iShares U.S. Tech Independence Focused ETF (IETC)
| Assets | $954.27M |
| Expense Ratio | 0.18% |
| PE Ratio | 41.21 |
| Shares Out | 9.30M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $0.37 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.35% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Payout Ratio | 14.42% |
| 1-Year Return | +22.55% |
| Volume | 36,908 |
| Open | 103.79 |
| Previous Close | 103.35 |
| Day's Range | 103.79 - 104.72 |
| 52-Week Low | 64.06 |
| 52-Week High | 108.47 |
| Beta | 1.19 |
| Holdings | 89 |
| Inception Date | Mar 21, 2018 |
About IETC
Fund Home PageThe iShares U.S. Tech Independence Focused ETF (IETC) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in information technology equity. The fund is an actively managed fund of US stocks in the information technology sector according to an alternative classification system defined by machine learning algorithms. The market cap-weighted fund targets an increased exposure to firms with high Technology Independence Score. IETC was launched on Mar 21, 2018 and is issued by BlackRock.
Top 10 Holdings
59.02% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc. | AVGO | 12.12% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | PLTR | 12.03% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | NVDA | 7.08% |
| Oracle Corporation | ORCL | 5.79% |
| Microsoft Corporation | MSFT | 5.64% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | AMZN | 4.09% |
| Salesforce, Inc. | CRM | 3.81% |
| International Business Machines Corporation | IBM | 3.17% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | GOOGL | 2.70% |
| Apple Inc. | AAPL | 2.59% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2025 | $0.1016 | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | $0.08557 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| Mar 18, 2025 | $0.06324 | Mar 21, 2025 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | $0.11524 | Dec 20, 2024 |
| Sep 25, 2024 | $0.15955 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Jun 11, 2024 | $0.08918 | Jun 17, 2024 |
News
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