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IHFISharesINDEX

iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF

$55.90-0.25% vs prior close
415852-WK

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

The index measures the performance of the healthcare providers sector of the U.S. equity market, as defined by SPDJI. The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its index and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents. It is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
56.956.055.155.90DAILY NET FLOWSep 8Sep 17Sep 25Oct 6

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN · NET +$91M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$91M of net inflows over the past month, about 6.6% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +16.6% 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

$1.4Bassets under management
0.40%expense ratio · $40 per $10,000 a year
+$91Mnet flow, trailing month
596Kavg daily volume, 30 days
70holdings · US-domiciled
2006listed May 1, 2006 · beta 0.39
The book at a glance
UNH-0.6%CVS-0.7%ELV+1.4%VEEV+0.0%HCA-0.6%HUM+0.0%CI+1.1%CNC+0.5%LH+1.0%DGX-1.6%GH-8.8%THC-0.4%EHC+3.1%BTSG+2.8%MOH+0.6%ENSG-0.5%UHS+0.6%HQY-0.5%CHEHIMSDVA

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1UNHUNITEDHEALTH GROUP21.92%$376.32-0.6%
2CVSCVS 12.18%$86.43-0.7%
3ELVELEVANCE HEALTH9.35%$400.09+1.4%
4VEEVVEEVA SYSTEMS4.95%$283.50+0.0%
5HCAHCA HEALTHCARE4.69%$432.20-0.6%
6HUMHUMANA4.60%$404.27+0.0%
7CICIGNA GROUP4.44%$274.37+1.1%
8CNCCENTENE4.16%$64.61+0.5%
9LHLABORATORY CORP OF AMERICA HOLDINGS3.28%$311.71+1.0%
10DGXQUEST DIAGNOSTICS3.36%$228.39-1.6%
11GHGUARDANT HEALTH3.29%$170.69-8.8%
12THCTENET HEALTHCARE2.74%$258.47-0.4%
13EHCENCOMPASS HEALTH1.56%$124.69+3.1%
14BTSGBRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC1.38%$63.75+2.8%
15MOHMOLINA HEALTHCARE1.33%$195.17+0.6%

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Performance
1 week+1.8%
1 month-2.6%
3 months-1.7%
6 months+31.5%
YTD+16.6%
1 year+10.8%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$10M
1 month+$91M
3 months+$200M
YTD+$516M
1 year+$485M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSepOct
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
15%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
20%realized volatility, 1 year
-20.3%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-3.8%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 21.9% of the book; the top ten carry 73%. Spread across 62+ names, it behaves like roughly 11 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
1calls · latest snapshot
3puts · latest snapshot
3.00put/call ratio
577Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP$20M$22M
HUM HUMANA$9M$8M
SDGR SCHRODINGER$1M$5M
HIMS HIMS & HERS HEALTH$2M$3M
CNC CENTENE$5M$587,344

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

The case against IHF

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat IHF 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 · 30× 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 · 13× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-36bp on fee · 24× 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 · 17× 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 · 14× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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