iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF
$170.37+0.06 (+0.04%)
- 0.37%
- $11.7B
- +37.3%
- 0.13%
- 0.4M sh
- $172.00
- low $112.60high $175.16
The ETF.net IGM Grade
B
Score 65 out of 100
- 7 of 25
Score 65 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.B65 out of 100Rank 8 of 25Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A83 out of 100Rank 5 of 12Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A71 out of 100Rank 2 of 25Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A73 out of 100Rank 6 of 25Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C44 out of 100Rank 15 of 24Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A78 out of 100Rank 5 of 25
Our read on IGM
BTech with the fence moved. IGM's index reaches past the classic tech sector to add selected communication-services names and Canadian listings, holding about 300 stocks. It has been running since 2001.
The fund seeks to track an index of U.S. and Canadian technology companies together with selected communication-services companies.
Why people hold it
- The "expanded" part is the whole point: the index pairs U.S. and Canadian technology companies with selected communication-services names, so internet and media businesses that pure tech-sector funds exclude are in the mix.ishares.com
- About 300 holdings across two countries, a wider net than sector funds drawn only from the S&P 500.
- Launched in March 2001, it is one of the long-running names in tech ETFs, now a multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively.
- Tracking has been tight: the portfolio has stayed close to the S&P North American Expanded Technology Sector Index it promises, and it is among the stronger implementations in the broad tech group.
Worth knowing
- Fees are the trade-off. At 0.37% it sits just under the broad-tech median, but plain tech trackers VGT, XLK and FTEC charge under 0.10% for a narrower mandate.
- This is one slice of the market: North American tech plus some communication services, and nothing else. When that corner moves, the whole fund moves with it.
- Distributions come quarterly, but a growth-sector equity basket is built around the companies, not the payout.
IGM Holdings
- Stocks
- 297
- 56%
- MSFT
Sectors
- Semiconductors32.9%
- Systems Software14.1%
- Interactive Media & Services13.7%
- Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals13.1%
- Application Software7.7%
- Semiconductor Equipment5.6%
- Communications Equip.4.2%
- Internet Services & Infrastructure2.8%
- Electronic Components1.8%
- Movies & Entertainment1.3%
- Electronic Manufacturing Services1.0%
- Electronic Equipment & Instruments0.8%
- Advertising0.3%
- Interactive Home0.3%
- Technology Distributors0.3%
Geography
- United States97.47%
- Canada1.22%
- Ireland0.82%
- Netherlands0.25%
- Cayman Islands0.23%
- Israel0.01%
IGM Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
IGM$13,728
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | IGM |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +32.0% |
| 1 month | +5.0% |
| 3 months | +5.4% |
| 1 year | +37.3% |
| 3 years | +37.2% |
| 5 years | +20.7% |
| 10 years | +24.1% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | IGM |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +32.0% | |
| 2025 | +26.8% | |
| 2024 | +37.0% | |
| 2023 | +60.8% | |
| 2022 | −35.8% | |
| 2021 | +25.7% | |
| 2020 | +45.1% |
IGM in the news
IGM Dividends
- 0.13%
- $0.22
- $0.05 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
IGM Risk
- 22.2%
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.
- 1.40
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.
- −40.7%
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.
- 1.40
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IGM Cost
0.37%
IGM0.37%
- The middle half of Technology (Broad) funds
- Median 0.45%
6 of the 23 Technology (Broad) funds charge less.
Other funds in Technology (Broad)
- BXNTKState Street SPDR NYSE Technology ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +41.6%
- BIYWiShares U.S. Technology ETFExpense ratio 0.37%1 year return +38.5%
- BPSCTInvesco S&P SmallCap Information Technology ETFExpense ratio 0.29%1 year return +55.6%
- BIXNiShares Global Tech ETFExpense ratio 0.37%1 year return +46.3%
- BXSWState Street SPDR S&P Software & Services ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +4.5%