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iShares U.S. Tech Independence Focused ETF

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$96.84−0.59 (−0.61%)

As of Nov 10, 2026, 11:15 AM ET

Intraday session: down, 22 prints from 97.43 to 96.84. Range 96.30 to 98.05. Use the arrow keys to read each point.96.5098.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.18%
Fund size
$585M
1Y total return
−4.3%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.42%
Holdings
110
Avg volume · 30D
35K sh
52W range
low $84.32high $119.00
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net IETC Grade

A

Score 72 out of 100

Rank
1 of 7
Six-pillar profile for IETC. Scores out of 100: Cost 92, Risk 44, Mission 78, Tradability 82, Holdings 36, Durability 88. Strongest: Cost (92). Weakest: Holdings (36). Leans toward Cost and Durability.

Score 72 of 100 falls in the A 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.
    A92 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 7
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A78 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 3
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C44 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 7
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A82 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 7
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D36 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 7
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A88 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 7

Our read on IETC

ETF.net Research

In short

AMost reshoring funds buy factories. This one buys the tech behind them: an active BlackRock portfolio that uses geolocation data to favor U.S. tech firms with more capability, revenue and production at home. Running since 2018.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks long-term growth through actively managed exposure to U.S. technology companies with resilient value chains, domestic capabilities, and a greater proportion of U.S. technological capabilities, revenues, and production.

Why people hold it

  • At 0.18%, it costs a fraction of the typical fund in this theme, where the median sits at 0.75%. That is unusual pricing for anything actively managed.
  • Actively managed, not index-tracking. BlackRock uses geolocation data and proprietary models to identify U.S. tech companies with a greater share of capabilities, revenue and production onshore.ishares.com
  • The definition of "tech" here is not the standard sector box. A proprietary classification system decides who counts, which can reach names a traditional sector screen files elsewhere.ishares.com
  • One of the stronger implementations in its peer group, and it has been trading since 2018, before reshoring became a crowded fund-marketing category.

Worth knowing

  • Roughly 100 stocks in one sector, and it sits at the higher-volatility end of what we track. Tech drawdowns land with little inside the portfolio to cushion them.
  • "Tech independence" is BlackRock's own call, set by proprietary models rather than a public index, and iShares notes the classification system may not achieve its intended results.ishares.com
  • Mid-sized and moderately traded rather than a headline-volume ETF, so limit orders are the sensible habit on larger tickets.

IETC Performance

Launched Mar 21, 2018

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.
IETC$9,570
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,339
Nov 7, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. IETC $9,570. SPY $11,339. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,000$10,000$11,000$12,000Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Nov 7, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 9, 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.

Trailing total return for IETC. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodIETC
Year to date−3.8%
1 month−16.5%
3 months−11.6%
1 year−4.3%
3 yearsper year+20.8%
5 yearsper year+10.3%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for IETC
YearReturn barIETC
2026 YTD−3.8%
2025+19.6%
2024+37.6%
2023+54.3%
2022−32.8%
2021+29.7%
2020+46.6%

IETC in the news

IETC Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Nov 9, 2026.
0.42%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.41Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.09 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2018–2026

One bar per payment. 34 payments from 2018 to 2026 YTD. Jun 26, 2018 $0.05; Sep 26, 2018 $0.05; Dec 17, 2018 $0.19; Mar 20, 2019 $0.05; Jun 17, 2019 $0.05; Sep 24, 2019 $0.05; Dec 16, 2019 $0.11; Mar 25, 2020 $0.07; Jun 15, 2020 $0.05; Sep 23, 2020 $0.05; Dec 14, 2020 $0.06; Mar 25, 2021 $0.06; Jun 10, 2021 $0.05; Sep 24, 2021 $0.06; Dec 13, 2021 $0.28; Mar 24, 2022 $0.06; Jun 9, 2022 $0.05; Sep 26, 2022 $0.09; Dec 13, 2022 $0.17; Mar 23, 2023 $0.13; Jun 7, 2023 $0.07; Sep 26, 2023 $0.16; Dec 20, 2023 $0.13; Mar 21, 2024 $0.08; Jun 11, 2024 $0.09; Sep 25, 2024 $0.16; Dec 17, 2024 $0.12; Mar 18, 2025 $0.06; Jun 16, 2025 $0.09; Sep 16, 2025 $0.10; Dec 16, 2025 $0.13; Mar 17, 2026 $0.07; Jun 15, 2026 $0.11; Sep 15, 2026 $0.09. Use the arrow keys to read each point.201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 15, 2026Sep 18, 2026$0.09
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.11
Mar 17, 2026Mar 20, 2026$0.07
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$0.13
Sep 16, 2025Sep 19, 2025$0.10
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.09
Mar 18, 2025Mar 21, 2025$0.06
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$0.12
Sep 25, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.16
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.09
Mar 21, 2024Mar 27, 2024$0.08
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.13

See all 34 payments⁠

$10,000 in IETC 5 years ago paid $364 in dividends.⁠

IETC Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
21.9%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.94
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−38.5%
Trough Nov 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.26
vs its asset-class index
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.

IETC Cost

Cheapest in Reshoring & Supply Chain

$3,749

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • IETC 0.18%

    $3,749

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • IETC 0.18%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1K$2K$3K$4K051015202530IETC $3,749

Year by year

YearIETC
10$328
20$1,281
30$3,749

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