ETF·NYSE
iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF (IHF)
- Net assets
- $1.36B
- Expense ratio
- 0.37%
- Yield
- 0.99%
- 52-week range
- $40.85 $59.96
The short version
Where IHF stands today, in four lines, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.
IHF at a glance
iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF (IHF): Strong Buy, 85/100 on CleaRank's AI score.
- Trend Up: the price is above both its 50- and 200-day moving averages ($56.65 and $51.10).
- Fund Expense ratio 0.37%, $1.4B in net assets, +12.4% total return over 1 year.
Figures as of October 16, 2026.
CleaRank Financial AI
IHF, the iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF, carries a CleaRank Strong Buy rating and a model score of 85/100.
Trend is the factor that adds the most to that score. The price is 14.72% above the 200-day average and 3.48% above the 50-day, while the 50-day itself is 10.86% above the 200-day. Those averages are $56.65 and $51.10. The price climbed 16.75% across the last twelve months.
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Figures we compute ourselves from IHF's own price history. Tap one to see it in context.
Price and trading
The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.
Trend checks
4/4Price above its 50-day average ›
The price of $58.62 is 3.5% above the 50-day simple moving average of $56.65.Price above its 200-day average ›
The price is 14.7% above the 200-day simple moving average of $51.10.50-day average above the 200-day ›
The 50-day average ($56.65) is 10.9% above the 200-day average ($51.10), the arrangement of a rising longer-term trend.In the upper half of its 52-week range ›
The price sits at 93% of its 52-week range, between $40.85 and $59.96.
IHF share price
Pick a period: each tab shows how far IHF has moved over it, to the last close.
Today's trading
Where IHF sits inside today's range and its 52-week range.
Fund facts and valuation
What the fund holds, what it costs and how it is valued.
Fund checks
3/5Expense ratio at or below 0.20% ›
The fund charges 0.37% a year, $37.00 on a $10,000 holding.Over $1B in net assets ›
Net assets total $1.4B.No sector above 35% of the fund ›
The largest sector, Healthcare, makes up 99.7% of the fund.Pays a distribution ›
The distribution yield is 0.99%.Positive return over one year ›
The fund family reports a one-year total return of 12.37%.
IHF Fund Facts
iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF is an exchange-traded fund designed to track the Dow Jones U.S. Select Health Care Providers Index, giving investors diversified exposure to U.S. healthcare services companies. The fund focuses on businesses that operate hospitals, managed care organizations, diagnostic laboratories, medical service providers, and related healthcare operations.
Sector weights
Trailing total returns
| Period | IHF |
|---|---|
| YTD | 15.14% |
| 1 month | -3.00% |
| 3 months | -0.61% |
| 1 year | 12.37% |
| 3 years | 4.60% |
| 5 years | 2.27% |
| 10 years | 9.37% |
As of Oct 16, 2026, IHF has an expense ratio of 0.37%, $1.36B in net assets and a distribution yield of 0.99%.
Fund reference data as of Oct 16, 2026. Expense ratio and net assets are reported by the fund; returns are total returns and can differ from price change.
Key statistics
The headline figures for IHF.
What the numbers say
CleaRank Financial AI's reading of IHF's holdings, performance and risks.
iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF (IHF) is led by Healthcare, which makes up 99.7% of the fund. Almost the whole fund is in that one sector, so IHF rises and falls with it. IHF is a Health fund from iShares, launched on May 1, 2006.
Costs run at 0.37% a year, so a $10,000 holding would pay $37.00 annually. Net assets stand at $1.4B. Investors receive a distribution yield of 0.99%, and portfolio turnover is 37%.
Concentration matters here: Healthcare makes up 99.7% of the fund, so a setback in that sector would weigh on the whole. Day-to-day volatility is the first thing to plan around: IHF has moved 1.03% on an average session.
AI analysis and technicals
CleaRank's score and reasoning, the indicators behind it, and what the price moves with.
Momentum checks
3/3RSI not overbought or oversold ›
The 14-day RSI is 63.7, showing bullish momentum without being overbought.RSI above 50 ›
An RSI of 63.7 is above the 50 midpoint, so buyers have had the upper hand over the last 14 days.MACD line above zero ›
The MACD line is positive, so the 12-day average is above the 26-day average.
CleaRank AI analysis of IHF
The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.
Trading at $58.62, iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF (IHF) holds above both of its main moving averages: 3.48% above the 50-day ($56.65) and 14.72% above the 200-day ($51.10). At 93% of its 52-week range, the price is 2.23% below the 52-week high of $59.96. The 50-day average runs 10.86% above the 200-day average, so the shorter trend is leading the longer one.
On momentum, the 14-day RSI reads 63.7, in the bullish zone, below the overbought line, with the MACD line positive. Every period on the chart shows a gain, with the price up 3.50% over the past three months, 28.16% over the past six months and 16.75% over the past year. The price fell 1.51% in the last session on volume 207.8% above its average.
