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IYK vs PBJ

iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF

IYKBNYSE Arca

Invesco Food & Beverage ETF

PBJDNYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

IYK −0.26pt a year

IYK0.37%PBJ0.63%

Avg volume · 30D

IYK 12.2×the volume

IYK339KPBJ27.9K

10Y return · a year

IYK +4.8pt

IYK+10.1%PBJ+5.3%

IYK vs PBJ Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+43.5%IYK+20.9%PBJ

Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. IYK +43.5%. PBJ +20.9%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%10%30%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026
Expense ratio
IYK 0.37%, better
PBJ 0.63%
Fund size
IYK $1.37B
PBJ $106M
1Y total return
IYK +19.9%, better
PBJ +11.4%
Yield (12M)
IYK 2.42%, better
PBJ 1.23%
Holdings
IYK 56
PBJ 33
Avg volume (30D)
IYK 339K sh, better
PBJ 27.9K sh
NAV per share
IYK $78.06
PBJ $47.74
52W range

ETF.net Grade

IYK: Cost 46, Risk 68, Mission not scored, Tradability 84, Holdings 20, Durability 72. PBJ: Cost 6, Risk 34, Mission 84, Tradability 48, Holdings 69, Durability 58.
Pillar letters and Scores for IYK, PBJ, with each pillar’s weight
PillarIYKPBJ
Cost30% weightC46HigherF6
Mission25% weightNot scoredA84
Risk15% weightB68HigherD34
Tradability15% weightA84HigherC48
Holdings10% weightF20B69Higher
Durability5% weightA72HigherB58

Rank among Consumer Staples (Broad) funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. IYK and PBJ are both graded against the same 12 Consumer Staples (Broad) funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Consumer Staples (Broad)⁠

Category · 12 funds
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IYK ranks 4th and PBJ 11th of 12 funds in the Consumer Staples (Broad) Category.

  1. Rank 1AXLPState Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETFScore 83
  2. Rank 2AFSTAFidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETFScore 75
  3. Rank 3BVDCVanguard Consumer Staples ETFScore 68
  4. Rank 4BIYKiShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETFScore 56
  5. Rank 5CKXIiShares Global Consumer Staples ETFScore 54
  6. Rank 10DFTXGFirst Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETFScore 33
  7. Rank 11DPBJInvesco Food & Beverage ETFScore 32
  8. Rank 12DFXGFirst Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX FundScore 28

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

IYKBiShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF

PBJDInvesco Food & Beverage ETF

In short

IYK A 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%.

PBJ The thematic purist of consumer staples: about 30 US food and drink stocks, picked by a quant screen rather than market cap. No cigarettes, no shampoo aisle, just what ends up on the table.

Stated mandate

IYK 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.

PBJ The Fund seeks capital appreciation by investing in companies selected through the Dynamic Food & Beverage IntellidexSM Index methodology.

Why people hold it

  • IYK 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.
  • PBJ Food and drink only. The index holds about 30 US food and beverage companies, so tobacco and household-products giants never crowd out the theme.invesco.com
  • Names earn their spot on price momentum, earnings momentum, quality, management action and value, and the lineup is rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly.invesco.com
  • Trading since 2005, making it one of the longest-running funds aimed squarely at the food and beverage aisle. Distributions land quarterly.

Worth knowing

  • IYK 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.
  • PBJ At 0.63% (0.64% gross, net of a waiver through August 31, 2028), it costs more than the typical staples fund, and well above cap-weighted XLP at 0.08% or VDC at 0.09%.
  • Thinly traded and a smaller fund, so the spread you pay getting in and out can matter as much as the fee.
  • Quarterly reconstitution keeps the roster moving. About 30 holdings means single stocks carry real weight, and the lineup can look different a year from now.invesco.com

Full IYK profile⁠

Full PBJ profile⁠

IYK vs PBJ Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

IYK vs PBJ Cost

Overpaying PBJ vs IYK

$4,846

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

  • IYK 0.37%

    $7,513

  • PBJ 0.63%

    $12,359

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • IYK 0.37%
  • PBJ 0.63%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530PBJ $12,359IYK $7,513

Year by year

YearIYKPBJOverpaying
10$670$1,128$458
20$2,590$4,311$1,721
30$7,513$12,359$4,846

Expense ratio

  • 0.37%IYK, cheaper
  • 0.63%PBJ
  • Middle half of Consumer Staples (Broad) funds
  • Median 0.38%

IYK 6th cheapest of 12 funds

PBJ 11th cheapest of 12 funds

IYK vs PBJ Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
IYK 2.42%, better
PBJ 1.23%
Payout (12M)
IYK $1.89
PBJ $0.59
Last payment
IYK $0.44
PBJ $0.18
Ex-dividend
IYK Sep 15, 2026
PBJ Sep 21, 2026
Paid on
IYK Sep 18, 2026
PBJ Sep 25, 2026
Frequency
IYK Quarterly
PBJ Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

IYKQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll IYK payments⁠
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.$0$0.502017202020232026YTD
PBJQuarterly · 37 paymentsAll PBJ payments⁠
One bar per payment. 37 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 16, 2017 $0.10; Sep 18, 2017 $0.14; Mar 19, 2018 $0.12; Jun 18, 2018 $0.11; Sep 24, 2018 $0.10; Dec 24, 2018 $0.09; Mar 18, 2019 $0.04; Jun 24, 2019 $0.15; Sep 23, 2019 $0.11; Dec 23, 2019 $0.12; Mar 23, 2020 $0.08; Jun 22, 2020 $0.11; Sep 21, 2020 $0.11; Dec 21, 2020 $0.12; Mar 22, 2021 $0.12; Jun 21, 2021 $0.12; Sep 20, 2021 $0.10; Dec 20, 2021 $0.07; Mar 21, 2022 $0.10; Jun 21, 2022 $0.12; Sep 19, 2022 $0.15; Dec 19, 2022 $0.47; Mar 20, 2023 $0.20; Jun 20, 2023 $0.25; Sep 18, 2023 $0.17; Dec 18, 2023 $0.22; Mar 18, 2024 $0.07; Jun 24, 2024 $0.15; Sep 23, 2024 $0.12; Dec 23, 2024 $0.17; Mar 24, 2025 $0.22; Jun 23, 2025 $0.28; Sep 22, 2025 $0.20; Dec 22, 2025 $0.12; Mar 23, 2026 $0.15; Jun 22, 2026 $0.14; Sep 21, 2026 $0.18. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.502017202020232026YTD

IYK vs PBJ Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

  • IYK
  • PBJ
Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. Worst fall: PBJ −15.8% · Oct 2023. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−12.5%−10%−7.5%−5%−2.5%0%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
IYK 13.9%PBJ 13.4%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
IYK 0.52, betterPBJ 0.20
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
IYK −15.0%, betterPBJ −15.8%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
IYK 0.48PBJ 0.50

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