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About iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF
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Inception date
Jun 12, 2000
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
ISIN
US4642877629
IYH represents the healthcare segment by holding an assortment of the largest pharma, health care and biotech companies in the US. The fund tracks an index of large- and midcap companies in the healthcare sector, which consists of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, healthcare services and equipment companies. Stocks within IYH are selected and weighted by float-adjusted market-cap. The index caps individual securities at 22.5% and also caps all issuers individually exceeding 4.5% to a maximum of 45% of the fund. Index rebalancing is done on a quarterly basis. Prior to September 20, 2021, the fund tracked the Dow Jones U.S. Health Care Index.
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Health Technology
Health Services
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Top 10 holdings
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
IYH assets under management is 2.75 B USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
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IYH invests in stocks. See more details in our Analysis section.
IYH expense ratio is 0.38%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, IYH isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
Yes, IYH pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.18%.
IYH shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc.
IYH follows the Russell 1000 Health Care RIC 22.5/45 Capped Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Jun 12, 2000.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.