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Is ITB a good investment?

Updated October 27, 2026

iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB) is a industrials and materials ETF. As of October 27, 2026, ETF Copilot scores ITB 2.1 out of 10 — highest on Return (4.4), lowest on Growth (0.5). It trades at 16.1 times earnings, against its own median of 13.6. Its ten largest holdings are 69% of the fund.

What stands out in ITB's data

U.S. home construction companies, from builders to suppliers.

Its profit margins trail most peers — the industry's cyclical costs eat into what it keeps.

EBITDA margin of 13.5% sits behind the 21.2% category median and below its own 15.1% historical norm. Analysts project 8% earnings growth, under the 17% peer estimate.

A real-economy housing bet that pairs with a broad industrial allocation.

Why did ITB move this week? It rose 3.5% in the week to October 27, 2026 — DR Horton and Pultegroup drove it

ITB rose 3.5% in the week to October 27, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were DR Horton (+4.9%), Pultegroup (+6.2%) and Lennar (+7.5%); NVR (−2.9%) pushed the other way.

How is ITB rated? ETF Copilot scores iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB) 2.1 out of 10

As of October 27, 2026, ETF Copilot scores iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB) 2.1 out of 10 overall.

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

  • Overall: 2.1 / 10
  • Growth: 0.5 / 10
  • Value: 2.6 / 10
  • Risk: 1.4 / 10
  • Quality: 1.6 / 10
  • Return: 4.4 / 10

Is ITB expensive right now? It trades at 16.1 times earnings, against its own median of 13.6

As of October 27, 2026, ITB is more expensive than 83% of its own last 9 years.

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

What's inside ITB?

What's inside ITB: Size (Large 32%, Mid 52%, Small 16%); Geography (International 0%, US 100%).

What are ITB's top holdings? The ten largest are 69% of the fund

D R Horton, Pultegroup, Lennar, NVR, Toll Brothers, Sherwin Williams, Home Depot, Lowes, Masco and Lennox International are ITB's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 89% of Industrials & Materials ETFs.

Half of ITB's weight sits in its 6 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 14 equally weighted holdings.

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

As of October 27, 2026, ITB charges 0.37% a year, yields 1.40% and holds $2.3B in assets across 44 positions.

iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB) — cost, income and size
MeasureITB
Expense ratio0.37%
Dividend yield1.40%
Assets under management$2.3B
Holdings44

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.

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ETF Copilot, “iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 27, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/itb

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