Is IYZ a good investment?

iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) is a communication-services ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores IYZ 4.8 out of 10 — highest on Growth (7.4), lowest on Valuation (1.9). It trades at 18.1 times earnings, against its own median of 16.0. Its ten largest holdings are 74% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is IYZ rated? ETF Copilot scores iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) 4.8 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) 4.8 out of 10 overall.

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

Overall: 4.8 / 10
Growth: 7.4 / 10
Valuation: 1.9 / 10
Risk: 3.8 / 10
Quality: 6.2 / 10
Return: 4.1 / 10

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

As of September 11, 2026, IYZ charges 0.37% a year, yields 2.38% and holds $1.2B in assets across 25 positions.

iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) — cost, income and size
Measure	IYZ
Expense ratio	0.37%
Dividend yield	2.38%
Assets under management	$1.2B
Holdings	25

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.

What stands out in IYZ's data

U.S. telecommunications stocks, built around the biggest carriers.

Trades at a richer price than the typical communications stock — you pay more for each dollar of earnings.

Its 13.5x EBITDA multiple is among the priciest in the category, above the 11.7x peer median. Top holdings concentration sits at 74.3%.

A sector bet on telecom giants, with most of the fund riding on a few names.

Why did IYZ move this week? It rose 1.4% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Cisco Systems and Arista Networks drove it

IYZ rose 1.4% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Cisco Systems (+3.2%), Arista Networks (+4.3%) and Lumentum (+9.4%); Comcast (−5.4%) pushed the other way.

Is IYZ expensive right now? It trades at 18.1 times earnings, against its own median of 16.0

As of September 11, 2026, IYZ is more expensive than 85% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 97 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside IYZ? 54% Tech

What's inside IYZ: Size (Large 75%, Mid 23%, Small 2%); Geography (International 5%, US 95%); Tech 53.8%; AI 7.4%; Semiconductors 1.6%.

What are IYZ's top holdings? The ten largest are 74% of the fund

Cisco Systems, Verizon Communications, Arista Networks, AT&T, Comcast, Motorola Solutions, Lumentum, Charter Communications, T Mobile and Space Exploration Technologies COR are IYZ's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 96% of Communications ETFs.

Half of IYZ's weight sits in its 4 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 11 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/iyz