IShares Healthcare Information Ratio

IYH ETF  USD 61.39  1.16  1.93%   
The Information Ratio measures excess return (alpha) per unit of tracking error relative to a benchmark. Unlike the Sharpe Ratio, which uses total volatility, the Information Ratio isolates only the variability of the alpha component - the return attributable to active decisions rather than passive market exposure. Below is IShares Healthcare's current Information Ratio with peer comparisons and related risk metrics.

Current Information Ratio Value

IShares Healthcare's Information Ratio of -0.10 reflects slight underperformance relative to the benchmark on a risk-adjusted basis. The negative value indicates IShares Healthcare has not kept pace with its benchmark after accounting for tracking error.

INFOR

 = 

ER[a] - ER[b]

STD[a]

 = 
-0.10
ER[a] = Expected return on investing in IShares Healthcare
ER[b] = Expected return on market index or selected benchmark
STD[a] =   Standard Deviation of returns on IShares Healthcare

Information Ratio Peers Comparison

IShares Healthcare falls below the 0.08 peer average for Information Ratio. iShares Morningstar Growth leads at 0.1462 while iShares Home Construction registers the lowest at -0.1414. IShares Healthcare's risk-adjusted return trails the peer average, indicating less efficient compensation for the risk incurred.

Information Ratio Relative To Other Indicators

The chart below plots Information Ratio against Maximum Drawdown for IShares Healthcare and its peers. Each point represents one equity — position along the horizontal axis shows Information Ratio while the vertical axis shows Maximum Drawdown. Equities that cluster in different quadrants carry distinct risk-return profiles. Use the dropdowns to swap in other indicators for either axis.
Compare IShares Healthcare to Peers

Methodology, Assumptions & Data Sources

The current Information Ratio for IShares Healthcare is -0.10. The Information Ratio for IShares Healthcare is produced by transforming raw price history into a standardized measure according to the indicator's defined methodology. Price data is sourced from standardized end-of-day feeds across supported exchanges, normalized for corporate actions. Indicator accuracy depends on data continuity across the calculation period. Gaps in trading history may affect the output.

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