iShares Transportation Average ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares Dow Jones Transportation Average Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of Dow Jones Transportation Average Index. The Index measures the performance of the transportation sector of the United States equity market, and includes companies in the primary groups, such as airlines, trucking, railroads, air freight, transportation services and industrial services. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. The Fund's investment advisor is BlackRock Fund Advisors (BFA).
Basic Details
Issuer Blackrock
Fund NameiShares Transportation Average ETF
Tax ClassificationRegulated Investment Company
SymbolBATS:IYT
Inception Date10/6/2003
Fund ManagerDiane Hsiung, Jennifer Hsui, Greg Savage, Alan Mason
Phone+1-800-4742737
Fund Focus
Asset ClassEquity
BenchmarkDJ Transportation Average TR USD
CategorySector
FocusIndustrials
Development LevelDeveloped Markets
RegionNorth America
Fund Statistics
Assets Under Management$830.07 million
Average Daily Volume$176,550.00
Discount/Premium2.42%
ETF Expenses
Management Fee0.44%
Other Expenses0.00%
Total Expenses0.44%
Fee Waiver0.00%
Net Expenses0.44%
Administrator, Advisor and Custodian
AdministratorState Street Bank and Trust Company
AdvisorBlackRock Fund Advisors
CustodianState Street Bank and Trust Company
DistributorBlackRock Investments, LLC
Transfer AgentState Street Bank and Trust Company
Trustee
Lead Market MakerLatour Trading
iShares Dow Jones Transport. Avg. (BATS:IYT) Frequently Asked Questions
What is iShares Dow Jones Transport. Avg.'s stock symbol?
iShares Dow Jones Transport. Avg. trades on the BATS under the ticker symbol "IYT."
How often does iShares Dow Jones Transport. Avg. pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for iShares Dow Jones Transport. Avg.?
iShares Dow Jones Transport. Avg. announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 20th will be given a dividend of $0.3957 per share on Tuesday, December 26th. This represents a $1.58 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.81%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 19th. View iShares Dow Jones Transport. Avg.'s Dividend History.
Who are iShares Dow Jones Transport. Avg.'s key executives?
iShares Dow Jones Transport. Avg.'s management team includes the folowing people:
- Lee T. Kranefuss, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, President (Age 54)
- Michael Arthur Latham, Principal Financial Officer, Treasurer, Secretary (Age 51)
- Cecilia H. Herbert, Independent Trustee (Age 68)
- Charles A. Hurty, Independent Trustee (Age 73)
- John E. Kerrigan, Independent Trustee (Age 61)
- Richard K. Lyons, Independent Trustee (Age 52)
- John E. Martinez, Trustee (Age 56)
Has iShares Dow Jones Transport. Avg. been receiving favorable news coverage?
News headlines about IYT stock have been trending somewhat positive on Monday, Accern Sentiment reports. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. iShares Dow Jones Transport. Avg. earned a news impact score of 0.17 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the exchange traded fund an impact score of 46.29 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.
Who are iShares Dow Jones Transport. Avg.'s major shareholders?
iShares Dow Jones Transport. Avg.'s stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include United Capital Financial Advisers LLC (7.47%), BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA (2.20%), Natixis (2.20%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (2.10%), UBS Group AG (1.68%) and LPL Financial LLC (1.20%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for iShares Dow Jones Transport. Avg..
Which major investors are selling iShares Dow Jones Transport. Avg. stock?
IYT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Natixis, Cadinha & Co. LLC, Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd., BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, United Capital Financial Advisers LLC, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC, LPL Financial LLC and Nvwm LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for iShares Dow Jones Transport. Avg..
Which major investors are buying iShares Dow Jones Transport. Avg. stock?
IYT stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including JPMorgan Chase & Co., UBS Group AG, Barometer Capital Management Inc., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc., Royal Bank of Canada, Millennium Management LLC and Envestnet Asset Management Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for iShares Dow Jones Transport. Avg..
How do I buy shares of iShares Dow Jones Transport. Avg.?
Shares of IYT can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is iShares Dow Jones Transport. Avg.'s stock price today?
One share of IYT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $194.53.
How big of a company is iShares Dow Jones Transport. Avg.?
iShares Dow Jones Transport. Avg. has a market capitalization of $909.77 million.
How can I contact iShares Dow Jones Transport. Avg.?
iShares Dow Jones Transport. Avg.'s mailing address is 45 Fremont Street, San Fransisco, 94105, United States. The exchange traded fund can be reached via phone at +1-800-4742737.
MarketBeat Community Rating for iShares Dow Jones Transport. Avg. (IYT)
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