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iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF

$98.34+0.12% vs prior close
7410852-WK

Price through Oct 6, 2026 · Flows through Oct 5, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 6, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 6, 2026.

The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index. The underlying index measures the performance of the pharmaceuticals sector of the U.S. equity market. The underlying index includes pharmaceutical companies such as manufacturers of prescription or over-the-counter drugs or vaccines. The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
102.1100.799.398.34DAILY NET FLOWSep 8Sep 17Sep 25Oct 6

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN · NET −$14M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$14M in net outflows over the past month, about 0.9% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +15.9% so far this year. At 0.40% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IWM has a reported fee of 0.19%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$1.6Bassets under management
0.40%expense ratio · $40 per $10,000 a year
−$14Mnet flow, trailing month
204Kavg daily volume, 30 days
38holdings · US-domiciled
2006listed May 1, 2006 · beta 0.36
The book at a glance
LLY+1.3%JNJ+0.7%PFE+0.3%VTRS-0.5%ZTS-0.1%MRK+1.7%RPRX-0.4%BMY+1.3%JAZZ-2.0%CORT-2.0%ELAN-0.1%AXSM-1.5%LGND-3.2%DFTX-1.7%INDV-0.3%AMRXOGNMANEEWTX

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1LLYELI LILLY23.63%$1157.49+1.3%
2JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSON22.28%$254.78+0.7%
3PFEPFIZER4.65%$27.50+0.3%
4VTRSVIATRIS4.60%$17.54-0.5%
5ZTSZOETIS4.42%$71.33-0.1%
6MRKMERCK & CO4.55%$141.94+1.7%
7RPRXROYALTY PHARMA4.38%$56.44-0.4%
8BMYBRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB4.41%$59.59+1.3%
9JAZZJAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS3.48%$231.39-2.0%
10CORTCORCEPT THERAPEUTICS2.52%$119.57-2.0%
11ELANELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH2.52%$22.48-0.1%
12AXSMAXSOME THERAPEUTICS1.82%$174.34-1.5%
13LGNDLIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS1.37%$296.94-3.2%
14DFTXDefinium Therapeutics1.14%$35.62-1.7%
15INDVINDIVIOR0.96%$35.90-0.3%

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Sector weights
Health Care99.9%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.09%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-2.2%
1 month-6.1%
3 months-1.9%
6 months+13.0%
YTD+15.9%
1 year+30.5%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$34M
1 month−$14M
3 months+$445M
YTD+$593M
1 year+$756M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSepOct
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
14%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
18%realized volatility, 1 year
-9.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-9.1%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 23.6% of the book; the top ten carry 79%. Spread across 55+ names, it behaves like roughly 8 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
5calls · latest snapshot
2puts · latest snapshot
0.40put/call ratio
326Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
LLY ELI LILLY$48M$46M
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSON$3M$4M
BMY BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB$1M$5M
MRK MERCK & CO$3M$2M
CORT CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS$3M$776,454

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against IHE

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat IHE on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41B+$286M-37bp on fee · 26× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-37bp on fee · 12× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-36bp on fee · 21× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.3B+$575M-36bp on fee · 15× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-36bp on fee · 12× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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