iShares Renames Underlying Benchmarks for Five Corporate Bond ETFs

BlackRock will update the names of the underlying benchmarks for five iShares corporate bond ETFs, effective July 27, 2026, as part of an index rebranding. The changes affect the iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF (GHYG), iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (SHYG), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG), iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (SLQD), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD). The underlying indexes will adopt the new iBoxx Global Developed Markets High Yield, iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield, and iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade naming conventions. The updates are administrative only and do not affect the funds' investment objectives, portfolio construction, or index methodologies.