iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
$150.29+4.57 (+3.14%)
- 0.37%
- $833M
- +70.7%
- 1.50%
- 0.1M sh
- $143.66
- low $85.93high $146.74
The ETF.net IEO Grade
B
Score 58 out of 100
- 4 of 11
Score 58 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.B55 out of 100Rank 5 of 11Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B66 out of 100Rank 2 of 6Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C54 out of 100Rank 5 of 11Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A75 out of 100Rank 3 of 11Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D29 out of 100Rank 8 of 11Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A70 out of 100Rank 4 of 11
Our read on IEO
BOne of the original ways to own U.S. upstream energy: since 2006 this iShares fund has tracked a single index of about 50 American oil and gas exploration and production stocks. Pure upstream, pure U.S.
The Fund seeks to track an index of U.S. equities in the oil and gas exploration and production sector. It uses a sampling-based indexing approach and normally invests at least 80% of net assets in components of the Underlying Index.
Why people hold it
- Tight mandate: at least 80% of net assets sit in components of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Oil Exploration & Production Index. Upstream U.S. energy, not a mixed energy basket.ishares.com
- About 50 holdings: concentrated enough to move with drilling economics, broad enough that one blown-up producer is not the whole story.
- Trading since 2006, so its index record spans multiple oil cycles, with the iShares platform running the plumbing.
- Producer dividends are passed along on a quarterly schedule.
Worth knowing
- The 0.37% fee sits right at the middle of the E&P shelf: XOP and OIH charge 0.35%, PBOG 0.13%.
- One country, one sector, about 50 stocks. Crude and gas price swings pass straight through to the portfolio.
- Moderately traded rather than the busiest ticker in the category, which can matter on larger orders.
IEO Holdings
- Stocks
- 50
- 71%
- COP
Sectors
- Oil & Gas Exploration & Production61.8%
- Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing & Transportation38.2%
Geography
- United States100.00%
IEO Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
IEO$17,067
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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 | IEO |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +65.3% |
| 1 month | +3.1% |
| 3 months | +28.5% |
| 1 year | +70.7% |
| 3 years | +17.2% |
| 5 years | +21.5% |
| 10 years | +11.8% |
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 | IEO |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +65.3% | |
| 2025 | +2.2% | |
| 2024 | −1.4% | |
| 2023 | +3.6% | |
| 2022 | +57.9% | |
| 2021 | +75.6% | |
| 2020 | −32.7% |
IEO in the news
IEO Dividends
- 1.50%
- $2.19
- $0.49 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
IEO Risk
- 22.7%
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.
- 0.46
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.
- −31.4%
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.
- −0.11
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IEO Cost
0.37%
IEO0.37%
- The middle half of Oil & Gas Producers funds
- Median 0.39%
3 of the 10 Oil & Gas Producers funds charge less.
Other funds in Oil & Gas Producers
- BOIHVanEck Oil Services ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +63.1%
- BPBOGPortfolio Building Block Integrated Oil and Gas and Exploration and Production Index ETFExpense ratio 0.13%1 year return —
- BFTXNFirst Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return +56.5%
- CTPYPTortoise North American Pipeline ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +23.7%
- CIEZiShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETFExpense ratio 0.37%1 year return +53.3%