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iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF

The iShares U.S. Telecommunications Sector Index Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of U.S. telecommunications stocks, as represented by the Dow Jones U.S. Select Telecommunications Index.


US

EQUITY

Passive

MANAGEMENT STYLE

365.9 M

ASSETS UNDER MGMT

40 bp

EXPENSES
Fund Basics
Fund sponsorBarclays Global Investors
CategoryUS
Asset classEquity
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Inception dateMay 22, 2000
Assets (mns)$366
Expense ratio40 bp
CurrencyUSD
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
RegulationOpen-Ended Fund
DistributionsQuarterly
Taxation1099
Stock selectionMarket Cap
WeightingMarket Cap
Holdings TransparencyFull
Derivatives-basedNo
Options availableYes
Currency hedgedNo
Fund of fundsNo
Top 10 Holdings Complete list  + 
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 17.1 %
AT&T INC 14.5 %
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 13.6 %
ARISTA NETWORKS, INC. 4.7 %
COMCAST CORP-CL A 4.3 %
T-MOBILE US, INC. 4.2 %
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. CLASS A 4.2 %
CIENA CORP 4.1 %
UBIQUITI INC. 4.1 %
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS 4.0 %
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings19
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index 894
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns)$120,174
Large cap (>$10bn)77.8%
Mid cap ($2-10bn)14.5%
Small cap (<$2bn)0.5%
Developed mkts.93.0%
Emerging mkts.0.0%
Country Exposure
UNITED STATES 93.0 %
Historical Performance


Standardized Performance (as of 04/30/2025)
 YTD1 YR2 YR3 YR5 YR10 YR20 YRIncep.
Price Returns 0.4% 30.9% 9.3% 1.2% -0.2% -1.3% 0.8% -2.9%
Dividend Yield 0.0% 1.5% 1.9% 2.0% 2.2% 2.3% 2.7% 2.5%
Total Returns 0.4% 32.4% 11.2% 3.2% 2.0% 1.0% 3.5% -0.4%
Ann. Volatility 23.8% 18.0% 17.2% 19.8% 18.6% 19.4% 20.9% 22.5%
Market Correlations
versus...BetaR-squared
S&P 5000.8757%
MSCI EAFE0.7544%
MSCI Emg Mkts0.5524%
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000)744
ADV traded (mns)$20
Turnover5.5%
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price)0.05%
Technical Indicators
Recent close$27.10
30d moving avg.$26.40
Annualized volatility19.1%
Relative strength (RSI)52
Short interest3.3%
Distributions
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Results & Estimates
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Valuation Metrics
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Notes: Based on adjusted historical results for current fund constituents. May differ from results achieved by past fund constituents. Max P/E of 100x.

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ETF Research Center Rating

OVERWEIGHT

Above average appreciation potential. A rating of OVERWEIGHT is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the 4th quintile (ranking higher than 60%-80%) of their category. Typically, funds in this category consist of stocks trading at attractive valuations and/or having above-average fundamentals.

ALTAR Score™

6.8%

Cat. Avg

6.0%


ALTAR Score™ Calculation

Category Overview
There are 931 funds in the US Equity category, with an average ALTAR Score™ of 6.0% and a standard deviation of 2.4%. 's ALTAR Score™ is approximately 0.3 standard deviations above the category average. This places in the 63rd percentile among funds in the category.
Sell Side Consensus Rating

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Expense Analysis

Peer Group Passive
US Equity ETFs
# of ETFs 192
Avg. Expense Ratio 31.0 bp
Std. Deviation 25.7 bp
(40 bp) Percentile rank 64
Peer Group Expense Ratio Distribution


Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp)
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Avg. Bid/Ask (bp)
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TCO (bp)
(A)+(B)
40.0 0.0 40
Peer Avg. 27.5 6.4 33.9
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