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IHEISharesINDEX

iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF

$103.35+0.53% vs prior close
7410852-WK

Price through Oct 27, 2026 · Flows through Oct 26, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 27, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 27, 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.

IHE price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateIHE close
Sep 28, 2026$103.19
Sep 29, 2026$102.26
Sep 30, 2026$100.52
Oct 1, 2026$99.00
Oct 2, 2026$98.65
Oct 5, 2026$98.22
Oct 6, 2026$98.34
Oct 7, 2026$99.39
Oct 8, 2026$98.86
Oct 9, 2026$100.09
Oct 12, 2026$100.19
Oct 13, 2026$97.36
Oct 14, 2026$99.49
Oct 15, 2026$101.12
Oct 16, 2026$101.06
Oct 19, 2026$100.58
Oct 20, 2026$103.47
Oct 21, 2026$102.78
Oct 22, 2026$104.78
Oct 23, 2026$102.51
Oct 26, 2026$102.81
Oct 27, 2026$103.35

Daily net flows, 1M

Net outflow over the range: −$130M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Sep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 6Oct 8Oct 12−$81.7MOct 14Oct 16Oct 20Oct 22−$5.1MOct 26Sep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 6Oct 8Oct 12−$81.7MOct 14Oct 16Oct 20Oct 22−$5.1MOct 26Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12−$81.7MOct 19−$5.1MOct 26
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Sep 28$0
Sep 29−$5.1M
Sep 30$0
Oct 1$5M
Oct 2$0
Oct 5−$39.2M
Oct 6−$24.5M
Oct 7−$19.8M
Oct 8$8.6M
Oct 9$1.2M
Oct 12$0
Oct 13$44M
Oct 14−$81.7M
Oct 15$7.1M
Oct 16$1.2M
Oct 19$7.3M
Oct 20−$18.4M
Oct 21−$10.3M
Oct 22$0
Oct 23$0
Oct 26−$5.1M
The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$130M in net outflows over the past month, about 8.4% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +21.8% 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

$1.5Bassets under management
0.40%expense ratio · $40 per $10,000 a year
−$130Mnet flow, trailing month
274Kavg daily volume, 30 days
38holdings · US-domiciled
2006listed May 1, 2006 · beta 0.34
The book at a glance
LLY+0.2%JNJ+0.9%RPRX+0.8%PFE+0.0%ZTS-3.4%VTRS+2.4%MRK+0.9%BMY-0.1%JAZZ+0.5%ELAN-1.4%CORT+0.5%AXSM-1.3%LGND+1.1%DFTX+3.9%MANE+2.4%INDVAMRXOGNLQDAEWTX

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

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1LLYELI LILLY25.34%$1281.91+0.2%
2JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSON22.10%$268.73+0.9%
3RPRXROYALTY PHARMA4.72%$65.28+0.8%
4PFEPFIZER4.84%$29.80+0.0%
5ZTSZOETIS4.95%$78.23-3.4%
6VTRSVIATRIS4.53%$18.72+2.4%
7MRKMERCK & CO4.41%$141.82+0.9%
8BMYBRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB4.27%$61.55-0.1%
9JAZZJAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS3.04%$206.78+0.5%
10ELANELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH2.47%$22.65-1.4%
11CORTCORCEPT THERAPEUTICS1.79%$87.59+0.5%
12AXSMAXSOME THERAPEUTICS1.42%$142.20-1.3%
13LGNDLIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS1.33%$311.73+1.1%
14DFTXDefinium Therapeutics1.05%$37.08+3.9%
15MANEVERADERMICS INC0.95%$140.72+2.4%

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Sector weights

  • Health Care99.91%
  • Cash and/or Derivatives0.07%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Health Care99.91%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.07%
Performance
1 week+0.6%
1 month+0.8%
3 months+0.4%
6 months+20.1%
YTD+21.8%
1 year+37.6%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$15M
1 month−$130M
3 months−$46M
YTD+$502M
1 year+$666M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
+$3.8MOct+$113MNov+$50.3MDec+$101.5MJan+$35.9MFeb−$4.4MMar−$65.2MApr−$80MMay+$637.7MJul−$13.3MAug+$14.8MSep−$124.5MOctOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay+$637.7MJulAugSep−$124.5MOctOctDecFebApr+$637.7MJul−$124.5MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Oct$3.8M
Nov$113M
Dec$50.3M
Jan$101.5M
Feb$35.9M
Mar−$4.4M
Apr−$65.2M
May−$80M
Jul$637.7M
Aug−$13.3M
Sep$14.8M
Oct−$124.5M
The risk read
23%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
19%realized volatility, 1 year
-10.0%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-4.4%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 25.3% of the book; the top ten carry 81%. 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
—calls · latest snapshot
1puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
245Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
LLY ELI LILLY$24M$26M
MRK MERCK & CO$3M$4M
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSON$4M$3M
LQDA LIQUIDIA$2M$3M
PFE PFIZER$2M$2M

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 SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-37bp on fee · 26× the assets · +$609M 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%$23.7B+$47M-36bp on fee · 15× the assets · +$47M 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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