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iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF (IYH)
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ETF Info

ISINUS4642877629
CUSIP464287762
IssueriShares
Inception DateJun 12, 2000
RegionNorth America (U.S.)
CategoryHealth & Biotech Equities
Index TrackedDow Jones U.S. Health Care Index
Home Pagewww.ishares.com
Asset ClassEquity

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Growth

Expense Ratio

The iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF has a high expense ratio of 0.43%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.


Expense ratio chart for IYH: current value at 0.43% compared with the broader market ranging from 0.00% to 2.12%.0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%0.43%

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. Healthcare ETF, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
13.80%
21.13%
IYH (iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

Returns By Period

iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF had a return of 3.50% year-to-date (YTD) and 10.39% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF had an annualized return of 17.02%, outperforming the S&P 500 benchmark which had an annualized return of 10.55%.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
Year-To-Date3.50%6.33%
1 month-2.86%-2.81%
6 months13.80%21.13%
1 year10.39%24.56%
5 years (annualized)16.10%11.55%
10 years (annualized)17.02%10.55%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20242.69%3.18%2.32%
2023-1.87%-3.69%5.45%6.02%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of IYH is 53, suggesting that the investment has average results relative to the market in terms of risk-adjusted performance. This ranking is determined by the cumulative values of the indicators listed below.

The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of IYH is 5353
iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF(IYH)
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of IYH is 4949Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of IYH is 4848Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of IYH is 4747Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of IYH is 6767Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of IYH is 5353Martin 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. Healthcare ETF (IYH) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


IYH
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for IYH, currently valued at 0.85, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.000.85
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for IYH, currently valued at 1.26, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.001.26
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for IYH, currently valued at 1.15, compared to the broader market1.001.502.001.15
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for IYH, currently valued at 1.10, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.001.10
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for IYH, currently valued at 3.31, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.0060.003.31
^GSPC
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.91, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.001.91
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 2.77, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.002.77
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.33, compared to the broader market1.001.502.001.33
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.46, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.001.46
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 7.61, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.0060.007.61

Sharpe Ratio

The current iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF Sharpe ratio is 0.85. A Sharpe ratio between 0 and 1.0 is considered sub-optimal.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio-0.500.000.501.001.502.002.503.00NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
0.85
1.91
IYH (iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF granted a 4.69% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $2.77 per share.


PeriodTTM20232022202120202019201820172016201520142013
Dividend$2.77$3.38$3.12$2.82$2.86$2.46$3.53$1.92$1.86$3.03$1.51$1.30

Dividend yield

4.69%5.90%5.50%4.69%5.82%5.69%9.77%5.51%6.44%10.11%5.23%5.59%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for iShares U.S. Healthcare 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$0.17
2023$0.00$0.00$0.78$0.00$0.00$0.55$0.00$0.00$1.17$0.00$0.00$0.89
2022$0.00$0.00$0.69$0.00$0.00$0.60$0.00$0.00$1.02$0.00$0.00$0.81
2021$0.00$0.00$0.66$0.00$0.00$0.53$0.00$0.00$0.85$0.00$0.00$0.78
2020$0.00$0.00$0.61$0.00$0.00$0.60$0.00$0.00$0.89$0.00$0.00$0.76
2019$0.00$0.00$0.52$0.00$0.00$0.53$0.00$0.00$0.76$0.00$0.00$0.64
2018$0.00$0.00$0.50$0.00$0.00$0.52$0.00$0.00$0.51$0.00$0.00$2.00
2017$0.00$0.00$0.44$0.00$0.00$0.46$0.00$0.00$0.48$0.00$0.00$0.54
2016$0.00$0.00$0.37$0.00$0.00$0.49$0.00$0.00$0.48$0.00$0.00$0.51
2015$0.00$0.00$0.30$0.00$0.00$0.42$0.00$0.00$0.46$0.00$0.00$1.85
2014$0.00$0.00$0.29$0.00$0.00$0.43$0.00$0.00$0.36$0.00$0.00$0.43
2013$0.30$0.00$0.00$0.34$0.00$0.00$0.29$0.00$0.00$0.37

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

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


-15.00%-10.00%-5.00%0.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
-4.54%
-3.48%
IYH (iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the iShares U.S. Healthcare 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. Healthcare ETF was 41.50%, occurring on Jul 23, 2002. Recovery took 732 trading sessions.

The current iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF drawdown is 4.54%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-41.5%Dec 29, 2000389Jul 23, 2002732Jun 17, 20051121
-34.45%Jan 14, 2008288Mar 5, 2009185Nov 25, 2009473
-28.4%Jan 23, 202042Mar 23, 202039May 18, 202081
-17.41%Jul 7, 201125Aug 10, 201195Dec 23, 2011120
-16.09%Jul 21, 201549Sep 28, 2015171Jun 2, 2016220

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF volatility is 3.78%, 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.


1.50%2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%4.00%4.50%5.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
3.78%
3.59%
IYH (iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)