iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB)Health | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
208.95 USD
-5.85
(-2.723%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 208.50 -0.45 (-0.450%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:55 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:07 a.m. EDT
The biotech sector is currently caught in a violent tug-of-war between a resilient price recovery and deep-seated speculative fear. Over the last two weeks, the ETF has staged a stunning comeback, surging from roughly 190 to over 213, effectively erasing the previous year's decline and reclaiming key moving averages. However, this rally is happening against a backdrop of extreme pessimism in the options chain. The presence of massive put walls at strikes significantly below the current price suggests that market makers and speculators are pricing in a high probability of a severe crash or a 'black swan' event in the drug trial space. While the recent price action shows strong momentum and the statistical forecast indicates a slight upward lean, the fundamental reality remains precarious: the asset is trading at a premium (P/E ~27.7x) despite a trailing twelve-month decline, and the options market is screaming for protection. This divergence creates a high-risk environment where a catalyst could trigger the feared crash, or the momentum could carry it higher, but the odds of a sharp retracement seem weighted heavily by the options flow. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.061344 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.065529 |
| AutoETS | 0.065530 |
| AutoTheta | 0.068618 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 51% |
| H-stat | 7.58 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.049 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.38 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 27.10 |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:07 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a significant downside event, evidenced by massive open interest walls in deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes 60-160) across multiple expirations, which dwarf call activity. This 'put skew' suggests a fear of a sharp correction or sector-wide crash. Conversely, call volume is concentrated near the money and slightly OTM (200-230 strikes), indicating a bullish bias among active traders expecting a bounce or continuation of the recent rally, but the heavy put positioning acts as a formidable resistance ceiling.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.01% | 0.25% | 0.28% | 0.27% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | 0.024000 | 0.013940 |
| 2026-03-17 | 0.122000 | 0.072980 |
| 2025-12-16 | 0.183000 | 0.108857 |
| 2025-09-16 | 0.083000 | 0.058890 |
| 2025-03-18 | 0.121000 | 0.090238 |
| 2024-12-17 | 0.062000 | 0.045038 |
| 2024-09-25 | 0.200000 | 0.140174 |
| 2024-03-21 | 0.126000 | 0.091817 |
| 2023-12-20 | 0.124000 | 0.096214 |
| 2023-09-26 | 0.153000 | 0.124857 |
| 2023-06-07 | 0.006000 | 0.004657 |
| 2023-03-23 | 0.065000 | 0.052272 |
| 2022-12-13 | 0.101000 | 0.074265 |
| 2022-09-26 | 0.159000 | 0.140187 |
| 2022-06-09 | 0.031000 | 0.027198 |
| 2022-03-24 | 0.118000 | 0.090748 |
| 2021-12-13 | 0.041000 | 0.027450 |
| 2021-09-24 | 0.124000 | 0.072732 |
| 2021-06-10 | 0.023000 | 0.014093 |
| 2021-03-25 | 0.131000 | 0.088109 |
| 2020-12-14 | 0.065000 | 0.042309 |
| 2020-09-23 | 0.063000 | 0.047698 |
| 2020-06-15 | 0.127000 | 0.097318 |
| 2020-03-25 | 0.055000 | 0.053922 |
| 2019-12-30 | 0.063000 | 0.052421 |
| 2019-12-16 | 0.058000 | 0.047693 |
| 2019-09-24 | 0.071000 | 0.069322 |
| 2019-06-17 | 0.080000 | 0.075401 |
| 2019-03-20 | 0.127000 | 0.112211 |
| 2018-09-26 | 0.032000 | 0.026532 |
| 2018-06-26 | 0.156000 | 0.142375 |
| 2017-12-21 | 0.125000 | 0.117041 |
| 2017-09-26 | 0.039667 | 0.036258 |
| 2017-06-27 | 0.059000 | 0.056933 |
| 2017-03-24 | 0.099667 | 0.103082 |
| 2016-12-22 | 0.030667 | 0.034496 |
| 2016-09-26 | 0.028667 | 0.029199 |
| 2016-06-21 | 0.054000 | 0.063582 |
| 2016-03-23 | 0.051000 | 0.060175 |
| 2015-12-24 | 0.010667 | 0.009418 |
| 2015-09-25 | 0.000667 | 0.000645 |
| 2015-06-24 | 0.019333 | 0.015360 |
| 2014-09-24 | 0.018000 | 0.019335 |
| 2014-06-25 | 0.131000 | 0.153588 |
| 2013-06-27 | 0.024000 | 0.041287 |
| 2012-12-19 | 0.034333 | 0.074063 |
| 2012-09-24 | 0.113333 | 0.237762 |
| 2012-06-22 | 0.062000 | 0.144354 |
| 2012-03-23 | 0.009000 | 0.022153 |
| 2011-12-22 | 0.004667 | 0.013564 |
| 2010-09-24 | 0.170000 | 0.586072 |
| 2008-06-24 | 0.059000 | 0.231403 |
| 2007-06-29 | 0.029333 | 0.112646 |
| 2006-12-21 | 0.000333 | 0.001271 |
| 2005-12-23 | 0.000333 | 0.001265 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 217.12 |
| All Time Low | 13.216667 |
| Ask | 197.12 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,646,320 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,598,022 |
| Average Volume | 1,598,022 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,646,320 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.7 |
| Bid | 185.09 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Book Value | 161.64 |
| Category | Health |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 213.89 |
| Day Low | 208.54 |
| Dividend Date | 1,482,969,600 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.22 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 7.709469 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 193.8586 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 15.0914 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.077847466 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 52.980553 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 217.12 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -8.169998 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.037628952 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 138.79 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 70.16 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.505512 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 138.79 - 217.12 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 981,988,200,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.0484651 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Fullday Change | -5.85001 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -2.72347 |
| Fullday Price | 208.5 |
| Fund Family | iShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 981,331,200 |
| 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 may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents. It is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | iShares Biotechnology ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_8797590 |
| Nav Price | 215.20924 |
| Net Assets | 9,212,572,700.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.44 |
| Open | 213.32 |
| Phone | 415-670-2000 |
| Post Market Change | -0.44999695 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.21536107 |
| Post Market Price | 208.5 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,326 |
| Previous Close | 214.8 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.2926874 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -5.85001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.72347 |
| Regular Market Day High | 213.89 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 208.54 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 208.54 - 213.89 |
| Regular Market Open | 213.32 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 214.8 |
| Regular Market Price | 208.95 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,404,748 |
| Shares Outstanding | 69,700,000 |
| Short Name | iShares Biotechnology ETF |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | IBB |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.1929926 |
| Total Assets | 9,212,572,672 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.35 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0016294227 |
| Trailing P E | 27.103035 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 10.5436 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 10.5436 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 176.10275 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 32.847244 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.18652317 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 1,404,748 |
| Yield | 0.0022 |
| Ytd Return | 10.57917 |