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Should You Invest in the iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF (IEZ)?

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If you're interested in broad exposure to the Energy - Equipment and services segment of the equity market, look no further than the iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF (IEZ - Free Report) , a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on May 1, 2006.

Passively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.

Sector ETFs are also funds of convenience, offering many ways to gain low risk and diversified exposure to a broad group of companies in particular sectors. Energy - Equipment and services is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 13, placing it in bottom 19%.

Index Details

The fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $382.74 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the performance of the Energy - Equipment and services segment of the equity market. IEZ seeks to match the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Oil Equipment & Services Index before fees and expenses.

The Dow Jones U.S. Select Oil Equipment & Services Index comprises of U.S. equities in the oil equipment and services sector.

Costs

Investors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same.

Annual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.38%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space.

It has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.16%.

Sector Exposure and Top Holdings

ETFs offer a diversified exposure and thus minimize single stock risk but it is still important to delve into a fund's holdings before investing. Most ETFs are very transparent products and many disclose their holdings on a daily basis.

This ETF has heaviest allocation in the Energy sector -- about 100% of the portfolio.

Looking at individual holdings, Baker Hughes Class A (BKR) accounts for about 22.6% of total assets, followed by Slb Nv (SLB) and Technipfmc Plc (FTI).

The top 10 holdings account for about 73.6% of total assets under management.

Performance and Risk

Year-to-date, the iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF return is roughly 42.4% so far, and was up about 69.97% over the last 12 months (as of 08/11/2026). IEZ has traded between $17.59 and $32.54 in this past 52-week period.

The ETF has a beta of 0.91 and standard deviation of 30.08% for the trailing three-year period, making it a high risk choice in the space. With about 35 holdings, it has more concentrated exposure than peers.

Alternatives

iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, IEZ is an excellent option for investors seeking exposure to the Energy ETFs segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.

State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF (XES) tracks S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services Select Industry Index and the VanEck Oil Services ETF (OIH) tracks MVIS U.S. Listed Oil Services 25 Index. State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF has $384.69 million in assets, VanEck Oil Services ETF has $1.95 billion. XES has an expense ratio of 0.35%, and OIH charges 0.35%.

Bottom Line

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