IYT ETF — iShares Transportation Average ETF

iShares Transportation Average ETF (IYT)

Updated October 16, 2026.

IYT is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.93%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.94%, its expense ratio is 0.37%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 86/100 (Safe). Total return is -49.3% over the past 23 years, 1059.7 points behind SPY at 1010.4%.

iShares Transportation Average ETF tracks the performance of U.S. transportation sector companies as measured by the S&P Dow Jones Transportation Index, investing at least 80% of its assets in the underlying index components. The fund distributes quarterly with a modest current distribution rate and carries a low expense ratio of 0.37%. It appeals to equity investors seeking exposure to the transportation industry with regular income distributions.

IYT performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -49.3% over the past 23 years, 1059.7 points behind SPY at 1010.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 14.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 12.6%.

IYT key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

86 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.80%

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/06/2003

Expense ratio

0.37%

Distribution rate

0.93%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.94%

Last close

$80.03 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$2,000,144,084

Average volume

2095200.0

Dividend

$0.186

Ex-dividend date

09/15/2026

Payment date

09/18/2026

Beta

1.32

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.93%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.94%) 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.

IYT risks and drawbacks

IYT'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 12.6%.

Who may consider IYT — and who may not

IYT may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (IYT 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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