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IHFISharesINDEX

iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF

$59.29-0.92% vs prior close
416152-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 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.

IHF price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateIHF close
Jul 27, 2026$56.72
Jul 28, 2026$58.11
Jul 29, 2026$57.06
Jul 30, 2026$56.75
Jul 31, 2026$56.38
Aug 3, 2026$56.85
Aug 4, 2026$56.46
Aug 5, 2026$56.55
Aug 6, 2026$55.99
Aug 7, 2026$57.07
Aug 10, 2026$57.30
Aug 11, 2026$56.34
Aug 12, 2026$57.08
Aug 13, 2026$56.92
Aug 14, 2026$57.15
Aug 17, 2026$56.25
Aug 18, 2026$56.48
Aug 19, 2026$56.50
Aug 20, 2026$56.40
Aug 21, 2026$56.96
Aug 24, 2026$57.27
Aug 25, 2026$57.00
Aug 26, 2026$57.41
Aug 27, 2026$57.26
Aug 28, 2026$56.85
Aug 31, 2026$56.71
Sep 1, 2026$57.43
Sep 2, 2026$57.65
Sep 3, 2026$58.00
Sep 4, 2026$57.42
Sep 8, 2026$56.95
Sep 9, 2026$56.74
Sep 10, 2026$56.69
Sep 11, 2026$56.63
Sep 14, 2026$57.62
Sep 15, 2026$57.06
Sep 16, 2026$56.67
Sep 17, 2026$56.55
Sep 18, 2026$56.16
Sep 21, 2026$55.86
Sep 22, 2026$55.47
Sep 23, 2026$54.96
Sep 24, 2026$54.97
Sep 25, 2026$55.86
Sep 28, 2026$55.68
Sep 29, 2026$55.37
Sep 30, 2026$54.89
Oct 1, 2026$54.37
Oct 2, 2026$55.09
Oct 5, 2026$56.04
Oct 6, 2026$55.90
Oct 7, 2026$55.96
Oct 8, 2026$55.79
Oct 9, 2026$56.76
Oct 12, 2026$57.17
Oct 13, 2026$57.19
Oct 14, 2026$58.37
Oct 15, 2026$59.52
Oct 16, 2026$58.65
Oct 19, 2026$58.85
Oct 20, 2026$60.32
Oct 21, 2026$59.98
Oct 22, 2026$60.90
Oct 23, 2026$60.38
Oct 26, 2026$59.84
Oct 27, 2026$59.29

Weekly net flows, 3M

Net inflow over the range: +$103M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Jul 27Aug 3Aug 10Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7+$91.1MSep 14Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19$0Oct 26Jul 27Aug 10Aug 24Sep 7+$91.1MSep 21Oct 5$0Oct 26Jul 27Aug 24+$91.1MSep 21$0Oct 26
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Jul 27$51.3M
Aug 3−$8.6M
Aug 10−$42.8M
Aug 17$17.1M
Aug 24$8.6M
Aug 31$71.6M
Sep 7$6.4M
Sep 14$91.1M
Sep 21−$11.1M
Sep 28$3.1M
Oct 5−$42.4M
Oct 12$9M
Oct 19−$50.6M
Oct 26$0
The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$81M in net outflows over the past month, about 5.8% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +23.7% 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
−$81Mnet flow, trailing month
833Kavg daily volume, 30 days
70holdings · US-domiciled
2006listed May 1, 2006 · beta 0.34
The book at a glance
UNH-0.1%CVS-1.5%ELV-2.3%VEEV-1.5%CI-2.5%HCA-3.3%HUM-0.6%CNC+1.0%LH+0.4%DGX-0.2%GH+2.8%THC-2.6%EHC-2.1%MOH-2.6%BTSG-0.9%ENSG-4.2%UHS-4.5%HQY-2.8%HNGECHEDVA

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

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1UNHUNITEDHEALTH GROUP22.48%$410.39-0.1%
2CVSCVS 12.15%$91.13-1.5%
3ELVELEVANCE HEALTH9.69%$421.49-2.3%
4VEEVVEEVA SYSTEMS5.24%$313.46-1.5%
5CICIGNA GROUP4.66%$298.28-2.5%
6HCAHCA HEALTHCARE4.70%$449.96-3.3%
7HUMHUMANA4.46%$414.85-0.6%
8CNCCENTENE4.22%$68.71+1.0%
9LHLABORATORY CORP OF AMERICA HOLDINGS3.25%$331.17+0.4%
10DGXQUEST DIAGNOSTICS3.25%$242.56-0.2%
11GHGUARDANT HEALTH2.76%$178.06+2.8%
12THCTENET HEALTHCARE2.63%$262.05-2.6%
13EHCENCOMPASS HEALTH1.49%$121.53-2.1%
14MOHMOLINA HEALTHCARE1.33%$199.46-2.6%
15BTSGBRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC1.24%$58.36-0.9%

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Sector weights

  • Health Care99.92%
  • Cash and/or Derivatives0.07%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Health Care99.92%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.07%
Performance
1 week-1.2%
1 month+6.1%
3 months+4.5%
6 months+27.1%
YTD+23.7%
1 year+15.3%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$100K
1 month−$81M
3 months+$103M
YTD+$431M
1 year+$410M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
−$17.4MOct−$16.9MNov−$4.5MDec+$32.3MJan−$11.1MFeb−$18.8MMar+$29.6MApr+$11.4MMay+$336.3MJul−$34.2MAug+$175.2MSep−$89.5MOctOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay+$336.3MJulAugSep−$89.5MOctOctDecFebApr+$336.3MJul−$89.5MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Oct−$17.4M
Nov−$16.9M
Dec−$4.5M
Jan$32.3M
Feb−$11.1M
Mar−$18.8M
Apr$29.6M
May$11.4M
Jul$336.3M
Aug−$34.2M
Sep$175.2M
Oct−$89.5M
The risk read
19%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
20%realized volatility, 1 year
-20.3%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-2.6%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 22.5% of the book; the top ten carry 74%. Spread across 63+ 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
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
1.2Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP$13M$13M
HCA HCA HEALTHCARE$3M$4M
HUM HUMANA$4M$3M
HIMS HIMS & HERS HEALTH$2M$3M
CNC CENTENE$3M$2M

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 SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-37bp on fee · 29× 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 · 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 · 23× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$51M-36bp on fee · 17× the assets · +$51M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-36bp on fee · 13× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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