

iShares U.S. Consumer Discretionary ETF
$97.72−0.04 (−0.04%)
- 0.37%
- $1.2B
- −2.5%
- 0.54%
- 0.1M sh
- $97.93
- low $93.99high $107.36
The ETF.net IYC Grade
Score 47 out of 100
- 9 of 15
Score 47 of 100 falls in the C 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.D29 out of 100Rank 10 of 15Mission
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.A71 out of 100Rank 2 of 15Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C53 out of 100Rank 6 of 15Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C51 out of 100Rank 9 of 15Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B69 out of 100Rank 5 of 15
Our read on IYC
CMost consumer discretionary ETFs follow the GICS rulebook. IYC follows Russell's, which counts media, streaming and big-box retail as discretionary spending. Same theme, wider cart.
The fund seeks to track an index of U.S. equities in the consumer discretionary sector, providing diversified exposure to retail, media, and consumer services companies in the United States.
Why people hold it
- Russell's sector map instead of GICS: the roster reaches into media and entertainment plus big-box and grocery retail, aisles that XLY, VCR and FDIS file elsewhere.blackrock.com
- About 160 Russell 1000 names across retail, restaurants, autos, travel and media, spreading the theme across the whole spending economy.blackrock.com
- Listed in 2000 and now a billion-dollar-plus fund, it has traded through every consumer cycle this century and sits in the upper half of its 17-fund peer group.
Worth knowing
- The 0.38% fee runs above the 0.35% cohort median and several times the 0.08%-0.09% charged by XLY, FDIS and VCR.
- Cap-weighted with daily caps applied: the largest one or two holdings still carry a big slice, so the fund tends to move with them.blackrock.com
- Moderately traded rather than a category volume leader, so bid-ask spreads can matter more on large or hurried orders.
IYC Holdings
- Stocks
- 159
- 52%
- AMZN
Sectors
- Consumer Discretionary33.2%
- Consumer Services19.0%
- Media & Entertainment12.7%
- Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail11.8%
- Autos & Components11.3%
- Consumer Durables5.8%
- Transportation4.8%
- Commercial & Professional Services0.9%
- Household & Personal Prod0.5%
Geography
- United States96.87%
- Sweden1.48%
- Switzerland1.09%
- Bermuda0.26%
- Canada0.17%
- Finland0.09%
- United Kingdom0.03%
IYC 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 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 | IYC |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −4.8% |
| 1 month | −0.4% |
| 3 months | −3.3% |
| 1 year | −2.5% |
| 3 years | +14.3% |
| 5 years | +5.1% |
| 10 years | +11.2% |
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 | IYC |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −4.8% | |
| 2025 | +7.9% | |
| 2024 | +27.5% | |
| 2023 | +34.0% | |
| 2022 | −31.8% | |
| 2021 | +19.6% | |
| 2020 | +24.6% |
IYC in the news
IYC Dividends
- 0.54%
- $0.53
- $0.15 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
IYC Risk
- 15.7%
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.
- 0.57
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.
- −35.9%
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.
- 1.03
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IYC Cost
- The middle half of Consumer Discretionary (Broad) funds
- Median 0.35%
8 of the 14 Consumer Discretionary (Broad) funds charge less.
Other funds in Consumer Discretionary (Broad)
- CTRUDVanEck Consumer Discretionary TruSector ETFExpense ratio 0.16%1 year return +2.3%
- CPSCDInvesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary ETFExpense ratio 0.29%1 year return +4.9%
- CRSPDInvesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return −3.2%
- CRXIiShares Global Consumer Discretionary ETFExpense ratio 0.37%1 year return −4.0%
- DFXDFirst Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX FundExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return +1.8%




