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$879.87 million
Average Daily Volume$197,431.00
Discount/Premium1.08%
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 quarterly dividend on Tuesday, June 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 27th will be paid a dividend of $0.5422 per share on Monday, July 2nd. This represents a $2.17 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.07%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 26th. This is a boost from iShares Transportation Average ETF's previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. View iShares Transportation Average ETF's Dividend History.
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)
Has iShares Transportation Average ETF been receiving favorable news coverage?
News headlines about IYT stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. iShares Transportation Average ETF earned a news impact score of 0.12 on Accern's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the exchange traded fund an impact score of 44.70 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View Recent Headlines for iShares Transportation Average ETF.
Who are iShares Transportation Average ETF's major shareholders?
iShares Transportation Average ETF's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (6.43%), Morgan Stanley (4.80%), Bank of America Corp DE (3.54%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (2.18%), Toth Financial Advisory Corp (0.99%) and Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC (0.73%).
Which institutional investors are selling iShares Transportation Average ETF stock?
IYT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Raymond James & Associates, Creative Planning and Private Advisor Group LLC.
Which institutional investors are buying iShares Transportation Average ETF stock?
IYT stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Q3 Asset Management, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC , Morgan Stanley, Karp Capital Management Corp and Commonwealth Equity Services LLC.
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 $202.27.
How big of a company is iShares Transportation Average ETF?
iShares Transportation Average ETF has a market capitalization of $909.77 million.
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.
