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iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF (IYH)

Health | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
68.00 USD +0.11 (0.162%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 67.75 -0.25 (-0.250%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 7:29 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 5:41 a.m. EDT

The healthcare sector ETF is currently caught in a tug-of-war between a resilient long-term business and a fragile short-term technical structure. Fundamentally, the asset remains a solid buy; despite a recent annual dip, the nine-year trajectory shows an impressive 86% cumulative gain, driven by seven consecutive years of positive growth. The price-to-book ratio of 0.26 suggests the market is pricing in significant distress that may not exist, offering a margin of safety for patient capital. However, the short-term outlook is clouded by a 'sell the news' dynamic following the latest annual decline and a statistical model predicting a further 2% drop over the next month. Options flow confirms this anxiety, with traders aggressively buying cheap protection at lower strikes while hoping for a bounce to the 70-75 strike range. While the underlying business quality supports a long-term hold, the immediate path is likely choppy and potentially lower before any recovery.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL_90_126 ✓0.028287
MSTL_1260.028876
AutoTheta0.030153
AutoETS0.030791
AutoARIMA0.030791
MSTL_900.030893
MSTL0.030917

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_90_126

Forecast Reliability
Score 57%
H-stat 13.86
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.101
Excess Kurtosis -0.77
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 28.98

As of July 11, 2026, 5:41 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy interest in deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes 57 and 62) expiring in October 2026, suggesting a fear of a significant downside gap. Conversely, call activity is concentrated in the July 2026 expiration at strikes 70 and 75, indicating a bullish bias for a quick summer rally. Implied volatility is elevated for the near-term calls, reflecting uncertainty about whether the asset can break its recent resistance.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.25% 1.29% 1.26% 1.20%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-15 0.1630 0.254608
2026-03-17 0.1950 0.312801
2025-12-16 0.2500 0.386877
2025-09-16 0.1930 0.335011
2025-06-16 0.1680 0.296820
2025-03-18 0.1620 0.264879
2024-12-17 0.2000 0.339386
2024-09-25 0.2340 0.362791
2024-06-11 0.1260 0.206051
2024-03-21 0.1670 0.273636
2023-12-20 0.1778 0.319451
2023-09-26 0.2340 0.430179
2023-06-07 0.1092 0.200942
2023-03-23 0.1550 0.292751
2022-12-13 0.1618 0.278380
2022-09-26 0.2048 0.404615
2022-06-09 0.1198 0.224934
2022-03-24 0.1374 0.240985
2021-12-13 0.1558 0.269718
2021-09-24 0.1698 0.296470
2021-06-10 0.1060 0.195644
2021-03-25 0.1322 0.266586
2020-12-14 0.1514 0.315154
2020-09-23 0.1778 0.405141
2020-06-15 0.1206 0.287705
2020-03-25 0.1226 0.354458
2019-12-16 0.1286 0.301143
2019-09-24 0.1510 0.395910
2019-06-17 0.1068 0.277749
2019-03-20 0.1046 0.269199
2018-12-28 0.2856 0.801032
2018-12-17 0.1152 0.314410
2018-09-26 0.1014 0.251725
2018-06-26 0.1046 0.291869
2018-03-22 0.0996 0.288411
2017-12-19 0.1082 0.307491
2017-09-26 0.0960 0.281195
2017-06-27 0.0910 0.272651
2017-03-24 0.0886 0.285034
2016-12-21 0.1024 0.355531
2016-09-26 0.0966 0.320653
2016-06-21 0.0976 0.335326
2016-03-23 0.0744 0.266781
2015-12-29 0.2566 0.843912
2015-12-24 0.1134 0.372463
2015-09-25 0.0926 0.326701
2015-06-24 0.0830 0.257748
2015-03-25 0.0608 0.197326
2014-12-24 0.0852 0.294423
2014-09-24 0.0718 0.261891
2014-06-24 0.0864 0.338983
2014-03-25 0.0584 0.239364
2013-12-27 0.0062 0.026669
2013-12-23 0.0676 0.291883
2013-09-24 0.0588 0.273361
2013-06-26 0.0686 0.341429
2013-03-25 0.0592 0.315061
2012-12-19 0.0774 0.456799
2012-09-25 0.0720 0.424378
2012-06-19 0.0650 0.414700
2012-03-26 0.0674 0.434951
2011-12-22 0.0624 0.438387
2011-09-23 0.0616 0.473773
2011-06-24 0.0524 0.363939
2011-03-25 0.0454 0.333529
2010-12-22 0.0538 0.408877
2010-09-23 0.0572 0.456650
2010-06-24 0.0558 0.468278
2010-03-25 0.0412 0.310475
2009-12-23 0.0508 0.394594
2009-09-22 0.0452 0.380664
2009-06-24 0.0462 0.439414
2009-03-25 0.0538 0.543325
2008-12-23 0.0496 0.476831
2008-09-24 0.0340 0.272392
2008-06-25 0.0492 0.396838
2008-03-25 0.0422 0.332127
2007-12-27 0.0360 0.252525
2007-09-25 0.0364 0.257754
2007-06-28 0.0608 0.435094
2007-03-23 0.0554 0.412202
2006-12-20 0.0310 0.232384
2006-09-26 0.0324 0.247934
2006-06-22 0.0300 0.251593
2006-03-24 0.0232 0.178930
2005-12-22 0.0238 0.185647
2005-09-23 0.0210 0.168621
2005-06-20 0.0238 0.190736
2005-03-24 0.0230 0.197459
2004-12-23 0.0194 0.165642
2004-09-24 0.0212 0.187710
2004-06-25 0.0198 0.169608
2004-03-26 0.0158 0.139947
2003-12-16 0.0210 0.190183
2003-12-12 0.0224 0.202642
2003-09-12 0.0212 0.193466
2003-06-13 0.0200 0.183251
2003-03-07 0.0202 0.213080
2002-12-13 0.0230 0.234502
2002-09-13 0.0162 0.166598
2002-06-14 0.0162 0.155620
2002-03-08 0.0190 0.155993
2001-12-14 0.0126 0.103431
2001-10-01 0.0096 0.078560
2001-06-08 0.0126 0.097372
2001-03-09 0.0138 0.110488
2000-12-20 0.0224 0.160430
2000-10-18 0.0092 0.068497
2000-07-19 0.0002 0.001571
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.91
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.04286346
dividendYield 1.19

