iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF (IYZ)

BATS: IYZ · Real-Time Price · USD
41.47
+0.79 (1.94%)
Apr 8, 2026, 3:47 PM EDT - Market open
Assets$822.09M
Expense Ratio0.38%
PE Ratio15.71
Shares Out20.20M
Dividend (ttm)$0.67
Dividend Yield1.62%
Ex-Dividend DateMar 17, 2026
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Payout Ratio25.91%
Volume1,137,963
Open41.50
Previous Close40.68
Day's Range41.01 - 41.54
52-Week Low24.07
52-Week High41.54
Beta0.85
Holdings25
Inception DateMay 22, 2000

About IYZ

Fund Home Page

The iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in stocks based on a particular theme. The fund tracks a market-cap-weighted index of large-cap US companies involved in the telecommunications industry. IYZ was launched on May 22, 2000 and is issued by BlackRock.

Asset Class Equity
Category Communications
Region North America
Stock Exchange BATS
Ticker Symbol IYZ
ETF Provider BlackRock
Index Tracked Russell 1000 Telecommunications RIC 22.5/45 Capped Index

Top 10 Holdings

72.53% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Cisco Systems, Inc.CSCO19.28%
Verizon Communications Inc.VZ12.80%
AT&T Inc.T12.19%
Ciena CorporationCIEN4.62%
Iridium Communications Inc.IRDM4.30%
Lumentum Holdings Inc.LITE4.15%
Arista Networks, Inc.ANET3.98%
T-Mobile US, Inc.TMUS3.77%
Millicom International Cellular S.A.TIGO3.73%
Comcast CorporationCMCSA3.72%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Mar 17, 2026$0.1485Mar 20, 2026
Dec 16, 2025$0.19191Dec 19, 2025
Sep 16, 2025$0.20828Sep 19, 2025
Jun 16, 2025$0.12221Jun 20, 2025
Mar 18, 2025$0.17032Mar 21, 2025
Dec 17, 2024$0.11765Dec 20, 2024
Full Dividend History

Performance

IYZ had a total return of 69.44% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 1.36%.

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