CHCORP

About CHCORP

iShares Core CHF Corporate Bond ETF (CH) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the performance of the Swiss Bond Index® Corporate, comprising Swiss Franc-denominated investment grade corporate bonds. Launched on January 14, 2014, and domiciled in Switzerland, it invests in fixed-rate corporate bonds with maturities of at least one year, rated at least BBB by S&P, using an optimized physical replication strategy. The fund holds approximately 809 bonds, with top issuers including Roche Kapitalmarkt AG (3.21%), Swisscom AG (2.63%), and Nestlé Capital Markets SA (2.52%), spanning sectors like pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, and consumer goods. Key characteristics include a low total expense ratio of 0.15%, a weighted average duration of 4.74 years, an effective duration of 4.49 years, and a yield to maturity of 1.39%. As a distributing ETF, it pays monthly dividends, managed by BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG with State Street Bank as custodian. With assets under management exceeding CHF 1.9 billion, it plays a vital role in providing Swiss investors with cost-effective, diversified exposure to the domestic corporate bond market, emphasizing stability and income generation within fixed income portfolios.