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iShares U.S. Utilities ETF (IDU)
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ETF Info

ISINUS4642876977
CUSIP464287697
IssueriShares
Inception DateJun 20, 2000
RegionNorth America (U.S.)
CategoryUtilities Equities
Index TrackedDow Jones U.S. Utilities Index
Home Pagewww.ishares.com
Asset ClassEquity

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Value

Expense Ratio

The iShares U.S. Utilities ETF has a high expense ratio of 0.42%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.


0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%0.42%

Share Price Chart


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iShares U.S. Utilities ETF

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in iShares U.S. Utilities ETF, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


-5.00%0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
9.68%
15.51%
IDU (iShares U.S. Utilities ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

Returns By Period

iShares U.S. Utilities ETF had a return of 1.79% year-to-date (YTD) and -2.74% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, iShares U.S. Utilities ETF had an annualized return of 7.45%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 10.50%, indicating that iShares U.S. Utilities ETF did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
Year-To-Date1.79%5.90%
1 month-0.29%-1.28%
6 months9.68%15.51%
1 year-2.74%21.68%
5 years (annualized)5.05%11.74%
10 years (annualized)7.45%10.50%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024-2.55%2.40%6.55%
2023-5.21%1.32%5.38%2.53%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of IDU is 14, indicating that it is in the bottom 14% of the market in terms of risk-adjusted performance. This ranking is based on the combined values of the indicators listed below.

The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of IDU is 1414
iShares U.S. Utilities ETF(IDU)
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of IDU is 1414Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of IDU is 1414Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of IDU is 1414Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of IDU is 1313Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of IDU is 1414Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for iShares U.S. Utilities ETF (IDU) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


IDU
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for IDU, currently valued at -0.14, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.005.00-0.14
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for IDU, currently valued at -0.09, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.0010.00-0.09
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for IDU, currently valued at 0.99, compared to the broader market1.001.502.002.500.99
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for IDU, currently valued at -0.09, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.0012.00-0.09
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for IDU, currently valued at -0.31, compared to the broader market0.0020.0040.0060.0080.00-0.31
^GSPC
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.89, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.005.001.89
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 2.74, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.0010.002.74
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.33, compared to the broader market1.001.502.002.501.33
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.43, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.0012.001.43
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 7.62, compared to the broader market0.0020.0040.0060.0080.007.62

Sharpe Ratio

The current iShares U.S. Utilities ETF Sharpe ratio is -0.14. A negative Sharpe ratio means that the risk-free rate is higher than the portfolio's return. This value does not convey any meaningful information.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio-1.000.001.002.003.00NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
-0.14
1.89
IDU (iShares U.S. Utilities ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

iShares U.S. Utilities ETF granted a 2.67% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $2.16 per share.


PeriodTTM20232022202120202019201820172016201520142013
Dividend$2.16$2.23$2.07$2.11$2.28$2.19$1.88$1.74$1.94$2.28$1.70$1.61

Dividend yield

2.67%2.79%2.39%2.39%2.94%2.71%2.80%2.62%3.18%4.22%2.88%3.36%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for iShares U.S. Utilities ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024$0.00$0.00$0.46
2023$0.00$0.00$0.53$0.00$0.00$0.42$0.00$0.00$0.66$0.00$0.00$0.62
2022$0.00$0.00$0.51$0.00$0.00$0.41$0.00$0.00$0.57$0.00$0.00$0.58
2021$0.00$0.00$0.55$0.00$0.00$0.55$0.00$0.00$0.50$0.00$0.00$0.51
2020$0.00$0.00$0.55$0.00$0.00$0.53$0.00$0.00$0.61$0.00$0.00$0.59
2019$0.00$0.00$0.55$0.00$0.00$0.57$0.00$0.00$0.57$0.00$0.00$0.51
2018$0.00$0.00$0.49$0.00$0.00$0.49$0.00$0.00$0.50$0.00$0.00$0.40
2017$0.00$0.00$0.48$0.00$0.00$0.48$0.00$0.00$0.47$0.00$0.00$0.30
2016$0.00$0.00$0.45$0.00$0.00$0.45$0.00$0.00$0.46$0.00$0.00$0.58
2015$0.00$0.00$0.45$0.00$0.00$0.53$0.00$0.00$0.43$0.00$0.00$0.87
2014$0.00$0.00$0.41$0.00$0.00$0.40$0.00$0.00$0.42$0.00$0.00$0.47
2013$0.41$0.00$0.00$0.40$0.00$0.00$0.40$0.00$0.00$0.41

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.


-20.00%-15.00%-10.00%-5.00%0.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
-11.61%
-3.86%
IDU (iShares U.S. Utilities ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the iShares U.S. Utilities ETF. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the iShares U.S. Utilities ETF was 53.88%, occurring on Oct 9, 2002. Recovery took 680 trading sessions.

The current iShares U.S. Utilities ETF drawdown is 11.61%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-53.88%Dec 29, 2000443Oct 9, 2002680Jun 22, 20051123
-47.78%Dec 11, 2007312Mar 9, 2009827Jun 18, 20121139
-36.18%Feb 19, 202024Mar 23, 2020352Aug 13, 2021376
-24.11%Sep 13, 2022265Oct 2, 2023
-16.2%Jan 30, 2015152Sep 4, 2015126Mar 8, 2016278

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current iShares U.S. Utilities ETF volatility is 3.85%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%6.00%7.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
3.85%
3.39%
IDU (iShares U.S. Utilities ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)