iShares U.S. Insurance ETF (IAK)Financial | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
147.93 USD
+2.07
(1.419%)
⇧
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 149.36 +1.43 (0.963%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 5:58 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:18 a.m. EDT
The iShares U.S. Insurance ETF is exhibiting classic momentum characteristics with a powerful tailwind. Over the last two weeks, the fund has surged nearly 8%, trading well above its 50-day average, driven by a broader rotation into financials and a specific rebound in the insurance sector. This price action is supported by a robust multi-year trajectory; despite a dip in 2020, the asset has delivered a +152% cumulative return over the last nine years, with seven of those years posting positive gains. The recent annual gain of +11.47% confirms that the recovery is not just a blip but a sustained trend. While the statistical forecasting model offers only a weak lean upward due to wide confidence intervals, this is irrelevant given the strength of the fundamental recovery and the aggressive call buying. The 2.54% dividend yield provides a solid floor, though it is not the primary driver here. The only caution is the heavy put positioning for September, which suggests traders are hedging against a potential exhaustion of this rally, but the current setup remains highly bullish for the immediate future. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.023560 |
| AutoETS | 0.023586 |
| MSTL | 0.023621 |
| AutoTheta | 0.026149 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 37% |
| H-stat | 8.07 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.007 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.93 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 11.20 |
As of July 11, 2026, 6:18 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for upside continuation. Call volume and open interest are heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes (147, 151) for the near term, while put activity is concentrated deep in-the-money (105, 125) for September, suggesting a 'crash' hedge rather than a fear of immediate downside. The implied volatility skew shows elevated premiums for downside protection in the distant future but tight pricing for near-term moves, indicating traders expect a volatile rally followed by a potential correction.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.29% | 2.71% | 2.02% | 1.95% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | 0.394 | 0.291809 |
| 2026-03-17 | 1.996 | 1.533969 |
| 2025-12-16 | 0.667 | 0.487395 |
| 2025-09-16 | 0.512 | 0.393755 |
| 2025-06-16 | 0.351 | 0.264866 |
| 2025-03-18 | 0.775 | 0.573140 |
| 2024-12-17 | 0.731 | 0.573873 |
| 2024-09-25 | 0.522 | 0.404871 |
| 2024-06-11 | 0.224 | 0.198546 |
| 2024-03-21 | 0.411 | 0.356214 |
| 2023-12-20 | 0.433 | 0.441296 |
| 2023-09-26 | 0.491 | 0.529095 |
| 2023-06-07 | 0.239 | 0.275886 |
| 2023-03-23 | 0.277 | 0.339544 |
| 2022-12-13 | 0.500 | 0.546448 |
| 2022-09-26 | 0.465 | 0.594477 |
| 2022-06-09 | 0.260 | 0.304414 |
| 2022-03-24 | 0.324 | 0.356946 |
| 2021-12-30 | 0.118 | 0.141250 |
| 2021-12-13 | 0.395 | 0.488257 |
| 2021-09-24 | 0.499 | 0.631406 |
| 2021-06-10 | 0.297 | 0.375189 |
| 2021-03-25 | 0.582 | 0.782363 |
| 2020-12-14 | 0.309 | 0.471037 |
| 2020-09-23 | 0.360 | 0.668027 |
| 2020-06-15 | 0.219 | 0.391491 |
| 2020-03-25 | 0.506 | 1.063025 |
| 2019-12-16 | 0.314 | 0.440146 |
| 2019-09-24 | 0.354 | 0.493380 |
| 2019-06-17 | 0.283 | 0.404401 |
| 2019-03-20 | 0.361 | 0.571203 |
| 2018-12-17 | 0.325 | 0.569376 |
| 2018-09-26 | 0.258 | 0.389316 |
| 2018-06-26 | 0.300 | 0.483170 |
| 2018-03-22 | 0.459 | 0.710197 |
| 2017-12-19 | 0.323 | 0.485714 |
| 2017-09-26 | 0.281 | 0.443708 |
| 2017-06-27 | 0.241 | 0.389275 |
| 2017-03-24 | 0.231 | 0.386676 |
| 2016-12-21 | 0.279 | 0.464535 |
| 2016-09-26 | 0.237 | 0.454633 |
| 2016-06-21 | 0.216 | 0.426962 |
| 2016-03-23 | 0.263 | 0.529069 |
| 2015-12-24 | 0.254 | 0.493204 |
| 2015-09-25 | 0.219 | 0.448679 |
| 2015-06-24 | 0.159 | 0.308199 |
| 2015-03-25 | 0.198 | 0.402521 |
| 2014-12-24 | 0.230 | 0.455536 |
| 2014-09-24 | 0.171 | 0.357068 |
| 2014-06-24 | 0.162 | 0.336938 |
| 2014-03-25 | 0.223 | 0.484046 |
| 2013-12-23 | 0.158 | 0.336743 |
| 2013-09-24 | 0.136 | 0.314961 |
| 2013-06-26 | 0.121 | 0.301220 |
| 2013-03-25 | 0.123 | 0.327041 |