- Two levels deserve attention: the 52-week high at $59.96, which sits above the price, and the 20-day EMA at $56.85, which sits below it.
- The 14-day RSI reads 63.7, in the bullish zone, with the MACD line positive; readings above 70 or below 30 mark stretched momentum.
- Costs compound: at 0.37% a year, IHF charges $37.00 on every $10,000 invested.
IHF trades above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages ($56.65 and $51.10), which is what makes the trend up; losing the 50-day would be the first warning. The nearest level under the price is the 20-day EMA at $56.85.
The 52-week high at $59.96 is the next level overhead. The RSI sits in the bullish band, which supports the current direction without being stretched.
Technical indicators
Momentum and trend for IHF, from its daily closes.
As of October 16, 2026, with IHF at $58.62, its 14-day RSI is 63.7 (showing bullish momentum without being overbought), its 50-day simple moving average is $56.65 and its 200-day is $51.10.
Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 16, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26).
What IHF moves with
Correlation of daily returns over one year: +1 moves in step, 0 has no link, -1 moves the opposite way.
As of October 16, 2026, IHF's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.29 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.18 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), +0.13 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.01 with gold (XAU).
A trade plan, if you want one
Entry, stop and target levels from the moving averages and recent volatility. Educational, not advice.
IHF trade plan
Entry, stop and target levels, sized to your account. Change the bias or the risk and every level updates.
Long entry pick an entry style
Risk management
Profit targets (Based on Conservative Entry)
These levels come from IHF's moving averages and recent volatility, not from a forecast. Educational levels, not financial advice; the full disclaimer is at the foot of the page.
Risk profile
How much IHF tends to move, against the market and on its own.
The long record
IHF's worst falls and recoveries, what $10,000 became, and which months have been kind to it.
Track record checks
3/4Average daily move under 2% ›
The price has moved 1.03% on an average day (30-day standard deviation of daily returns).Recovered from its worst fall ›
The worst fall was 29.0%, from February 2020 to March 2020, regained by October 2020.Most 1-year holds ended higher ›
66% of 1-year holding periods in the last 10 years ended with a gain.Beat the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
$10,000 invested in October 2016 is now worth $27,456, against $42,525 in the S&P 500 (SPY).
IHF Drawdowns & Recovery
As of October 16, 2026, IHF's worst peak-to-trough fall over the last 10 years with dividends reinvested was -29.0% (February 2020 to March 2020); it regained that peak by October 2020, 7 months after the low, and 66% of 1-year holding periods ended with a gain.
From weekly closing values with dividends reinvested. A drawdown is the fall from the highest value reached so far to a later low.
Growth of $10,000
What $10,000 put into IHF in October 2016 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.
Against the market: IHF trailed the S&P 500 over this period: $27,456 against $42,525.
A $10,000 investment in IHF in October 2016 would be worth about $27,456 today with dividends reinvested, compared with about $42,525 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark (also with dividends reinvested).
Seasonal patterns
Which calendar months have been kind to IHF, and which have not.
Strongest month, January: an average of +3.41%, up in 6 of 10 years.
Weakest month, March: an average of -2.08%, up in 3 of 10 years.
This month, October: has averaged +1.73%, up in 6 of 9 years. Past seasonality does not repeat on schedule.
Over the last 10 years, IHF's strongest calendar month has been January (average +3.41%, up in 6 of 10 years) and its weakest March (average -2.08%, up in 3 of 10 years).
Average return for each calendar month over the last 10 years, from weekly closing prices with dividends included.
Long-term scenarios
Thousands of simulated paths from the price history. A range of outcomes, not a forecast.
Monte Carlo projection
Thousands of simulated paths for $10,000 in IHF, from its own past volatility. The shaded area holds 80% of them.
CleaRank's 10-year Monte Carlo simulation projects that a $10,000 investment in IHF today could grow to about $20,790 by 2036 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $49,174 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $8,789. The simulation models price only; at today's 0.99% yield, dividends would add to these figures. Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.
IHF 2030 Scenarios (Monte Carlo)
The same simulation in share prices, year by year.
CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $78.56 for IHF by 2030 in the base case, from $58.62 today (1.3x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $45.57. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on IHF's historical return distribution, not price targets, and they assume no dividends are reinvested.
| Year | 10th percentile | Base case | 90th percentile | range base today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $48.04 | $63.07 | $82.81 | |
| 2028 | $46.17 | $67.86 | $99.73 | |
| 2029 | $45.56 | $73.01 | $117 | |
| 2030 | $45.57 | $78.56 | $135 | |
| 2031 | $45.98 | $84.52 | $155 |
Method: a lognormal simulation of IHF's own volatility and capped historical trend, re-run daily; base case is the median path, the outer columns the 10th and 90th percentiles.
Questions people ask
Answered from the figures on this page, as of October 16, 2026.