iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF
$59.00−0.94 (−1.57%)
- 0.37%
- $1.47B
- +25.1%
- 0.91%
- 604K sh
- low $40.85high $60.97
The ETF.net IHF Grade
B
Score 56 out of 100
- 11 of 25
Score 56 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.B69 out of 100Rank 7 of 25Mission
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.D32 out of 100Rank 20 of 25Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A82 out of 100Rank 4 of 25Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.F12 out of 100Rank 24 of 25Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A77 out of 100Rank 6 of 25
Our read on IHF
In short
BHealthcare without the drug labs. IHF tracks a US health care providers index, the insurers, hospitals and care networks that deliver and pay for care rather than invent the medicine, and it has been doing that job since 2006.
Stated mandate
The Fund seeks to track the investment results of an index made up of U.S. equities in the healthcare providers sector. Its stated strategy is to track the Dow Jones U.S. Select Health Care Providers Index before fund fees and expenses.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
IHF Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
IHF$12,512
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 | IHF |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +25.8% |
| 1 month | +9.2% |
| 3 months | +6.6% |
| 1 year | +25.1% |
| 3 years | +7.4% |
| 5 years | +2.3% |
| 10 years | +11.0% |
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 | IHF |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +25.8% | |
| 2025 | +0.9% | |
| 2024 | −7.9% | |
| 2023 | −1.1% | |
| 2022 | −7.1% | |
| 2021 | +24.5% | |
| 2020 | +17.7% |
IHF in the news
IHF Dividends
- 0.91%
- $0.54
- $0.13 per share
- Quarterly
IHF Risk
- 23.0%
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.
- 0.23
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.
- −29.8%
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.
- 0.85
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.
IHF Cost
Overpaying vs XLV, cheapest in Health Care (Broad)
$5,824
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
IHF 0.37%
$7,513
XLV 0.08% Cheapest
$1,689
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | IHF | XLV | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $670 | $147 | $523 |
| 20 | $2,590 | $575 | $2,015 |
| 30 | $7,513 | $1,689 | $5,824 |
Other funds in Health Care (Broad)
- BXHEState Street SPDR S&P Health Care Equipment ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +14.3%
- BFXHFirst Trust Health Care AlphaDEX FundExpense ratio 0.61%1 year return +24.1%
- BIHIiShares U.S. Medical Devices ETFExpense ratio 0.37%1 year return −8.9%
- CPTHInvesco Dorsey Wright Healthcare Momentum ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return +26.6%
- CFMEDFidelity Disruptive Medicine ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +23.6%
