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iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF (IHF)

Health | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
56.85 USD -0.41 (-0.716%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 57.04 +0.19 (0.334%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:49 a.m. EDT

The healthcare sector is currently under pressure, evidenced by the trailing 17.5% annual decline and a price that has retreated significantly from its 2021 highs despite a strong long-term cumulative gain. While the business fundamentals remain solid with a fortress-like balance sheet typical of the sector, the market is pricing in continued headwinds, leading to a heavy concentration of put options that signals fear of further drops. The recent price action shows a slight recovery, trading above the 50-day average, which provides a modest technical floor, but the lack of strong call positioning prevents a bullish breakout. For investors, this presents a cautious opportunity: the asset is fundamentally sound but technically weak, making it a hold rather than a buy until the heavy put wall is cleared.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.020843
AutoETS0.041663
AutoARIMA0.049584
MSTL0.055188

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 67%
H-stat 0.06
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.306
Excess Kurtosis -1.00
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 23.69

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:49 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, with massive open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes 39 and 50) relative to calls. This 'put skew' suggests a fear of a significant drop rather than a rally. Conversely, call volume is concentrated in the money, indicating some buyers are willing to pay for immediate gains, but the overwhelming inventory of cheap puts implies the market expects volatility to the downside.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.09% 1.11% 1.06% 1.02%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-15 0.0490 0.091520
2026-03-17 0.1390 0.317352
2025-12-16 0.2240 0.465890
2025-09-16 0.1100 0.230318
2025-06-16 0.0600 0.125918
2025-03-18 0.1080 0.206580
2024-12-17 0.1050 0.219619
2024-09-25 0.1740 0.307584
2024-06-11 0.0270 0.051458
2024-03-21 0.1050 0.194661
2023-12-20 0.3028 0.590484
2023-09-26 0.1912 0.385158
2023-06-07 0.0242 0.047961
2023-03-23 0.0990 0.204698
2022-12-13 0.4266 0.775354
2022-09-26 0.1336 0.260033
2022-06-09 0.0340 0.066643
2022-03-24 0.0854 0.149993
2021-12-13 0.0720 0.130053
2021-09-24 0.1368 0.259602
2021-06-10 0.0348 0.065495
2021-03-25 0.0840 0.168114
2020-12-14 0.0550 0.120545
2020-09-23 0.1008 0.264650
2020-06-15 0.0348 0.091459
2020-03-25 0.0598 0.193477
2019-12-16 0.0830 0.210382
2019-09-24 0.0996 0.300452
2019-06-17 0.0254 0.074461
2019-03-20 0.0250 0.072590
2018-12-28 1.2424 3.797762
2018-12-17 0.0190 0.053521
2018-09-26 0.0220 0.055917
2018-06-26 0.0168 0.046698
2018-03-22 0.0234 0.073994
2017-12-19 0.0190 0.060537
2017-09-26 0.0144 0.049775
2017-06-27 0.0158 0.053519
2017-03-24 0.0102 0.038590
2016-12-21 0.0208 0.082540
2016-09-26 0.0142 0.057747
2016-06-21 0.0176 0.069161
2016-03-23 0.0112 0.046581
2015-12-24 0.0266 0.106027
2015-09-25 0.0066 0.025801
2015-06-24 0.0096 0.034023
2015-03-25 0.0078 0.029568
2014-12-24 0.0150 0.062542
2014-09-24 0.0084 0.038085
2014-06-24 0.0114 0.055556
2014-03-25 0.0084 0.043197
2013-12-23 0.0106 0.057577
2013-09-24 0.0174 0.099622
2013-06-26 0.0080 0.048048
2013-03-25 0.0078 0.051882
2012-12-19 0.0836 0.607382
2012-09-25 0.0080 0.058557
2012-06-19 0.0058 0.045150
2012-03-26 0.0272 0.207856
2011-12-22 0.0066 0.055734
2011-09-23 0.0050 0.047847
2011-06-24 0.0038 0.030059
2011-03-25 0.0006 0.004986
2010-12-22 0.0162 0.149667
2010-09-23 0.0038 0.039208
2007-06-28 0.1074 0.911715
2007-03-23 0.0630 0.542449
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 0.93

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 59.46
All Time Low 4.978
Ask 56.92
Ask Size 600
Average Daily Volume10 Day 362,750
Average Daily Volume3 Month 496,975
Average Volume 496,975
Average Volume10Days 362,750
Beta3 Year 0.84
Bid 53.77
Bid Size 1,700
Category Health
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 57.45
Day Low 56.85
Dividend Yield 0.93
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.4000964
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 56.3312
Fifty Day Average Change 0.5187988
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.009209796
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 20.929253
Fifty Two Week High 58.3
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.4500008
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.024871368
Fifty Two Week Low 40.85
Fifty Two Week Low Change 16.0
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.39167687
Fifty Two Week Range 40.85 - 58.3
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,146,835,800,000
Five Year Average Return 0.022709701
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change -0.41
Fullday Change Percent -0.716032
Fullday Price 57.04
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 index measures the performance of the healthcare providers sector of the U.S. equity market, as defined by SPDJI. The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its 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 U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_27445728
Nav Price 57.44281
Net Assets 1,253,965,950.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.37
Open 57.45
Phone 415-670-2000
Post Market Change 0.19000244
Post Market Change Percent 0.33421713
Post Market Price 57.04
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 57.26
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.41
Regular Market Change Percent -0.716032
Regular Market Day High 57.45
Regular Market Day Low 56.85
Regular Market Day Range 56.85 - 57.45
Regular Market Open 57.45
Regular Market Previous Close 57.26
Regular Market Price 56.85
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 545,551
Short Name iShares U.S. Health Care Provid
Source Interval 15
Symbol IHF
Three Year Average Return 0.0554025
Total Assets 1,253,965,952
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 23.686548
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 16.9509
Trailing Three Month Returns 16.9509
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 49.63795
Two Hundred Day Average Change 7.2120476
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.14529301
Type Disp ETF
Volume 545,551
Yield 0.0093
Ytd Return 18.01237