ITB - iShares US Home Construction ETF

BATS - BATS Delayed Price. Currency in USD

37.355

+0.055 (+0.15%)

At close: 4:00PM EDT

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Previous Close	37.300
Open	37.150
Bid	0.000 x 3200
Ask	0.000 x 2200
Day's Range	37.150 - 37.520
52 Week Range	33.100 - 46.560
Volume	2,107,413
Avg. Volume	2,556,146

Net Assets	1.18B
NAV	37.86
PE Ratio (TTM)	N/A
Yield	0.40%
YTD Return	-13.17%
Beta (3y)	1.00
Expense Ratio (net)	0.43%
Inception Date	2006-05-01

MarketWatch4 days ago
Housing starts inch up in July, miss forecast
Construction on new houses increased by less than 1% in July, reflecting a recent slowdown in building that’s likely tied to higher mortgage rates and growing shortages of skilled craftsmen. Housing starts edged up to an annual rate of 1.17 million.
ETF Trends12 days ago
Homebuilder ETFs Could Still Thrive Despite Rising Rates
Three of the biggest homebuilder ETFs have been feeling the pangs of the current economic landscape of rising rates, such as iShares US Home Construction ETF (ITB) --down 12.53% year-to-date, SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB) --down 10.26% YTD and Invesco Dynamic Building & Const ETF (PKB) --down 11.90 YTD%. Despite this, all is not lost according to Robert Dietz, a chief economist and senior vice president for Economics and Housing Policy at the National Association of Home Builders. "Rising interest rates are a concern in the housing sector," Dietz said in a blog.
Market Exclusive21 days ago
Market Morning: Data Galore, Disney Gets Fox-ed, CBS to be #MeToo’ed, Trump Threatens Shutdown
This Week In Economic Data Land Pending home sales on Monday. Case Shiller 20 real estate prices, Chicago PMI, and PCE inflation rate on Tuesday. Relevant ETFs (BATS:ITB) (NYSEARCA:GLD). ISM manufacturing, car and truck sales, and Fed funds rate decision on Wednesday. Initial jobless claims on Thursday. Non-farm payrolls, unemployment rate on Friday. Plus there’s […] The post Market Morning: Data Galore, Disney Gets Fox-ed, CBS to be #MeToo’ed, Trump Threatens Shutdown appeared first on Market Exclusive.
Barrons.com23 days ago
[$$] Look Beyond the FANGs
Poof! David Copperfield, meet Mark Zuckerberg. Instead of making a jetliner disappear on a Las Vegas stage, the chief executive of Facebook made $119 billion evaporate from the social-media giant’s stock-market value on Thursday after uttering some less-than-encouraging words about future growth and expenses.
ETF Trendslast month
Homebuilder ETFs Falter on Latest Housing Data
The housing market took a blow today as the Department of Commerce reported that U.S. homebuilding fell to a nine-month low in June while building permits declined for a third straight month. In addition, ...
MarketWatchlast month
Home builder confidence holds up as buyer demand offsets trade war costs
A closely-watched gauge of sentiment among residential construction firms shows builders are caught between good conditions for their products and higher input costs thanks to Washington posturing.
Market Exclusivelast month
Market Morning: Lybia Cuts Oil Output, May Makes Brexit Demands, Amazon to Data Switches
This Week On the Economic Calendar: Manufacturing, Foreign T-Bond Buyers, Housing Starts Not too busy of an economic calendar this week but there will be a few significant reads out of the United States. Manufacturing data comes out of the New York Fed today, and foreign buyers of T-bonds on Tuesday which should help gauge […] The post Market Morning: Lybia Cuts Oil Output, May Makes Brexit Demands, Amazon to Data Switches appeared first on Market Exclusive.
Barrons.comlast month
Buy Home Builders, Sell REITs Ahead of the CRE Bust, Says BCA
To profit from a potential correction in overvalued commercial real estate, BCA Research recommends a circuitous route: buy home-builder stocks and sell short real-estate investment trusts. Unlike CRE–where overbuilding has resulted in problems for borrowers to service debt, portending increasing delinquencies, charge-offs and delinquencies–there's a widely noted shortage of supply for new and existing homes for sale. BCA recommends buying a package of Lennar (LEN), PulteGroup (PHM) and D.R. Horton (DHI) and shorting a slew of REITs.
Market Realist2 months ago
Could New Home Sales Continue to Rise?
According to the Census Bureau’s website, it takes six months to establish a trend in new home (DHI) sales, and there was no change in the new home sales (ITB) trend, according to the June report. The Census Bureau reported that the median sales price for new homes sold in May was $313,000 as compared to $312,000 in April, and the average home price in May was $368,500 as compared to $407,300 in April.
Market Realist2 months ago
Why Existing Home Sales Have Been on a Continuous Slide
The United States National Association of Realtors (or NAR) releases a monthly report on the existing home sales (ITB) market. Trends in existing housing inventory, total housing inventory, median home prices, and the mortgage rates are released through this report. Investors can assess the appetite of home buyers in the secondary housing market (REM) through this report.
Market Realist2 months ago
What to Make of the Decline in Building Permits in May
The changes to the number of building permits issued every month give investors an idea about the trends in the housing (REM) sector. The number of building permits issued every month also acts as a forward indicator for the economy because an increase in the number of building permits in any given month is a signal for increased activity in the housing sector (DHI) in the future, as construction (ITB) activity begins after a few months of issuing the permit. As per the June report, housing units (XHB) authorized by building permits were at a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.30 million, a decline of 4.6% from the revised April reading of 1.36 million units.
Market Realist2 months ago
What American Builders Were Worried about in June
