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iShares U.S. Power Infrastructure ETF (POWR)
Performance
Return for Risk
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

CUSIP
464286343
Issuer
iShares
Inception Date
Jan 31, 2012
Leveraged
1x (No leverage)
Index Tracked
No Index (Active)
Distribution Policy
Distributing
Asset Class
Equity
Asset Class Size
Mid-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. Power Infrastructure 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. Power Infrastructure ETF (POWR) has returned 11.79% so far this year and 13.74% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, POWR has returned 8.84% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.


iShares U.S. Power Infrastructure ETF

1D
1.47%
1M
-1.55%
YTD
11.79%
6M
10.83%
1Y
13.74%
3Y*
9.63%
5Y*
16.02%
10Y*
8.84%

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 Feb 2, 2012, POWR's average daily return is +0.03%, while the average monthly return is +0.56%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 10.3 years.

Historically, 56% of months were positive and 44% were negative. The best month was Nov 2020 with a return of +28.0%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -28.8%. The longest winning streak lasted 5 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, POWR closed higher 50% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 24, 2020 with a return of +13.6%, while the worst single day was Mar 9, 2020 at -18.5%.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20265.01%8.13%-1.55%11.79%
20251.99%1.51%5.19%-11.26%3.04%6.11%2.30%4.18%-0.75%1.87%2.07%-4.65%10.81%
2024-0.32%2.27%7.94%1.28%1.43%-3.13%0.32%-1.17%-3.68%-1.06%2.86%-7.26%-1.30%
20232.52%-4.94%-1.29%4.31%-8.88%6.32%6.05%1.71%3.24%-4.42%-0.16%0.37%3.66%
202214.18%3.73%7.38%-1.19%12.67%-14.71%7.49%3.02%-9.26%18.27%2.81%-3.40%42.54%
20211.53%15.99%2.08%-0.06%5.93%3.76%-7.00%-0.13%11.39%6.65%-6.07%3.78%42.03%

Benchmark Metrics

iShares U.S. Power Infrastructure ETF has an annualized alpha of -3.93%, beta of 0.87, and R² of 0.36 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since February 03, 2012.

  • This ETF participated in 111.77% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 76.47% of its upside — more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
  • R² of 0.36 means the benchmark explains less than half of this ETF's behavior — treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

Alpha
-3.93%
Beta
0.87
0.36
Upside Capture
76.47%
Downside Capture
111.77%

Expense Ratio

POWR has an expense ratio of 0.40%, placing it in the medium range.


Return for Risk

Risk / Return Rank

POWR ranks 32 for risk / return — below 32% 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.


POWR Risk / Return Rank: 3232
Overall Rank
POWR Sharpe Ratio Rank: 3232
Sharpe Ratio Rank
POWR Sortino Ratio Rank: 3030
Sortino Ratio Rank
POWR Omega Ratio Rank: 3333
Omega Ratio Rank
POWR Calmar Ratio Rank: 3232
Calmar Ratio Rank
POWR Martin Ratio Rank: 3232
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. Power Infrastructure ETF (POWR) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).


POWRBenchmarkDifference

Sharpe ratio

Return per unit of total volatility

0.63

0.90

-0.26

Sortino ratio

Return per unit of downside risk

0.94

1.39

-0.45

Omega ratio

Gain probability vs. loss probability

1.14

1.21

-0.07

Calmar ratio

Return relative to maximum drawdown

0.82

1.40

-0.58

Martin ratio

Return relative to average drawdown

2.88

6.61

-3.72

Explore POWR 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. Power Infrastructure ETF provided a 7.07% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.86 per share.


3.00%4.00%5.00%6.00%7.00%8.00%$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.5020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Dividend$1.86$1.78$0.99$1.00$1.17$0.70$0.52$1.08$0.59$0.67$0.56$0.56

Dividend yield

7.07%7.56%4.36%4.16%4.82%3.94%3.96%5.71%3.17%3.11%2.75%3.42%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for iShares U.S. Power Infrastructure 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$0.08$0.08
2025$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.43$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.35$1.78
2024$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.41$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.59$0.99
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.40$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.60$1.00
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.39$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.78$1.17
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.24$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.46$0.70

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. Power Infrastructure 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. Power Infrastructure ETF was 65.98%, occurring on Mar 18, 2020. Recovery took 508 trading sessions.

The current iShares U.S. Power Infrastructure ETF drawdown is 2.03%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-65.98%Jun 24, 20141444Mar 18, 2020508Mar 23, 20221952
-25.09%Jun 9, 202224Jul 14, 202287Nov 15, 2022111
-23.14%Apr 11, 2024249Apr 8, 2025206Feb 3, 2026455
-20.95%Feb 28, 201269Jun 5, 2012347Oct 22, 2013416
-15.35%Nov 16, 202283Mar 17, 2023101Aug 11, 2023184

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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