| 2012-12-19 | 0.299 | 0.900602 |
| 2012-09-25 | 0.108 | 0.336449 |
| 2012-06-19 | 0.076 | 0.252240 |
| 2012-03-26 | 0.091 | 0.283136 |
| 2011-12-22 | 0.281 | 0.988740 |
| 2011-09-23 | 0.076 | 0.314439 |
| 2011-06-24 | 0.074 | 0.244790 |
| 2010-12-22 | 0.419 | 1.323855 |
| 2010-09-23 | 0.092 | 0.321341 |
| 2010-06-24 | 0.060 | 0.215363 |
| 2010-03-25 | 0.080 | 0.268007 |
| 2009-12-23 | 0.189 | 0.704173 |
| 2009-09-22 | 0.082 | 0.303030 |
| 2009-06-24 | 0.067 | 0.325559 |
| 2009-03-25 | 0.089 | 0.511788 |
| 2008-12-23 | 0.200 | 0.902935 |
| 2008-09-24 | 0.137 | 0.410548 |
| 2008-06-25 | 0.124 | 0.316973 |
| 2008-03-25 | 0.125 | 0.287356 |
| 2007-12-27 | 0.191 | 0.385859 |
| 2007-09-25 | 0.217 | 0.412704 |
| 2007-06-28 | 0.106 | 0.188982 |
| 2007-03-23 | 0.078 | 0.144793 |
| 2006-12-20 | 0.156 | 0.287240 |
| 2006-09-26 | 0.112 | 0.219350 |
| 2006-06-22 | 0.076 | 0.159832 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 150.18 |
| All Time Low | 12.44 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 400 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 137,560 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 63,139 |
| Average Volume | 63,139 |
| Average Volume10Days | 137,560 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.35 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Category | Financial |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 147.93 |
| Day Low | 146.3 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.54 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 13.204457 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 135.0966 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 12.833389 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.094994165 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 12.45085 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 150.18 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.25 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.014982022 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 124.62 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 23.30999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.18704854 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 124.62 - 150.18 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,146,835,800,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.1565705 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fund Family | iShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,146,441,600 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents as well as in securities not included in the underlying index, but which BFA believes will help the fund track the index. The fund is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | iShares U.S. Insurance ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_27445806 |
| Nav Price | 145.44182 |
| Net Assets | 421,508,544.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.38 |
| Open | 146.78 |
| Phone | 415-670-2000 |
| Post Market Change | 1.425003 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.9632956 |
| Post Market Price | 149.355 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,979,888 |
| Previous Close | 145.86 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 2.06999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.41916 |
| Regular Market Day High | 147.93 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 146.3 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 146.3 - 147.93 |
| Regular Market Open | 146.78 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 145.86 |
| Regular Market Price | 147.93 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 65,152 |
| Short Name | iShares U.S. Insurance ETF |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | IAK |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.2064717 |
| Total Assets | 421,508,544 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing P E | 11.203034 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 9.82971 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 9.82971 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 133.1153 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 14.814697 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.11129222 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 65,152 |
| Yield | 0.0254 |
| Ytd Return | 5.1629 |