
iShares Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF
$30.71+0.50 (+1.67%)
- 0.48%
- $118M
- −21.1%
- 2.12%
- 164K sh
- low $29.95high $45.64
The ETF.net IDRV Grade
Score 62 out of 100
- 2 of 7
Score 62 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A76 out of 100Rank 2 of 7Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D38 out of 100Rank 5 of 7Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A72 out of 100Rank 2 of 7Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C43 out of 100Rank 6 of 7Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B68 out of 100Rank 2 of 7
Our read on IDRV
In short
BBlackRock's whole-chain take on electric and autonomous driving: carmakers, battery suppliers and the chip and software firms steering them, roughly 50 names worldwide, at a fee below most of its EV peers.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to track an index of global companies benefiting from innovation and growth in electric vehicles, battery technologies, and autonomous driving, providing exposure across the EV value chain.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
IDRV Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | IDRV |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −19.8% |
| 1 month | −8.1% |
| 3 months | −15.5% |
| 1 year | −21.1% |
| 3 years | +1.0% |
| 5 years | −8.6% |
| 10 years |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | IDRV |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −19.8% | |
| 2025 | +32.3% | |
| 2024 | −16.0% | |
| 2023 | +7.9% | |
| 2022 | −36.4% | |
| 2021 | +27.0% | |
| 2020 | +59.4% |
IDRV in the news
IDRV Dividends
- 2.12%
- $0.64
- $0.30 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
IDRV Risk
- 23.5%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- −0.03
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −53.0%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.31
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
IDRV Cost
Overpaying vs FDRV, cheapest in EV & Battery
$1,707
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
IDRV 0.48%
$9,605
FDRV 0.39% Cheapest
$7,898
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | IDRV | FDRV | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $865 | $705 | $160 |
| 20 | $3,328 | $2,725 | $603 |
| 30 | $9,605 | $7,898 | $1,707 |
Other funds in EV & Battery
- BFDRVFidelity Electric Vehicles and Future Transportation ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return −15.4%
- BDRIVGlobal X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETFExpense ratio 0.68%1 year return −4.4%
- CBATTAmplify Lithium & Battery Technology ETFExpense ratio 0.59%1 year return −6.2%
- CMOTOSmartETFs Smart Transportation & Technology ETFExpense ratio 0.68%1 year return +7.3%
- CCARZFirst Trust S-Network Future Vehicles & Technology ETFExpense ratio 0.70%1 year return +21.9%