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 69.93
All Time Low 7.0
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 600
Average Daily Volume10 Day 591,590
Average Daily Volume3 Month 745,054
Average Volume 745,054
Average Volume10Days 591,590
Beta3 Year 0.52
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 500
Book Value 263.081
Category Health
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 68.34
Day Low 67.59
Dividend Yield 1.19
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.3460777
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 63.7052
Fifty Day Average Change 4.2948
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.06741679
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 19.714333
Fifty Two Week High 69.93
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.9300003
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.027599031
Fifty Two Week Low 53.94
Fifty Two Week Low Change 14.060001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.26066002
Fifty Two Week Range 53.94 - 69.93
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 961,162,200,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0552109
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fund Family iShares
Fund Inception Date 960,768,000
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. The underlying index measures the performance of the healthcare sector of the U.S. equity market. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF
Market us_market
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_8796398
Nav Price 68.65548
Net Assets 3,161,404,930.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.38
Open 67.8
Phone 415-670-2000
Post Market Change -0.24990082
Post Market Change Percent -0.3675012
Post Market Price 67.7501
Post Market Time 1,783,985,367
Previous Close 67.89
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.25847554
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.110001
Regular Market Change Percent 0.162028
Regular Market Day High 68.34
Regular Market Day Low 67.59
Regular Market Day Range 67.59 - 68.34
Regular Market Open 67.8
Regular Market Previous Close 67.89
Regular Market Price 68.0
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 250,638
Shares Outstanding 11,000,000
Short Name iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol IYH
Three Year Average Return 0.0941377
Total Assets 3,161,404,928
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.91
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.04286346
Trailing P E 28.984547
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 9.06568
Trailing Three Month Returns 9.06568
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 63.4147
Two Hundred Day Average Change 4.5853004
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.07230659
Type Disp ETF
Volume 250,638
Yield 0.0119
Ytd Return 3.60589