2025 - Over the previous 30Y
Best Rolling Return (%) - Annualized					38.14	17.64	16.19	9.00	7.29	5.49
Worst Rolling Return (%) - Annualized					-13.53	-6.75	-3.25	0.72	3.89	5.49
Positive Periods (%)					66.1	77.8	88.3	100.0	100.0	100.0
Best Rolling Return (%) - Annualized					38.25	15.36	14.28	7.58	5.44	3.38
Worst Rolling Return (%) - Annualized					-20.17	-9.26	-5.64	-1.31	1.87	3.38
Positive Periods (%)					59.8	62.4	74.7	92.1	100.0	100.0
95% VaR - Value at Risk (%) - Cumulative		4.18	6.63	8.52	9.21	10.04	10.70	0.00	0.00
95% CVaR - Conditional Value at Risk (%)		5.36	8.67	11.40	10.90	14.80	12.11	0.00	0.00
99% VaR - Value at Risk (%) - Cumulative		6.12	9.98	13.25	12.31	17.85	12.70	0.00	0.00
99% CVaR - Conditional Value at Risk (%)		7.35	12.11	16.27	13.18	18.55	14.51	0.00	0.00
Short term VaRs: analytical \| 1+ year VaRs: historical data
Safe Withdrawal Rate (%)					88.87	27.86	16.60	8.07	4.96	6.49
Perpetual Withdrawal Rate (%)					---	---	---	---	1.71	4.10
% based on initial capital, inflation-adj. monthly withdrawals afterwards \| Credits: BestRetirementPortfolio.com
··· All available data (Aug 1953 - May 2025)
Best Rolling Return (%) - Annualized					66.57	40.08	34.04	16.87	13.54	9.81
Worst Rolling Return (%) - Annualized					-19.56	-10.49	-3.25	-0.39	1.59	4.98
Positive Periods (%)					66.1	82.1	93.0	99.8	100.0	100.0
Best Rolling Return (%) - Annualized					58.89	36.05	28.74	12.87	10.69	7.25
Worst Rolling Return (%) - Annualized					-25.04	-13.82	-7.67	-5.16	-2.11	1.62
Positive Periods (%)					55.8	66.0	71.3	81.1	86.0	100.0
95% VaR - Value at Risk (%) - Cumulative		4.31	6.82	8.75	10.43	13.03	4.36	0.00	0.00	0.00
95% CVaR - Conditional Value at Risk (%)		5.53	8.93	11.73	13.77	17.44	9.34	0.00	0.00	0.00
99% VaR - Value at Risk (%) - Cumulative		6.31	10.29	13.65	15.34	19.73	11.80	0.00	0.00	0.00
99% CVaR - Conditional Value at Risk (%)		7.59	12.49	16.76	17.78	22.64	12.96	0.00	0.00	0.00
Short term VaRs: analytical \| 1+ year VaRs: historical data
Safe Withdrawal Rate (%)					85.85	26.22	15.05	7.34	4.47	3.37
Perpetual Withdrawal Rate (%)					---	---	---	---	---	1.30
% based on initial capital, inflation-adj. monthly withdrawals afterwards \| Credits: BestRetirementPortfolio.com

