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Industrials & Materials

Is IYT a good investment?

Updated October 9, 2026

iShares U.S. Transportation ETF (IYT) is a industrials and materials ETF. As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores IYT 4.6 out of 10 — highest on Growth (7.4), lowest on Risk (2.9). It trades at 19.6 times earnings, against its own median of 17.6. Its ten largest holdings are 73% of the fund.

What stands out in IYT's data

U.S. transportation stocks — airlines, railroads, trucking and logistics companies.

Analysts see stronger earnings growth ahead than the typical industrial-sector fund — a bet on freight and travel demand.

A growth estimate of 22% outpaces the category median of 18% and far exceeds the fund's own historical median of 3%. Top holdings are concentrated at 72.7% of assets.

A logistics-and-mobility tilt for an industrials-heavy portfolio.

How is IYT rated? ETF Copilot scores iShares U.S. Transportation ETF (IYT) 4.6 out of 10

As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores iShares U.S. Transportation ETF (IYT) 4.6 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 4.6 / 10
  • Growth: 7.4 / 10
  • Value: 5.8 / 10
  • Risk: 2.9 / 10
  • Quality: 3.1 / 10
  • Return: 3.2 / 10

Is IYT expensive right now? It trades at 19.6 times earnings, against its own median of 17.6

As of October 9, 2026, IYT is more expensive than 63% of its own last 9 years.

Trailing 12 months, built from IYT's holdings. How we calculate this →

What's inside IYT? 16% Tech

What's inside IYT: Size (Large 71%, Mid 25%, Small 4%); Geography (International 0%, US 100%); Tech 15.8%; AI 7.5%.

What are IYT's top holdings? The ten largest are 73% of the fund

Union Pacific, Uber Technologies, CSX, Delta AIR Lines, United Continental, OLD Dominion Freight Line, Norfolk Southern, United Parcel Service, FedEx and Expeditors Intl Wash are IYT's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 95% of Industrials & Materials ETFs.

Half of IYT's weight sits in its 5 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 13 equally weighted holdings.

What is IYT's expense ratio? 0.37% a year

As of October 9, 2026, IYT charges 0.37% a year, yields 0.95% and holds $1.9B in assets across 46 positions.

iShares U.S. Transportation ETF (IYT) — cost, income and size
MeasureIYT
Expense ratio0.37%
Dividend yield0.95%
Assets under management$1.9B
Holdings46

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “iShares U.S. Transportation ETF (IYT) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/iyt

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