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 iShares
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
BenchmarkDow Jones Transportation Average Index
CategorySector
FocusIndustrials
Development LevelDeveloped Markets
RegionNorth America
Fund Statistics
Assets Under Management$538.60 million
Average Daily Volume$225,166.50
Discount/Premium0.06%
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 Transportation Average ETF (BATS:IYT) Frequently Asked Questions
What is iShares Transportation Average ETF's stock symbol?
iShares Transportation Average ETF trades on the BATS under the ticker symbol "IYT."
How often does iShares Transportation Average ETF pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for iShares Transportation Average ETF?
iShares Transportation Average ETF declared a ... dividend on Monday, June 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.5676 per share on Friday, June 21st. This represents a dividend yield of 1.17%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 17th. View iShares Transportation Average ETF's Dividend History.
Has iShares Transportation Average ETF been receiving favorable news coverage?
News headlines about IYT stock have trended positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group ranks the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. iShares Transportation Average ETF earned a coverage optimism score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the exchange traded fund a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for iShares Transportation Average ETF.
What other stocks do shareholders of iShares Transportation Average ETF own?
Who are iShares Transportation Average ETF's key executives?
iShares Transportation Average ETF'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)
Who are iShares Transportation Average ETF's major shareholders?
iShares Transportation Average ETF's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA (0.00%), Morgan Stanley (0.00%), UBS Group AG (0.00%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.00%), LPL Financial LLC (0.00%) and Toth Financial Advisory Corp (0.00%).
Which major investors are selling iShares Transportation Average ETF stock?
IYT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Morgan Stanley, Ellis Investment Partners LLC, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp DE, Scotia Capital Inc., Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. and Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC.
Which major investors are buying iShares Transportation Average ETF stock?
IYT stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can, Aptus Capital Advisors LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC , Sigma Planning Corp, Wells Fargo & Company MN, UBS Group AG and National Asset Management Inc..
How do I buy shares of iShares Transportation Average ETF?
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 Transportation Average ETF's stock price today?
One share of IYT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $180.86.
What is iShares Transportation Average ETF's official website?
How can I contact iShares Transportation Average ETF?
iShares Transportation Average ETF'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 Transportation Average ETF (BATS IYT)
MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about iShares Transportation Average ETF and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe IYT will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe IYT will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.