Terms and Definitions

Annualized Portfolio Return: it's the annualized geometric mean return of the portfolio.
Deepest/Longest Drawdown: a drawdown refers to the decline in value from a relative peak value to a relative trough. The deepest (or maximum) drawdown is the maximum observed loss from a peak to a trough of a portfolio before a new peak is attained. The longest drawdown is the period observed from a peak to the subsequent peak with the greatest duration. When cashflows are involved, portfolio values are normalized by the invested capital (i.e. owned quotes) at each time step: this isolates the effect of market performance from capital contributions, avoiding misleading drawdowns caused by large inflows that artificially lift portfolio value and, as a result, the drawdowns match the ones without cash flows.
Longest negative period: it's the maximum period for which an overall negative return has been observed.
Standard Deviation: it's a measure of the dispersion of returns around the mean.
Sharpe Ratio: it's a measure of risk-adjusted performance of the portfolio. It's calculated by dividing the excess return of the portfolio over the risk-free rate by the portfolio standard deviation. The risk-free rate here considered is the 1-3 Mth T-Bill return.
Sortino Ratio: another measure of risk-adjusted performance of the portfolio. It's a modification of the Sharpe Ratio (same formula but the denominator is the portfolio downside standard deviation).
Ulcer Index: it's a measure of downside risk that quantifies the depth and duration of drawdowns in an investment portfolio.
Best/Worst 10Y returns: the best and the worst 10-year return over a time frame.
Rolling Returns: N-year returns over a time frame, calculated over all the available data source (best, worst, % of positive returns). Each rolling period, longer than the longest negative period, yielded a non-negative minimum return.
Value at Risk (VaR): it's an evaluation of a cumulative worst-case loss (in absolute value), associated with a probability (95%-99%) and a time horizon. For short term, it's calculated based on the expected return and standard deviation, assuming a normal distribution of monthly returns. For long term is retrieved by the historical rolling return data.
Conditional Value at Risk (CVaR): it represents the average expected loss if that worst-case threshold (95%-99%) is ever crossed.
Safe Withdrawal Rate (SWR): it's the percentage of the initial portfolio balance that can be withdrawn at the beginning of each month with inflation adjustment, without the portfolio running out of money in any case (money amount withdrawal).
For instance: Your initial invested capital is 100.000$; withdrawal rate (annualized) is 4%. This means that, in the first month, you will withdraw 100.000 * 4% * 1/12 = 333.33$. The second month, you’ll withdraw 333.33$ plus the inflation monthly rate. You’ll continue adjusting your withdraw monthly for inflation.
Perpetual Withdrawal Rate (PWR): it's the percentage of the initial portfolio balance that can be withdrawn at the beginning of each month with inflation adjustment, preserving the original invested capital, adjusted for inflation too.

Drawdowns

A drawdown refers to the decline in value from a relative peak value to a relative trough. A maximum drawdown is the maximum observed loss from a peak to a trough of a portfolio before a new peak is attained.

ISHARES INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND (LQD) TO EUR ETF

Drawdown periods

Drawdown periods - Inflation Adjusted

1 June 1995 - 31 May 2025 (30 Years)

1 August 1953 - 31 May 2025 (~72 years)

30 Years
(1995/06 - 2025/05)

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(1953/08 - 2025/05)

Inflation Adjusted:

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Rolling Returns

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iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond (LQD) to EUR ETF: Rolling Returns

A rolling return is a measure of investment performance that calculates the return of an investment over a set period of time, with the starting date rolling forward. This approach can provide a more accurate representation of the investment's historical performance and helps investors to evaluate the investment's consistency over time.

ISHARES INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND (LQD) TO EUR ETF

Annualized Rolling Returns

Annualized Rolling Returns - Inflation Adjusted

1 June 1995 - 31 May 2025 (30 Years)

1 August 1953 - 31 May 2025 (~72 years)

30 Years
(1995/06 - 2025/05)

All Data
(1953/08 - 2025/05)

Inflation Adjusted:

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The values shown for the rolling periods represent key statistical points: the minimum, maximum, median, and the 15th and 85th percentiles. These percentiles give insight into the distribution of the data, indicating the range within which the central 70% of the values lie, while the median represents the middle value.

Seasonality

In which months is it better to invest in iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond (LQD) to EUR ETF?

Both the Average Return and the Gain Frequency (Win %) are useful to get an idea of what happened in the past. They are retrieved considering the time period from August 1953 to May 2025.

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For further information about the seasonality, check the Asset Class Seasonality page.

Monthly Returns

This section provides a visual/tabular representation of the performance variability in the iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond (LQD) to EUR ETF over time. It illustrates the distribution of monthly returns, showcasing the range and frequency of positive and negative returns.

ISHARES INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND (LQD) TO EUR ETF

Monthly Returns Distribution

1 June 1995 - 31 May 2025 (30 Years)

1 August 1953 - 31 May 2025 (~72 years)

196 Positive Months (54%) - 164 Negative Months (46%)

485 Positive Months (56%) - 377 Negative Months (44%)

30 Years
(1995/06 - 2025/05)

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(1953/08 - 2025/05)

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Methodology

Returns, up to December 2002, have been derived using the historical series of equivalent ETFs / Assets.
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For non-EUR assets, returns are calculated based on the performance of the original asset, adjusted for actual currency exchange rates.

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Investment Returns as of May 31, 2025

Investment Metrics as of May 31, 2025

Drawdowns

Rolling Returns

Seasonality

Monthly Returns