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iShares U.S. Digital Infrastructure and Real Estate ETF

IDGTNYSE ArcaiSharesB

$104.43−4.00 (−3.69%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:59 PM ET

Intraday session: down, 78 prints from 108.43 to 104.43. Range 104.25 to 107.29. Use the arrow keys to read each point.105.00106.00107.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.37%
Fund size
$482M
1Y total return
+20.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.85%
Holdings
28
Avg volume · 30D
33.6K sh
52W range
low $82.45high $133.05
Launched

The ETF.net IDGT Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

B

Score 67 out of 100

Rank
7 of 34
Six-pillar profile for IDGT. Scores out of 100: Cost 92, Risk 39, Mission not scored, Tradability 76, Holdings 18, Durability 80. Strongest: Cost (92). Weakest: Holdings (18). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 67 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    A92 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 34
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    D39 out of 100
    Rank 24 of 34
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A76 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 34
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    F18 out of 100
    Rank 31 of 32
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A80 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 34

Our read on IDGT

ETF.net Research

In short

BThe internet has a physical body: data centers, cell towers, and the gear that wires them together. IDGT owns that hardware layer in roughly 25 U.S.-listed names, at a lower fee than the typical infrastructure fund.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks exposure to U.S.-listed companies that own, operate, or provide infrastructure supporting the storage, processing, transmission, and access of digital data.

Why people hold it

  • Charges 0.37% a year against a 0.55% median for infrastructure ETFs, so the theme costs less than the category norm.
  • Tracks an S&P index built for exactly this job: data centers, tower REITs and communications equipment. No roads, no bridges, no utilities padding the basket.ishares.com
  • Blends REIT landlords with the equipment makers that supply them, pairing rent-style income with hardware exposure. Pays shareholders quarterly.
  • Sits in the top quartile of the infrastructure funds we grade, helped by a low fee and an established iShares operating record.

Worth knowing

  • Around 25 holdings means a handful of tower and data center names drive most of the outcome. Concentration cuts both directions.
  • REIT-heavy and rate-sensitive by construction, so it can move very differently from a diversified roads-and-utilities infrastructure fund such as IGF or PAVE.
  • U.S.-listed companies only, and trading volume is moderate rather than heavy, so spreads can run wider than the cohort's most active funds.

IDGT Holdings

Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
28
Top-10 weight
64%
Largest holding
AMT10.1%

Sectors

  • Communications Equip.31.3%
  • Telecom Tower REITs23.4%
  • Data Center REITs13.1%
  • Internet Services & Infrastructure11.5%
  • Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals9.2%
  • Semiconductors6.5%
  • Integrated Telecommunication Services3.0%
  • Systems Software2.0%

Geography

  • United States93.77%
  • Finland3.90%
  • Sweden2.33%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 2.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1AMTAmerican Tower Reit10.11%259,623$48.8M352
2EQIXEquinix Reit9.29%44,203$44.8M364
3SBACSba Communications Reit Corp Class7.90%203,615$38.1M265
4FSLYFastly Class A7.58%1,580,824$36.5M100
5CCICrown Castle Inc6.93%376,668$33.4M253
6EXTRExtreme Networks4.95%1,056,254$23.9M131
7NTAPNetapp Inc4.82%116,788$23.3M417
8DLRDigital Realty Trust Reit4.49%119,841$21.7M324
9CIENCiena4.13%62,080$19.9M400
10ANETArista Networks4.03%115,134$19.4M511
11CSCOCisco Systems Inc3.95%181,994$19M585
12SMCISuper Micro Computer Inc3.93%575,473$19M279
13NOKNokia Adr Representing One Ser3.73%2,103,537$18M55
14QCOMQualcomm3.71%108,610$17.9M520
15UNITUniti Group Inc3.30%3,140,377$15.9M94

Showing 1–15 of 28 holdings

IDGT Performance

Launched Jul 10, 2001

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

IDGT$12,080
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. IDGT $12,080. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$12,000$14,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for IDGT. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodIDGT
Year to date+28.2%
1 month−3.6%
3 months−3.9%
1 year+20.8%
3 yearsper year+26.1%
5 yearsper year+9.6%
10 yearsper year+11.2%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for IDGT
YearReturn barIDGT
2026 YTD+28.2%
2025+6.8%
2024+26.7%
2023−6.1%
2022−17.9%
2021+42.1%
2020+8.8%

IDGT in the news

IDGT Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
0.85%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.92Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.21 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 40 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 24, 2017 $0.06; Jun 27, 2017 $0.06; Sep 26, 2017 $0.08; Dec 19, 2017 $0.08; Mar 22, 2018 $0.09; Jun 26, 2018 $0.12; Sep 26, 2018 $0.06; Dec 17, 2018 $0.04; Mar 20, 2019 $0.04; Jun 17, 2019 $0.06; Sep 24, 2019 $0.07; Dec 16, 2019 $0.06; Mar 25, 2020 $0.12; Jun 15, 2020 $0.07; Sep 23, 2020 $0.10; Dec 14, 2020 $0.07; Mar 25, 2021 $0.06; Jun 10, 2021 $0.06; Sep 24, 2021 $0.05; Dec 13, 2021 $0.02; Dec 30, 2021 $0.05; Mar 24, 2022 $0.03; Jun 9, 2022 $0.05; Sep 26, 2022 $0.08; Dec 13, 2022 $0.05; Mar 23, 2023 $0.07; Jun 7, 2023 $0.05; Sep 26, 2023 $0.07; Dec 20, 2023 $0.04; Mar 21, 2024 $0.18; Jun 11, 2024 $0.34; Sep 25, 2024 $0.51; Dec 17, 2024 $0.29; Mar 18, 2025 $0.23; Jun 16, 2025 $0.16; Sep 16, 2025 $0.20; Dec 16, 2025 $0.40; Mar 17, 2026 $0.18; Jun 15, 2026 $0.12; Sep 15, 2026 $0.21. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 15, 2026Sep 18, 2026$0.21
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.12
Mar 17, 2026Mar 20, 2026$0.18
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$0.40
Sep 16, 2025Sep 19, 2025$0.20
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.16
Mar 18, 2025Mar 21, 2025$0.23
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$0.29
Sep 25, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.51
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.34
Mar 21, 2024Mar 27, 2024$0.18
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.04

See all 70 payments⁠

$10,000 in IDGT 10 years ago paid $1,183 in dividends.⁠

IDGT Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
19.8%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.05
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−35.8%
Trough Oct 2023
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.17
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

IDGT Cost

Overpaying vs IFRA, cheapest in Infrastructure

$1,364

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • IDGT 0.37%

    $7,513

  • IFRA 0.30% Cheapest

    $6,149

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • IDGT 0.37%
  • IFRA 0.30%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530IDGT $7,513IFRA $6,149

Year by year

YearIDGTIFRAOverpaying
10$670$545$125
20$2,590$2,113$477
30$7,513$6,149$1,364

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