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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 Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.139294
AutoETS0.139295
MSTL0.156930
AutoTheta0.161263

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.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
6.01% 6.07% 3.34%
Dividend History
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
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 1.54

Info Dump

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