iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF(IHE · ETF)

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IHE $104.68
Snapshot
$104.68
52-Week Range
$69.02 – $108.66
YTD
+23.34%
IV Rank (30D)
11.46
Straddle Price
$5.55
P/C Vol Ratio
2.07
Info

iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF (IHE) ETF

Exchange
ARCX
Inception
2006-05-01
Has Options
Yes
ETF Profile
holdings as of 2026-09-03
Holdings
59
AUM
$1.7B
Provider
iShares (BlackRock)
Inception
2006-05-01
Exchange
ARCX
Data As Of
2026-09-03
Expense Ratio
Dividend Yield
1.40%
Distribution
Quarterly
Recent distributions
Ex-Date Pay Date Amount Type
2026-06-15 2026-06-18 $0.2848 CD
2026-03-17 2026-03-20 $0.2845 CD
2025-12-16 2025-12-19 $0.5853 CD
2025-09-16 2025-09-19 $0.3124 CD
2025-06-16 2025-06-20 $0.3065 CD
2025-03-18 2025-03-21 $0.2917 CD
Asset Allocation
Top Holdings
top 50 of 59 holdings
Symbol Name Weight % Asset Class Country
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSON 23.53% Equity (US) US
LLY ELI LILLY 20.57% Equity (US) US
MRK MERCK & CO INC 5.16% Equity (US) US
BMY BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB 4.94% Equity (US) US
RPRX ROYALTY PHARMA PLC CLASS A 4.72% Equity (US) US
PFE PFIZER 4.54% Equity (US) US
VTRS VIATRIS 4.31% Equity (US) US
ZTS ZOETIS INC CLASS A 3.78% Equity (US) US
JAZZ JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC 3.39% Equity (US) US
ELAN ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH 2.66% Equity (US) US
CORT CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS 2.35% Equity (US) US
AXSM AXSOME THERAPEUTICS 1.97% Equity (US) US
LGND LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS 1.27% Equity (US) US
DFTX DEFINIUM THERAPEUTICS INC 1.08% Equity (US) US
LQDA LIQUIDIA 1.05% Equity (US) US
INDV INDIVIOR PHARMACEUTICALS INC 0.93% Equity (US) US
OGN ORGANON 0.79% Equity (US) US
AMLX AMYLYX PHARMACEUTICALS 0.73% Equity (US) US
TARS TARSUS PHARMACEUTICALS 0.72% Equity (US) US
ELVN ENLIVEN THERAPEUTICS 0.71% Equity (US) US
EWTX EDGEWISE THERAPEUTICS 0.69% Equity (US) US
AMRX AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS CLASS A 0.67% Equity (US) US
NKTR NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS 0.56% Equity (US) US
SUPN SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS 0.56% Equity (US) US
PBH PRESTIGE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE 0.54% Equity (US) US
TRVI TREVI THERAPEUTICS 0.44% Equity (US) US
PRGO PERRIGO PLC 0.43% Equity (US) US
MANE VERADERMICS 0.43% Equity (US) US
OCUL OCULAR THERAPEUTIX 0.41% Equity (US) US
HRMY HARMONY BIOSCIENCES HLDG 0.36% Equity (US) US
NUVB NUVATION BIO CLASS A 0.36% Equity (US) US
MBX MBX BIOSCIENCES 0.36% Equity (US) US
INVA INNOVIVA 0.33% Equity (US) US
XERS XERIS BIOPHARMA HOLDINGS 0.32% Equity (US) US
ATAI ATAIBECKLEY INC 0.31% Equity (US) US
OMER OMEROS 0.30% Equity (US) US
RAPP RAPPORT THERAPEUTICS 0.30% Equity (US) US
ANIP ANI PHARMACEUTICALS 0.29% Equity (US) US
HROW HARROW 0.28% Equity (US) US
LBRX LB PHARMACEUTICALS INC 0.25% Equity (US) US
PCRX PACIRA BIOSCIENCES 0.23% Equity (US) US
ALMS ALUMIS 0.21% Equity (US) US
USD USD CASH 0.20% Cash/Money Market US
SEPN SEPTERNA 0.18% Equity (US) US
PAHC PHIBRO ANIMAL HEALTH CORP CLASS A 0.18% Equity (US) US
AMPH AMPHASTAR PHARMACEUTICALS 0.18% Equity (US) US
COLL COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL 0.17% Equity (US) US
MAZE MAZE THERAPEUTICS 0.16% Equity (US) US
WVE WAVE LIFE SCIENCES INC 0.16% Equity (US) US
TBPH THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA 0.14% Equity (US) US
Non-Equity Breakdown
iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF · NPORT-P period 2026-03-31 (filed 2026-02-23)
Net assets: $848M · 58 total positions · equity 99.94% · non-equity 3.20%
Non-equity holdings — 3 positions, 3.20% of NAV
Category Weight Value Positions
Short-term investment 3.20% $27.1M 2
Derivative (equity) -0.00% $-1491 1
Chart
Seasonality
MonthAvg ReturnYears of Data
Jan +0.25% 20
Feb +0.48% 20
Mar +0.20% 20
Apr +1.14% 20
May +0.94% 21
Jun +1.13% 21
Jul +1.61% 21
Aug +0.67% 21
Sep -0.80% 21
Oct -0.48% 20
Nov +3.04% 20
Dec +0.78% 20
Technical Indicators

Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.

Trend Indicators
  • SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
  • EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
  • MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
  • ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
  • +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
  • RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
  • Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
  • Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.

Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.

Volume & Volatility
  • Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
  • OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
  • Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
  • ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
  • HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.

Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →

Trend Indicators

SMA 20: $104.80
SMA 50: $102.59
SMA 200: $91.43
Current: $104.68
EMA 12: $104.85
EMA 26: $104.04
MACD: 0.8112 | Signal: -0.2876
BULLISH
ADX (14): 19.81
RANGE
+DI: 29.96
−DI: 23.51

Momentum Oscillators

RSI (14): 53.15
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 46.16
Stoch %D: 43.58
Williams %R: -66.72

Volume & Volatility

BB Upper: $107.98
BB Lower: $101.63
NEUTRAL
OBV: 7,336,311
Vol SMA 20: 197,897
Vol ROC: -73.99%
ATR: $1.69
True Range: $1.10
HV 20: 18.9%
HV 30: 16.9%
HV 60: 19.9%

Data Summary

Data Points: 500
Last Updated:
Date Range: 2024-09-09T00:00:00 – 2026-09-04T00:00:00
AI Analysis

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Analysis includes technical indicators, news sentiment, risk assessment, and specific price levels to watch.

News
Options Activity
IV Rank (30D)
11.46
IV Rank (7D)
3.88
Avg IV
27.3%
Straddle (30D)
$5.55
Straddle (7D)
$3.85
P/C Volume
2.07
Spread Scanner GPU

Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →

Stage 1 — Base Score (GPU scanner)

score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.

Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)

RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.

Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
  • RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
  • MACD crossover + histogram trend
  • Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
  • Stochastic %K <20 / >80
  • Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
  • Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
  • Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
  • BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
  • IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
  • IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
  • Min open interest across all legs
  • OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05

score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →

Enter a ticker to scan for optimal spread opportunities.

Evaluates all bull put, bear call, iron condor, and calendar spread combinations using GPU-accelerated analysis.

Skew (Wing IV − ATM IV)
DTE:
Wing Δ:
Metric:
Wing vs ATM
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol points

How much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.

  • Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
  • Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
  • Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
  • Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
Risk Reversal
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each side

Which side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.

  • Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
  • Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
  • Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
  • Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Reading them together

Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:

  • High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
  • Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
  • Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
14 DTE / 10d
pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —
30 DTE / 10d
pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —

Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.

Volatility Surface

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Volatility Smile

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IV Rank (7 DTE)
IV Rank (30 DTE)
Straddle Price (30 DTE)
Beta Analysis
Beta (1Y vs SPY)
0.37
Correlation (SPY)
25.9%
0.07
Ann. Volatility
18.3%
SPY Volatility
12.8%

Low volatility - stock moves less than market

Beta & Alpha Over Time
Constituent Performance

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Constituents
Symbol Name Weight % Price 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month