The National Association of Home Builders (or NAHB) is an association of 700 state and local associations of home builders (REM), and real-estate sales and marketing professionals, and re-modelers. The NAHBA conducts a monthly survey of its members and constructs the housing market index (or HMI) based on the results of the survey. The survey asks respondents to rate the current conditions and expected conditions in the next six months as “good,” “fair,” or “poor.” The survey mostly relates to the single-family housing (ITB) market.
Market Realist2 months ago
Are Rising Rates Affecting Housing Markets?
The US Fed has clearly communicated its intentions to continue the rate hike path at the June monetary policy meeting, as the US economy continued to expand. The US Fed hiked interest rates by 25 basis points at that meeting and left the doors open for two more hikes in 2018. Rising interest rates increase the cost of owning a home for prospective buyers, but the impact hasn’t yet been felt by the housing (XHB) markets, as the recent economic data continues to paint a rosy picture for the housing sector.
Zacks2 months ago
Homebuilder ETFs in Focus on Solid New Home Sales Data
The housing market has perked up with the start of summer thanks to soaring demand for homes.
MarketWatch2 months ago
New-home sales rebound in May on hearty demand
The numbers: New-home sales ran at a seasonally adjusted annual 689,000 rate in May. What happened: Sales of newly-constructed homes were 6.7% higher than a downwardly-revised April pace, and 14.1% higher than a year ago, the Commerce Department said Monday. The median sales price in May was $313,000, 3.3% lower than a year ago.
Market Realist2 months ago
How the May Decline in Building Permits Affects the Economy
The Conference Board uses the number of building permits issued as one of the constituents of its LEI (Leading Economic Index) model. The reason for using building permits as a forward indicator is the time gap between the issuance of the permit and the start of construction (PKB) activity. An increasing number of permits is a strong signal for future activity in the housing sector, which has a positive impact on the economy.
Zacks2 months ago
Housing Starts Scale 11-Year High: ETFs in Focus
An upbeat housing starts report was a silver lining in the space, putting homebuilder ETFs in focus.
Zacks2 months ago
What Lies Ahead for Housing ETFs?
Housing stocks and ETFs have been under pressure amid weak data and rate concerns, what lies ahead?
ETF Trends2 months ago
Interest Rate Hike Racks 4 Big Homebuilder ETFs
The decision on Wednesday by the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates 25 basis points, effectively raising the federal funds rate from 1.75% to 2%, did not bode well for homebuilder ETFs after the news. ...
Market Realist3 months ago
Why May Consumer Confidence Signals a Strong Second Quarter
The Conference Board website explains that the consumer confidence index (or CCI) is a barometer of the health of the US economy (VOO) from the perspective of the consumer. The consumer confidence survey compiles consumer perceptions of employment and business conditions and their expectations for the next six months. The latest report indicated that the consumer confidence index has increased to 128.0 in May as compared to a downward revised April reading of 125.6.
Market Realist3 months ago
Why the Fall in April New Home Sales Isn’t a Reason to Worry
As per the explanatory notes on the Census Bureau’s website, it takes six months to establish a trend in new home (DHI) sales, and the latest data suggest no change in the upward trend of the new home sales (ITB) market. The Census Bureau reported that the median sales price for new homes sold in April was $312,000 compared to $366,000 in March, and the average home price in April was $407,000 compared to $366,000 in March. Overall, the decline across housing market data in April isn’t a reason to worry, as the improving US economy and rising wages could lend the required support to the sector.
Market Realist3 months ago
Why Existing Home Sales Continued Their Decline in April
The US National Association of Realtors (or NAR) releases a monthly report on the existing home sales (ITB) market. This report contains the trends in existing housing inventory, total housing inventory, median home prices, and mortgage rates. The changes to existing home sales data over a period help investors understand the trends in the secondary housing market (REM).
Market Realist3 months ago
Should Housing Investors Worry about Declining Building Permits?
Tracking changes to the number of building permits issued gives investors insight into the demand and supply conditions in the housing (REM) industry. An increase in the number of building permits in any given month is a signal for increased activity in the housing sector (DHI) in the future, as construction (ITB) activity begins after a few months of the issuance of a permit. As per the recent report, housing units (XHB) authorized by building permits were at a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.4 million, a minor fall of 1.8% from the revised March reading of 1.4 million units.
Market Realist3 months ago
Why Housing Starts Fell 3.7% in April
The trend of high volatility in the housing market continued in April as housing starts for the month were reported to have fallen 3.7% following a 1.8% rise in March and a 7% fall in February. The United States Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported housing starts of 1.29 million for April, lower than the revised March reading of 1.34 million. The bright spot in this month’s report was the increase in single-family housing starts to 894,000 in April from 893,000 in March.
Market Realist3 months ago
Why American Builders Remain Confident about the Housing Industry
The National Association of Home Builders (or NAHB) is an association of 700 state and local associations of homebuilders (REM), real estate sales and marketing professionals, and remodelers. The NAHB conducts a monthly survey of its members, and based on this survey, the association publishes a report that includes the housing market index (or HMI). The survey asks respondents to rate the current conditions and expected conditions in the next six months as “good,” “fair,” or “poor” and mostly relates to the single-family housing (ITB) market.