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iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF (IYZ)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US4642877132

CUSIP

464287713

Issuer

iShares

Inception Date

May 22, 2000

Region

North America (U.S.)

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

Dow Jones U.S. Select Telecommunications Index

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Multi-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

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


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Performance

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S&P 500

Returns By Period

iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) returned 4.94% year-to-date (YTD) and 35.84% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, IYZ returned 1.87% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.


IYZ

YTD

4.94%

1M

4.75%

6M

2.22%

1Y

35.84%

3Y*

2.88%

5Y*

2.34%

10Y*

1.87%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.52%

1M

6.32%

6M

-1.44%

1Y

12.25%

3Y*

12.45%

5Y*

14.20%

10Y*

10.84%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of IYZ, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20252.35%3.42%-2.95%-1.61%3.82%4.94%
20243.21%-6.51%0.76%-6.32%5.37%0.77%6.17%2.21%7.68%1.27%8.44%-2.87%20.53%
20238.43%-5.92%1.98%-2.68%-4.92%3.73%1.45%1.96%-6.36%-2.82%4.59%5.70%3.90%
2022-6.02%-2.72%-0.14%-13.08%5.20%-7.53%1.63%-3.09%-15.26%10.30%3.21%-4.96%-30.29%
20211.89%-0.52%6.38%1.61%0.91%0.81%1.84%1.98%-5.12%-2.00%-3.40%7.43%11.69%
2020-1.54%-4.86%-10.37%9.46%3.27%-1.32%4.17%1.29%-5.74%-2.13%11.98%2.01%4.13%
20196.41%5.88%0.76%1.95%-7.65%5.81%1.73%-5.27%3.39%2.05%-0.50%1.49%16.14%
20180.48%-5.52%-2.49%1.37%-1.53%2.93%0.18%7.46%0.77%-5.18%1.81%-8.22%-8.59%
20172.87%-6.28%-1.94%5.16%-3.88%-0.72%-1.12%-0.06%-3.66%-0.82%-0.07%-1.53%-11.86%
2016-3.47%6.48%4.52%1.56%1.25%5.84%3.51%-6.56%0.74%-2.55%1.75%8.67%22.76%
2015-2.53%7.99%-1.44%1.75%-2.31%-1.83%-0.75%-1.89%-4.79%10.63%-0.64%-2.87%0.22%
2014-3.03%-0.17%4.71%-2.17%2.80%1.19%1.32%-0.13%-1.90%1.74%0.98%-4.29%0.68%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 90, IYZ is among the top 10% of ETFs on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of IYZ is 9090
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of IYZ is 9494
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of IYZ is 9393
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of IYZ is 9393
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of IYZ is 7676
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of IYZ is 9393
Martin 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. Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 2.02
  • 5-Year: 0.13
  • 10-Year: 0.10
  • All Time: -0.01

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF provided a 1.95% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.55 per share.


2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.80$1.0020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.55$0.52$0.52$0.57$0.83$0.79$0.70$0.57$1.04$0.78$0.57$0.66

Dividend yield

1.95%1.94%2.27%2.55%2.51%2.60%2.36%2.15%3.54%2.27%1.98%2.25%

Monthly Dividends

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.17
2024$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.52
2023$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.52
2022$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.57
2021$0.00$0.00$0.25$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.00$0.00$0.29$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.83
2020$0.00$0.00$0.23$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.79
2019$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.70
2018$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.57
2017$0.00$0.00$0.27$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.00$0.00$0.31$0.00$0.00$0.27$1.04
2016$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.23$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.78
2015$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.57
2014$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.66

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. Telecommunications 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. Telecommunications ETF was 77.12%, occurring on Sep 30, 2002. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF drawdown is 16.94%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-77.12%Jun 20, 2000570Sep 30, 2002
-1.29%Jun 15, 20002Jun 16, 20001Jun 19, 20003
-0.75%Jun 12, 20001Jun 12, 20001Jun 13, 20002
-0.3%Jun 7, 20001Jun 7, 20001Jun 8, 20002
-0.11%May 31, 20001May 31, 20001Jun 1, 20002
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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