iShares Blockchain and Tech ETF (IBLC)Equity Digital Assets | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
46.20 USD
+1.42
(3.177%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 45.26 -0.94 (-0.940%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:53 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 7:43 p.m. EDT
The data presents a classic 'momentum breakout vs. statistical uncertainty' conflict. Short-term, the price action is violently bullish, ripping from ~34 to 46 in two weeks and reclaiming the 50-day average, justifying a 4-star rating for momentum traders. However, the dividend history is a red flag: a massive 2.56 payout in Dec 2025 followed by a near-zero 0.02 payout in June 2025 indicates extreme volatility or potential NAV erosion rather than steady income generation, limiting the long-term rating to neutral (3). The forecasting model's high Ljung-Box p-value (near zero) confirms strong autocorrelation (momentum) but the heteroscedasticity warns of unstable variance, suggesting this rally is fragile despite the optimistic price chart. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.139294 |
| AutoETS | 0.139295 |
| MSTL | 0.156930 |
| AutoTheta | 0.161263 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 63% |
| H-stat | 1.73 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.618 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.14 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 22.55 |
As of April 18, 2026, 7:43 p.m. EDT: Speculators show a distinct asymmetry in positioning, with the July 2026 expiration exhibiting low-volume call activity (11 contracts) near the 50.01 strike (above current ~46) while Put activity is non-existent. The May expiration shows minimal volume but a single Open Interest contract at the 33.0 strike (deep OTM put) acting as a floor anchor. This suggests a speculative lean towards upside momentum in the medium term with negligible immediate hedging demand, despite high implied volatility (60-71%) indicating significant expected price swings.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.01% | 6.07% | 3.34% | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | 2.561 | 6.008916 |
| 2025-06-16 | 0.020 | 0.060796 |
| 2024-12-17 | 0.471 | 1.172553 |
| 2024-06-11 | 0.075 | 0.261173 |
| 2023-12-20 | 0.332 | 1.288719 |
| 2023-06-07 | 0.192 | 1.229727 |
| 2022-12-13 | 0.080 | 0.774950 |
| 2022-06-09 | 0.003 | 0.020254 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 68.77 |
| All Time Low | 9.389 |
| Ask | 48.0 |
| Ask Size | 400 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 21,500 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 27,858 |
| Average Volume | 27,858 |
| Average Volume10Days | 21,500 |
| Beta3 Year | 3.58 |
| Bid | 35.0 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Category | Equity Digital Assets |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 46.4 |
| Day Low | 45.5599 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.54 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.0490172 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 39.6371 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 6.5629005 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.16557468 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 97.77397 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 68.77 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -22.569996 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.3281954 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 23.245 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 22.955 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.98752415 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 23.245 - 68.77 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,651,066,200,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fund Family | iShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,650,844,800 |
| 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. It is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | iShares Blockchain and Tech ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1765309025 |
| Nav Price | 46.11463 |
| Net Assets | 67,744,320.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.47 |
| Open | 45.83 |
| Phone | 415-670-2000 |
| Post Market Change | -0.94000244 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -2.0346372 |
| Post Market Price | 45.26 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,469,981 |
| Previous Close | 44.7776 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 1.4224 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 3.17659 |
| Regular Market Day High | 46.4 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 45.5599 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 45.5599 - 46.4 |
| Regular Market Open | 45.83 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 44.7776 |
| Regular Market Price | 46.2 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 22,156 |
| Short Name | iShares Blockchain and Tech ETF |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | IBLC |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.4094578 |
| Total Assets | 67,744,320 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 22.547396 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -10.83139 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -10.83139 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 46.390144 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.19014359 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.0040987926 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 22,156 |
| Yield | 0.0154 |
| Ytd Return | -10.83139 |