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IGM vs IXN: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IGM returned +21.7% to IXN's +30.8%; 69% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $11.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF, and $9.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Global Tech ETF.

At a glance
+21.7%
IGM total return, 1 year
+30.8%
IXN total return, 1 year
0.37%
IGM expense ratio
0.37%
IXN expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.37% a year; their one-year returns differ by 9.1 points; IGM is 1.2 times larger.

IGM vs IXN: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIGMIXN
Return
Total return, 1 year+21.7%+30.8%
Drawdown
Below its high6.2%, high on Oct 6, 20265.9%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksS&P North American Expanded Technology Sector IndexS&P Global 1200 Information Technology 4
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.37%0.37%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$10.9bn$9.2bn
Holdings
Holdings in common69%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund56.8%60.1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Dec 7, 2001 to Oct 23, 2026 · 1,298 weekly returns
IGM IXN
Return
Total return edge IGM +1,875.9% +1,571.0%
Annualized edge IGM (slight) +12.7% +11.9%
Price return edge IGM +1,661.6% +1,292.2%
Risk
Volatility edge Tie 22.4% 22.0%
Max drawdown edge IXN (slight) −56.2% −54.0%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge IGM (slight) 0.57 0.54
Sortino edge IGM (slight) 0.83 0.78
Calmar edge IGM (slight) 0.23 0.22
Reading

IGM returned more: +1,875.9% to +1,571.0%. IGM and IXN swung about the same: 22.4% and 22.0%. IXN fell slightly less at its worst: −54.0% to −56.2%.

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Risk and return: IGM vs IXN: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIGMIXNEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+1,875.9%+1,571.0%IGMPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+12.7%+11.9%IGM (slight)Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return+1,661.6%+1,292.2%IGMPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility22.4%22.0%TieSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation15.3%15.3%TieLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−56.2%−54.0%IXN (slight)Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.570.54IGM (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.830.78IGM (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.230.22IGM (slight)Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 1,298 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

69%

By the books each fund has filed, IGM and IXN hold 69% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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69% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IGM IXN
APPLE 9.36% 12.86%
MICROSOFT 9.19% 10.02%
NVIDIA 8.28% 13.39%
BROADCOM INC 7.07% 4.13%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 4.07% 4.03%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.16% 3.51%
INTEL CORPORATION 2.12% 1.79%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES CLASS A 2.08% 1.76%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 2.00% 1.69%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS 1.49% 1.26%
APPLIED MATERIAL INC 1.43% 1.21%
LAM RESEARCH 1.37% 1.16%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IGM
ALPHABET CLASS A 4.57%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 4.27%
ALPHABET CLASS C 3.66%
NETFLIX 1.18%
SNOWFLAKE 0.53%
CLOUDFLARE CLASS A 0.48%
APPLOVIN CLASS A 0.32%
STRATEGY INC CLASS A 0.23%
Only in IXN
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.52%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.94%
ASML HOLDING 2.43%
SK HYNIX 2.28%
SAP 0.93%
MEDIATEK 0.75%
ADVANTEST 0.60%
TOKYO ELECTRON 0.53%
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Side by side

IGM iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF IXN iShares Global Tech ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index of Expanded Tech Sector Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +21.7% +30.8%
Expense ratio 0.37% 0.37%
Already in the S&P 500 91.9% 75.1%
Holdings 295 133
Net assets, IGM as of Oct 27, 2026 and IXN as of Oct 28, 2026 $11.0bn $9.5bn

IGM and IXN on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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IGM and IXN are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. What each follows. IGM follows S&P North American Expanded Technology Sector Index and IXN follows S&P Global 1200 Information Technology 4.
  2. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 IGM returned +21.7% and IXN +30.8% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 9.1 points.
  3. Holdings in common (similar). 69% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund
IGM

IGM tracks an index of Expanded Tech Sector. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +21.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 295 positions, with the top ten at 56.8%. It sat 6.2% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

IXN

IXN tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +30.8% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 75% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 133 positions, with the top ten at 60.1%. It sat 5.9% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGM or IXN?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGM returned +21.7% and IXN +30.8%.
Which is cheaper, IGM or IXN?
Neither: IGM and IXN both charge 0.37% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IGM and IXN overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IGM and 75% of IXN by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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