iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF (IHF)

NYSEARCA: IHF · Real-Time Price · USD
44.69
-0.25 (-0.56%)
Apr 9, 2026, 10:08 AM EDT - Market open
Assets$675.51M
Expense Ratio0.38%
PE Ratio16.34
Shares Out15.80M
Dividend (ttm)$0.53
Dividend Yield1.19%
Ex-Dividend DateMar 17, 2026
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Payout Ratio19.40%
Volume67,865
Open44.82
Previous Close44.94
Day's Range44.58 - 45.00
52-Week Low40.57
52-Week High54.93
Beta0.68
Holdings64
Inception DateMay 1, 2006

About IHF

Fund Home Page

The iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF (IHF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in health care equity. The fund tracks a cap-weighted index of US companies that provide healthcare services. IHF was launched on May 1, 2006 and is issued by BlackRock.

Asset Class Equity
Category Health
Region North America
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol IHF
ETF Provider BlackRock
Index Tracked DJ US Select / Health Care Providers

Top 10 Holdings

73.93% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
UnitedHealth Group IncorporatedUNH24.04%
CVS Health CorporationCVS13.11%
HCA Healthcare, Inc.HCA8.74%
Elevance Health, Inc.ELV4.79%
The Cigna GroupCI4.68%
Veeva Systems Inc.VEEV4.11%
Humana Inc.HUM4.05%
Labcorp Holdings Inc.LH3.80%
Quest Diagnostics IncorporatedDGX3.69%
Tenet Healthcare CorporationTHC2.92%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Mar 17, 2026$0.13935Mar 20, 2026
Dec 16, 2025$0.22374Dec 19, 2025
Sep 16, 2025$0.11032Sep 19, 2025
Jun 16, 2025$0.05977Jun 20, 2025
Mar 18, 2025$0.10824Mar 21, 2025
Dec 17, 2024$0.10479Dec 20, 2024
Full Dividend History

Performance

IHF had a total return of -11.06% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 8.74%.

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