IXG · iShares Global Financials ETF

Equity fundTracks an index0.38% fee$687m on Oct 9, 2026First traded Nov 26, 2001Fund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗

IXG tracks an index and returned +13.2% over the past year.

+13.2%
Total return, 1 year
0.38%
Expense ratio
232
Holdings
−6.9%
Below its high
2.5%
12-month yield: cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
$1.7629
Last payment (paid annual), ex-date Jun 15, 2026

Points (pts) are percentage points.

WindowTotal returnS&P 500 (SPY)Gap to SPY
1M Sep 9 – Oct 9, 2026−4.3%+2.4%−6.7 pts
3M Jul 10 – Oct 9, 2026−1.3%+3.4%−4.7 pts
6M Apr 10 – Oct 9, 2026+8.5%+15.2%−6.7 pts
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 9, 2026+7.1%+15.1%−8.0 pts
1Y Oct 9, 2025 – Oct 9, 2026+13.2%+17.3%−4.0 pts
3Y Oct 10, 2023 – Oct 9, 2026+94.0%+85.8%+8.2 pts
Since launch Nov 26, 2001 – Oct 9, 2026+346.4%+954.0%−607.6 pts

Total return at closing prices, distributions reinvested. Every column is a total return. Year to date runs from the last close of the year before. Source: ETFIQ.

IXG top ten by weight, 30.9% of the fund, of its 232 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026. An index fund holds what the index holds, so this is the index. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.

In plain words

What it tracksnot read by ETFIQ
Fund typeEquity fund
Category (ETFIQ)Stocks · Financials
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Jul 27, 2026)0.38%
Price$127.56
First tradedNov 26, 2001
Net assets (the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 9, 2026)$687m
Benchmark (ETFIQ, from its filings)Its own holdings, as of Oct 9, 2026; its prospectus names no index it tracks
Below its high (ETFIQ)−6.9%
Holdings232
Top ten weight30.9%
Holdings published for (the issuer’s daily file)Oct 9, 2026
Holdings as of the close of (the issuer’s daily file)Oct 9, 2026
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)50.6%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)88.3%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)0.3%

Questions people ask about IXG

How has IXG performed?
Over the year to Oct 9, 2026, IXG returned +13.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +94.0%.
What does IXG cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year.
What does IXG hold?
232 positions as published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, with the top ten at 30.9% of the fund. 51% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.
How far is IXG below its high?
6.9% below its high of Sep 3, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 9, 2026.
Sources and dates
Prices, IXG and S&P 500 (SPY)Tiingo end-of-day · Oct 9, 2026
Net assets, $687mThe issuer’s own daily fund list · Oct 9, 2026

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