As of December 20, 2018, iShares Trust - iShares iBonds Dec 2018 Term Corporate ETF has gone out of business. iShares Trust - iShares iBonds Dec 2018 Term Corporate ETF is an exchange traded fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. It is managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of developed countries across the globe. It invests in U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade securities publicly issued by U.S. and non-U.S. corporate issuers that are rated BBB- or higher by S&P or Fitch or Baa3 or higher by Moody’s. The fund invests in bonds that will mature after December 31, 2017 and about December 15, 2018. It seeks to replicate the performance of the Bloomberg Barclays December 2018 Maturity Corporate Index, by employing representative sampling methodology. The fund was formerly known as iShares Trust - iShares iBonds Dec 2018 Corporate Term ETF. iShares Trust - iShares iBonds Dec 2018 Term Corporate ETF was formed on May 28, 2014 and is domiciled in the United States.