IYW ETF — iShares U.S. Technology ETF

iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW)

Updated October 16, 2026.

IYW is an ETF that tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Technology Capped Index. its distribution rate is 0.08%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.10%, its expense ratio is 0.37%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 72/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 966.0% over the past 26.4 years, 202.9 points ahead of SPY at 763.1%.

This ETF tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Technology Capped Index, holding at least 80% of its assets in U.S. technology sector equities as defined by FTSE Russell. It distributes quarterly with a very modest current distribution rate, and carries an expense ratio of 0.37%. The fund appeals primarily to growth-oriented investors seeking broad exposure to U.S. technology companies.

IYW performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 966.0% over the past 26.4 years, 202.9 points ahead of SPY at 763.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 28.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 17.8%.

IYW key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

72 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.06%

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/15/2000

Expense ratio

0.37%

Distribution rate

0.08%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.10%

Last close

$251.24 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$24,419,710,783

Market cap

$4,510,372,864

Average volume

985000.0

Dividend

$0.04913

Ex-dividend date

09/15/2026

Payment date

09/18/2026

Beta

1.46

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.08%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.10%) 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 or company page; Index: Dow Jones U.S. Technology Capped Index; 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.

IYW risks and drawbacks

IYW'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. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 17.8%.

Who may consider IYW — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (IYW pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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