IHI ETF — iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF

iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF (IHI)

Updated November 6, 2026.

IHI is an ETF. Its distribution rate is 0.56%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.45%, its expense ratio is 0.37%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 79/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 671.1% over the past 20.5 years, 33.3 points behind SPY at 704.4%.

This ETF tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Select Medical Equipment Index, which measures the performance of U.S. medical device manufacturers and distributors, including makers of imaging equipment, prosthetics, pacemakers, and other non-disposable medical devices. The fund carries a low expense ratio of 0.37% and distributes quarterly with a modest current distribution rate. It appeals primarily to investors seeking equity exposure to the medical devices sector.

IHI performance versus SPY

As of Nov 5, 2026

Total return is 671.1% over the past 20.5 years, 33.3 points behind SPY at 704.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -2.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 26.1%.

IHI key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

79 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.44%

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/01/2006

Expense ratio

0.37%

Distribution rate

0.56%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.45%

Last close

$57.59 (as of 2026-11-06)

AUM

$3,606,955,486

Average volume

2,744,644

Dividend

$0.081

Ex-dividend date

09/15/2026

Payment date

09/18/2026

Beta

0.77

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.56%) has no calculation basis on file. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.45%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: iShares; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

IHI risks and drawbacks

IHI's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 26.1%.

Who may consider IHI — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (IHI pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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