iShares U.S. Financial Services ETF
$91.94−0.61 (−0.66%)
- 0.37%
- $2.2B
- +8.6%
- 1.11%
- 0.1M sh
- $92.07
- low $79.86high $98.66
The ETF.net IYG Grade
C
Score 51 out of 100
- 12 of 18
Score 51 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.C53 out of 100Rank 7 of 18Mission
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.C47 out of 100Rank 13 of 18Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B59 out of 100Rank 6 of 18Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D35 out of 100Rank 16 of 18Durability
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 18
Our read on IYG
CFinancials without the insurers or the landlords. Since 2000, IYG has narrowed the sector to its money-moving core: banks, brokers, asset managers, credit card companies and exchanges.
The fund seeks to track an index of U.S. equities in the financial services sector, providing diversified access to investment banks, asset managers, and exchanges.
Why people hold it
- Focused by design: a subset of the broad US financials index, covering banks, asset managers, consumer finance, specialty finance, investment services and mortgage finance.sec.gov
- At 0.38% a year, it costs less than the typical fund in its US financials peer group.
- Trading since June 2000, one of the first wave of US sector ETFs, and now a multi-billion-dollar iShares fund that pays quarterly.
Worth knowing
- Whole-sector options cost less: XLF at 0.08% and VFH at 0.09% cover financials more broadly.
- About 100 names, market-cap weighted, and the prospectus labels the fund non-diversified, so the largest holdings drive the ride.sec.gov
- One sector, one country. iShares notes that funds concentrated in a single industry can be more volatile than the broad market.ishares.com
IYG Holdings
- Stocks
- 101
- 64%
- BRK.B
Geography
- United States99.78%
- Puerto Rico0.14%
- Bermuda0.08%
IYG Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
IYG$10,861
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 | IYG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +1.2% |
| 1 month | −4.0% |
| 3 months | −0.9% |
| 1 year | +8.6% |
| 3 years | +23.2% |
| 5 years | +9.3% |
| 10 years | +13.9% |
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 | IYG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +1.2% | |
| 2025 | +19.9% | |
| 2024 | +31.9% | |
| 2023 | +16.1% | |
| 2022 | −16.7% | |
| 2021 | +30.4% | |
| 2020 | +1.0% |
IYG in the news
IYG Dividends
- 1.11%
- $1.03
- $0.27 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
IYG Risk
- 16.2%
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.
- 1.03
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.
- −29.6%
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.
- 0.97
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IYG Cost
0.37%
IYG0.37%
- The middle half of Financials (Broad) funds
- Median 0.37%
6 of the 18 Financials (Broad) funds charge less.
Other funds in Financials (Broad)
- BFXOFirst Trust Financials AlphaDEX FundExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return +12.0%
- CRSPFInvesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Financials ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +6.5%
- CIAIiShares U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETFExpense ratio 0.37%1 year return +5.5%
- CEUFNiShares MSCI Europe Financials ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +20.0%
- DTFNST. Rowe Price Financials ETFExpense ratio 0.44%1 year return +10.5%