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iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF

IYKNYSE ArcaiSharesB

$78.94+0.91 (+1.17%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

B56/ 100

Rank 4 of 13 in Consumer Staples (Broad)

B56/100Rank 4 of 13inConsumer Staples (Broad)
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Expense ratio
0.37%
Fund size
$1.37B
1Y total return
+19.9%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.42%
Holdings
56
Avg volume · 30D
339K sh
52W range
low $65.21high $79.17
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net IYK Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

B

Score 56 out of 100

Category
Consumer Staples (Broad)⁠
Rank
4 of 13
Six-pillar profile for IYK. Scores out of 100: Cost 46, Risk 68, Mission not scored, Tradability 84, Holdings 20, Durability 72. Strongest: Tradability (84). Weakest: Holdings (20). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

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.
    C46 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 13

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B68 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 13

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A84 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 13

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    F20 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 13

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A72 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 13

Our read on IYK

ETF.net Research

In short

BA 2000-vintage staples fund: one of the first US sector ETFs ever listed, now tracking a Russell 1000 index that caps its biggest names and reaches past the S&P 500 into mid-cap staples. The wider net costs 0.37%.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track an index of U.S. equities in the consumer staples sector, providing diversified exposure to U.S. food, beverage, and household-goods producers.

Why people hold it

  • Listed June 12, 2000, one of the original iShares US sector funds: a quarter-century of staples exposure across multiple market cycles.ishares.com
  • Built on a Russell 1000 staples index, so the bench runs deeper than the S&P 500 universe that feeds XLP. Mid-cap food, beverage and household-goods names get a seat.ishares.comssga.com
  • The index uses RIC capping, trimming the largest positions so no single staples giant swallows the portfolio.lseg.com
  • Upper half of its staples peer group, a billion-dollar-plus fund that distributes quarterly.

Worth knowing

  • 0.37%, with no fee waiver in place. Near the category median, but well above the index heavyweights: XLP at 0.08%, FSTA at 0.084%, VDC at 0.09%.
  • About 50 holdings, cap-weighted. The capping rules shave the top rather than spreading weight evenly, so a few household names carry much of the fund.
  • Trades moderately, with a thinner tape than the largest funds in the staples aisle.

IYK Performance

Launched Jun 12, 2000

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

IYK$11,995
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. IYK $11,995. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for IYK. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodIYK
Year to date+18.5%
1 month+10.3%
3 months+5.0%
1 year+19.9%
3 yearsper year+11.3%
5 yearsper year+7.5%
10 yearsper year+10.1%

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 IYK
YearReturn barIYK
2026 YTD+18.5%
2025+4.8%
2024+5.3%
2023−2.8%
2022+3.6%
2021+17.3%
2020+32.6%

IYK in the news

IYK 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 Oct 30, 2026.
2.42%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.89Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.44 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 39 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 24, 2017 $0.20; Jun 27, 2017 $0.17; Sep 26, 2017 $0.16; Dec 19, 2017 $0.20; Mar 22, 2018 $0.20; Jun 26, 2018 $0.28; Sep 26, 2018 $0.28; Dec 17, 2018 $0.23; Mar 20, 2019 $0.18; Jun 17, 2019 $0.29; Sep 24, 2019 $0.23; Dec 16, 2019 $0.28; Mar 25, 2020 $0.20; Jun 15, 2020 $0.15; Sep 23, 2020 $0.26; Dec 14, 2020 $0.22; Mar 25, 2021 $0.17; Jun 10, 2021 $0.16; Sep 24, 2021 $0.26; Dec 13, 2021 $0.39; Mar 24, 2022 $0.26; Jun 9, 2022 $0.27; Sep 26, 2022 $0.44; Dec 13, 2022 $0.49; Mar 23, 2023 $0.29; Jun 7, 2023 $0.34; Sep 26, 2023 $0.59; Dec 20, 2023 $0.53; Mar 21, 2024 $0.29; Jun 11, 2024 $0.40; Sep 25, 2024 $0.52; Dec 17, 2024 $0.52; Mar 18, 2025 $0.29; Jun 16, 2025 $0.41; Sep 16, 2025 $0.45; Dec 16, 2025 $0.70; Mar 17, 2026 $0.34; Jun 15, 2026 $0.42; Sep 15, 2026 $0.44. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 15, 2026Sep 18, 2026$0.44
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.42
Mar 17, 2026Mar 20, 2026$0.34
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$0.70
Sep 16, 2025Sep 19, 2025$0.45
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.41
Mar 18, 2025Mar 21, 2025$0.29
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$0.52
Sep 25, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.52
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.40
Mar 21, 2024Mar 27, 2024$0.29
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.53

See all 106 payments⁠

$10,000 in IYK 10 years ago paid $3,505 in dividends.⁠

IYK Risk

Risk pillarB68 out of 100Rank 2 of 13 in Consumer Staples (Broad)
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
13.9%
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.
0.52
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.
−15.0%
Trough Oct 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.
0.48
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.

IYK Cost

Compare IYK and XLP

Overpaying vs XLP, cheapest in Consumer Staples (Broad)

$5,824

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

  • IYK 0.37%

    $7,513

  • XLP 0.08% Cheapest

    $1,689

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • IYK 0.37%
  • XLP 0.08%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530IYK $7,513XLP $1,689

Year by year

YearIYKXLPOverpaying
10$670$147$523
20$2,590$575$2,015
30$7,513$1,689$5,824

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