iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF
$67.00+0.43 (+0.64%)
- 0.39%
- $256M
- −1.2%
- 2.53%
- 0M sh
- $66.66
- low $64.53high $83.32
The ETF.net WOOD Grade
D
Score 35 out of 100
- 13 of 14
Score 35 of 100 falls in the D 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.D31 out of 100Rank 9 of 14Mission
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.D39 out of 100Rank 11 of 14Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D25 out of 100Rank 13 of 14Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C47 out of 100Rank 9 of 14Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C54 out of 100Rank 7 of 14
Our read on WOOD
DWood is a commodity you can only really own through companies: timberland REITs, Brazilian pulp, Nordic paper, packaging. WOOD packs roughly 25 of them into one ticker and has been doing it since 2008.
WOOD is designed to follow an index of worldwide stocks involved in or connected with timber and forestry, giving investors targeted exposure to forest products, packaging, and paper businesses.
Why people hold it
- Genuinely narrow: the index targets companies that own, manage or supply the upstream chain of forests and timberlands, not a materials grab bag.spglobal.com
- Global by construction, developed and emerging markets both, so Brazilian pulp, Nordic paper and North American timber REITs sit side by side.blackrock.com
- Live since 2008, with a semiannual distribution schedule fed by paper, packaging and timber REIT dividends.blackrock.com
Worth knowing
- Concentrated: around 25 holdings and non-diversified by prospectus, so a handful of large names steer the ride.ishares.com
- At 0.39% it costs several times a broad materials index fund like XLB, VAW or FMAT, all near 0.08%. Narrow themes rarely come cheap.
- Thinly traded next to the big sector funds, and most holdings trade on overseas exchanges, so spreads can run wider.blackrock.com
WOOD Holdings
- Stocks
- 39
- 54%
- SUZB3.SA
Geography
- United States16.53%
- Brazil14.35%
- Japan12.74%
- Sweden12.40%
- China10.07%
- Finland8.38%
- Canada4.77%
- United Kingdom4.40%
- 16.35%
Developed 59% · Emerging 41%
WOOD Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
WOOD$9,882
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 | WOOD |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −6.7% |
| 1 month | −5.9% |
| 3 months | −1.7% |
| 1 year | −1.2% |
| 3 years | −1.5% |
| 5 years | −3.2% |
| 10 years | +5.0% |
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 | WOOD |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −6.7% | |
| 2025 | −3.3% | |
| 2024 | −4.2% | |
| 2023 | +13.8% | |
| 2022 | −19.3% | |
| 2021 | +17.0% | |
| 2020 | +20.3% |
WOOD in the news
WOOD Dividends
- 2.53%
- $1.68
- $0.63 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
WOOD Risk
- 17.3%
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.
- −0.26
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.
- −30.7%
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.
- 0.74
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
WOOD Cost
0.39%
WOOD0.39%
- The middle half of Materials (Broad) funds
- Median 0.37%
8 of the 14 Materials (Broad) funds charge less.
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