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iShares U.S. Financial Services ETF (IYG)
Performance
Return for Risk
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN
US4642877702
CUSIP
464287770
Issuer
iShares
Inception Date
Jun 12, 2000
Region
North America (U.S.)
Leveraged
1x (No leverage)
Index Tracked
Dow Jones U.S. Financial Services TR
Distribution Policy
Distributing
Asset Class
Equity
Asset Class Size
Large-Cap
Asset Class Style
Blend

Share Price Chart


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Performance

Performance Chart

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


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S&P 500 Index

Returns By Period

iShares U.S. Financial Services ETF (IYG) has returned -9.91% so far this year and 6.67% over the past 12 months. Looking at the last ten years, IYG has achieved an annualized return of 13.55%, outperforming the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% per year.


iShares U.S. Financial Services ETF

1D
2.50%
1M
-3.28%
YTD
-9.91%
6M
-7.02%
1Y
6.67%
3Y*
19.71%
5Y*
9.10%
10Y*
13.55%

Benchmark (S&P 500 Index)

1D
2.91%
1M
-5.09%
YTD
-4.63%
6M
-2.39%
1Y
16.33%
3Y*
16.69%
5Y*
10.18%
10Y*
12.16%
*Multi-year figures are annualized to reflect compound growth (CAGR)

Monthly Returns

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jun 21, 2000, IYG's average daily return is +0.04%, while the average monthly return is +0.70%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 8.3 years.

Historically, 58% of months were positive and 42% were negative. The best month was Apr 2009 with a return of +20.3%, while the worst month was Jan 2009 at -26.5%. The longest winning streak lasted 7 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 7 months.

On a daily basis, IYG closed higher 52% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 23, 2009 with a return of +17.1%, while the worst single day was Jan 20, 2009 at -17.2%.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026-2.14%-4.82%-3.28%-9.91%
20257.57%-0.17%-5.74%-1.08%5.46%4.75%1.68%3.04%0.20%-1.68%1.54%3.38%19.85%
20241.84%4.66%4.45%-4.24%3.54%-0.49%6.52%3.31%-0.69%3.93%11.56%-5.20%31.94%
20239.82%-2.50%-9.97%2.07%-3.52%6.71%6.58%-4.12%-3.69%-3.64%12.22%7.65%16.07%
2022-0.09%-3.08%-3.17%-9.64%3.53%-11.74%9.08%-2.84%-9.55%12.52%6.46%-6.38%-16.76%
2021-3.13%12.69%4.89%6.69%3.08%-1.45%0.58%2.76%-1.33%6.15%-5.87%3.09%30.36%

Benchmark Metrics

iShares U.S. Financial Services ETF has an annualized alpha of 0.48%, beta of 1.27, and R² of 0.72 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since June 22, 2000.

  • This ETF captured 118.82% of S&P 500 Index gains and 114.25% of its losses — amplifying both gains and losses, but participating more in upside than downside.

Alpha
0.48%
Beta
1.27
0.72
Upside Capture
118.82%
Downside Capture
114.25%

Expense Ratio

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


Return for Risk

Risk / Return Rank

IYG ranks 21 for risk / return — below 21% of ETFs on our site. The returns aren't fully compensating for the risk involved. This isn't necessarily a dealbreaker, but factor it into your decision — especially if you're risk-averse.


IYG Risk / Return Rank: 2121
Overall Rank
IYG Sharpe Ratio Rank: 2020
Sharpe Ratio Rank
IYG Sortino Ratio Rank: 2020
Sortino Ratio Rank
IYG Omega Ratio Rank: 2121
Omega Ratio Rank
IYG Calmar Ratio Rank: 2323
Calmar Ratio Rank
IYG Martin Ratio Rank: 2222
Martin Ratio Rank
The rank (0–100) shows how this investment's returns compare to the risk taken. Higher = better. Based on the past 12 months of data, combining Sharpe, Sortino, and other metrics used by quantitative funds and institutional investors.

Return / Risk — by metrics

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


IYGBenchmarkDifference

Sharpe ratio

Return per unit of total volatility

0.32

0.90

-0.58

Sortino ratio

Return per unit of downside risk

0.56

1.39

-0.82

Omega ratio

Gain probability vs. loss probability

1.08

1.21

-0.13

Calmar ratio

Return relative to maximum drawdown

0.50

1.40

-0.90

Martin ratio

Return relative to average drawdown

1.50

6.61

-5.11

Explore IYG risk-adjusted metrics in detail

Dive deeper into individual metrics with historical trends, benchmark comparisons, and performance across different time periods.

Dividends

Dividend History

iShares U.S. Financial Services ETF provided a 1.18% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.98 per share.


1.00%1.20%1.40%1.60%1.80%2.00%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.80$1.0020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Dividend$0.98$0.92$0.90$1.06$1.09$0.81$0.85$0.80$0.68$0.54$0.45$0.40

Dividend yield

1.18%1.00%1.16%1.77%2.07%1.25%1.71%1.59%1.81%1.24%1.28%1.33%

Monthly Dividends

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026$0.00$0.00$0.27$0.27
2025$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.23$0.00$0.00$0.26$0.92
2024$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.24$0.00$0.00$0.26$0.90
2023$0.00$0.00$0.29$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.29$0.00$0.00$0.27$1.06
2022$0.00$0.00$0.24$0.00$0.00$0.25$0.00$0.00$0.29$0.00$0.00$0.30$1.09
2021$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.24$0.00$0.00$0.25$0.81

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

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.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the iShares U.S. Financial Services 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. Financial Services ETF was 81.84%, occurring on Mar 6, 2009. Recovery took 2150 trading sessions.

The current iShares U.S. Financial Services ETF drawdown is 13.05%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-81.84%Feb 21, 2007515Mar 6, 20092150Sep 19, 20172665
-44.32%Feb 20, 202023Mar 23, 2020200Jan 6, 2021223
-34.95%Jan 31, 2001423Oct 9, 2002254Oct 13, 2003677
-29.62%Jan 13, 2022187Oct 11, 2022361Mar 20, 2024548
-24.57%Jan 29, 2018229Dec 24, 2018144Jul 23, 2019373

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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