LQD ucits alternative: LQDA
BestFolio maps LQD to LQDA as a exact match European-listed alternative, with ISIN IE00BYXYYJ35. Eligibility depends on the investor's jurisdiction, broker and account type.
US to European mapping
Original US-listed ETF ticker used in strategy rules and backtests.
iShares USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (Acc)
Universal identifier to search at European brokers.
LQDA tracks the same index or exposure as LQD; wrapper, costs and income treatment can still differ.
LQDE iShares USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (Dist), ISIN IE0032895942, ongoing charge 0.20% a year. Trades on London Stock Exchange (USD).
Distributing share class retained as an alternative to the accumulating primary. Source: justETF, checked 2026-10-07. Checked 2026-10-07; source: justETF. Distributing; fund currency USD; size EUR 3,134 m; https://www.justetf.com/en/etf-profile.html?isin=IE0032895942 For brokers that do not offer LQDA; BestFolio's European views and trade lists keep showing LQDA.
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What is LQDA?
LQDA is iShares USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (Acc), the European-listed product BestFolio uses when translating LQD. Most targets are UCITS ETFs; some commodity and leveraged targets are UCITS-eligible ETCs or ETPs instead. Product structure and retail eligibility must be checked for the exact ISIN.
US exposure: iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade. European exposure: iBoxx® USD Liquid Investment Grade. Same underlying index and leverage. Accumulating; fund currency USD; primary London Stock Exchange, USD. TER 0.20% p.a.; size EUR 4,606m. Sources: issuer and justETF, checked 2026-10-07; https://www.justetf.com/en/etf-profile.html?isin=IE00BYXYYJ35 The source ticker has 1x exposure and the mapped target has 1x exposure, so BestFolio can flag leverage differences during allocation translation.
Where LQD is used on BestFolio
LQD appears in 9 currently published BestFolio strategy universes or signal rules.
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