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iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB)

Health | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
189.55 USD -2.51 (-1.307%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 188.84 -0.71 (-0.710%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 7:55 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 2:48 a.m. EDT

The biotech sector is poised for a decisive multi-year breakout, with the ETF currently trading near its 52-week highs and showing strong relative strength against its moving averages. While the statistical forecast model offers no directional bias due to low confidence, the options market is screaming bullishness, with traders stacking call contracts at key psychological resistance levels. Fundamentally, the asset remains a solid hold despite a single year of negative performance; the broader trajectory over the last nine years shows a robust 46% gain, suggesting the recent dip was a healthy consolidation rather than a structural decline. The dividend yield is negligible, offering no income cushion, but the capital appreciation potential appears substantial as the sector moves past its base.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.027548
AutoTheta0.028549
MSTL0.030534
AutoETS0.032657

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 40%
H-stat 17.70
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 1.38
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 23.90

As of July 11, 2026, 2:48 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for a breakout above $200, evidenced by massive open interest walls at the $200 strike across multiple expirations and significant volume spikes in out-of-the-money calls. Conversely, put writers are establishing heavy defensive barriers around the $160-$170 range, while call buyers are targeting $225-$270 for later dates, indicating a consensus expectation of a sector-wide rally rather than a continuation of the recent pullback.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.01% 0.25% 0.28% 0.27%
Dividend History
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
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.35
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0018223472
dividendDate 2016-12-29
dividendYield 0.22

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 199.05
All Time Low 13.216667
Ask 194.19
Ask Size 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,016,780
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,547,965
Average Volume 1,547,965
Average Volume10Days 2,016,780
Beta3 Year 0.69
Bid 183.87
Bid Size 1
Book Value 161.64
Category Health
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 191.17
Day Low 187.91
Dividend Date 1,482,969,600
Dividend Yield 0.22
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 7.9297247
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 175.0866
Fifty Day Average Change 14.463409
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.08260718
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 45.621346
Fifty Two Week High 199.05
Fifty Two Week High Change -9.5
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.047726702
Fifty Two Week Low 128.84
Fifty Two Week Low Change 60.710007
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.47120467
Fifty Two Week Range 128.84 - 199.05
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 981,988,200,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0360215
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
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 PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_8797590
Nav Price 192.09262
Net Assets 9,087,529,000.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.44
Open 191.17
Phone 415-670-2000
Post Market Change -0.7100067
Post Market Change Percent -0.3745749
Post Market Price 188.84
Post Market Time 1,783,986,928
Previous Close 192.06
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.1726676
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -2.50999
Regular Market Change Percent -1.30688
Regular Market Day High 191.17
Regular Market Day Low 187.91
Regular Market Day Range 187.91 - 191.17
Regular Market Open 191.17
Regular Market Previous Close 192.06
Regular Market Price 189.55
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,801
Regular Market Volume 1,935,075
Shares Outstanding 69,700,000
Short Name iShares Biotechnology ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol IBB
Three Year Average Return 0.1421406
Total Assets 9,087,528,960
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.35
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0018223472
Trailing P E 23.90373
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 12.59644
Trailing Three Month Returns 12.59644
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 168.4918
Two Hundred Day Average Change 21.058197
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.12498054
Type Disp ETF
Volume 1,935,075
Yield 0.0022
Ytd Return 12.72942