iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB)

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

iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB) has returned -5.79% so far this year and -3.74% over the past 12 months. Looking at the last ten years, ITB has achieved an annualized return of 13.58%, outperforming the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% per year.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since May 5, 2006, ITB's average daily return is +0.04%, while the average monthly return is +0.72%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 8.1 years.

Historically, 58% of months were positive and 42% were negative. The best month was Apr 2009 with a return of +28.3%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -33.2%. The longest winning streak lasted 8 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, ITB closed higher 50% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 24, 2020 with a return of +16.7%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -20.2%.

iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF has an annualized alpha of -2.66%, beta of 1.27, and R² of 0.50 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since May 08, 2006.

• This ETF participated in 134.63% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 120.26% of its upside — more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• R² of 0.50 means the benchmark explains less than half of this ETF's behavior — treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

ITB has an expense ratio of 0.42%, placing it in the medium range.

ITB ranks 10 for risk / return — in the bottom 10% of ETFs on our site. This means you're taking on significantly more risk than the returns justify. Consider whether the potential upside is worth the volatility, or explore alternatives with better risk / return profiles.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF provided a 1.25% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.14 per share.

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

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the iShares U.S. Home Construction 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. Home Construction ETF was 86.53%, occurring on Mar 6, 2009. Recovery took 2234 trading sessions.

The current iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF drawdown is 28.58%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.