iShares U.S. Financials ETF
IYF NYSE Arca
The iShares U.S. Financials ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in the financial sector with exposure to U.S. banks, insurers, and credit card companies
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- Fund size
- 1.60B as of Feb 2020
- Expense ratio
- 0.44% per year
- Dividend yield
- 1.51% Quarterly
- Volatility · 1Y
- 14.7% Below Average
- Beta
- 0.80 vs the market
- 52-week range
- 113.29138.51
How IYF has paid off
Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against price alone.
Return by period
Price · to Oct 12Total return vs price return
Price onlyOver 1 year, IYF returned +7.7% with dividends reinvested — dividends added +1.6 pts to the price move.
How bumpy is the ride?
Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.
Volatility
Annualized · 1YA typical year sees the price swing about ±15% around its trend.
Drawdown from peak
How far below its previous high the price has been Deepest fall −13.9% on Mar 27, 2026 — 80 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 39% of the time.
Market sensitivity
BetaA beta of 0.80 means IYF has moved less than the market.
Trend & momentum
Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.
Price vs moving averages
Uptrend- 12-day average127.94 +0.6%
- 26-day average129.68 −0.7%
- 50-day average130.98 −1.7%
- 200-day average127.50 +1.0%
The price is above 2 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is above the 200-day, a sign of a rising longer-term trend.
Relative strength (RSI)
NeutralRSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.
Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.
Inside the fund
Finance · Broad Financials — tracking the Russell 1000 Financials 40 Act 15/22.5 Daily Capped Index.
- Assets under management1.60BUSD
- Expense ratio0.44%per year
- Holdings288
- Risk score4.3Medium
Launched May 2000. Listed options available. Fund data as of Feb 28, 2020.
What it pays you
Cash distributions over the last twelve months, and how they have grown.
About 15 USD a year for every 1,000 USD invested at today's price.
- Per share
- 1.95
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Last paid
- Sep 15, 2026
Last 12 months
1.95 USD / shareWhere IYF shows up
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About iShares U.S. Financials ETF
The iShares U.S. Financials ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in the financial sector with exposure to U.S. banks, insurers, and credit card companies
- Featured in 2 curated themes
- 288 holdings
- Ticker
- IYF
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
- ISIN
- US4642877884
- CUSIP
- 464287788
- Currency
- U.S. Dollar (USD)
- Country
- USA
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Broad Financials
- Benchmark
- Russell 1000 Financials 40 Act 15/22.5 Daily Capped Index
All key statistics
Details
Shareas of Oct 12, 2026
Dataas of Feb 28, 2020
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Data for information only, not investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.