iShares U.S. Insurance ETF (IAK)

NYSEARCA: IAK · IEX Real-Time Price · USD
83.33
+0.28 (0.34%)
Mar 28, 2023, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
0.34%
Assets $515.28M
Expense Ratio 0.39%
PE Ratio 8.99
Shares Out 6.20M
Dividend (ttm) $1.23
Dividend Yield 1.47%
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 13, 2022
Payout Ratio 14.63%
1-Year Return -10.73%
Volume 34,114
Open 83.11
Previous Close 83.05
Day's Range 82.67 - 83.52
52-Week Low 77.94
52-Week High 95.30
Beta 0.85
Holdings 61
Inception Date May 1, 2006

About IAK

The iShares U.S. Insurance ETF (IAK) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the DJ US Select / Insurance index. The fund tracks a market-cap index of US insurance companies. IAK was launched on May 1, 2006 and is managed by BlackRock.

Asset Class Equity
Category Financial
Region North America
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol IAK
Issuer BlackRock
Index Tracked DJ US Select / Insurance

Top 10 Holdings

62.74% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
The Progressive Corporation PGR 12.44%
Chubb Limited CB 11.82%
The Travelers Companies, Inc. TRV 5.81%
MetLife, Inc. MET 5.56%
American International Group, Inc. AIG 5.33%
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. AJG 4.82%
Aflac Incorporated AFL 4.67%
The Allstate Corporation ALL 4.28%
Prudential Financial, Inc. PRU 4.11%
Arch Capital Group Ltd. ACGL 3.90%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 13, 2022 $0.50005 Dec 19, 2022
Sep 26, 2022 $0.46471 Sep 30, 2022
Jun 9, 2022 $0.26041 Jun 15, 2022
Mar 24, 2022 $0.32387 Mar 30, 2022
Dec 30, 2021 $0.1177 Jan 5, 2022
Dec 13, 2021 $0.39524 Dec 17, 2021
Full Dividend History

News

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1 month ago - Zacks Investment Research

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