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iShares International Dividend Growth ETF

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$92.57+0.29 (+0.31%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

A77/ 100

Rank 3 of 35 in International Dividend Index

A77/100Rank 3 of 35inInternational Dividend Index
Intraday session: up, 78 prints from 92.28 to 92.57. Range 92.42 to 92.96. Use the arrow keys to read each point.92.4092.8093.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.15%
Fund size
$1.31B
1Y total return
+19.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.62%
Holdings
576
Avg volume · 30D
42.1K sh
52W range
low $78.79high $93.96
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net IGRO Grade

A

Score 77 out of 100

Category
International Dividend Index⁠
Rank
3 of 35
Six-pillar profile for IGRO. Scores out of 100: Cost 85, Risk 56, Mission 100, Tradability 63, Holdings 54, Durability 69. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Holdings (54). Leans toward Mission.

Score 77 of 100 falls in the A 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.
    A85 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 35

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 30

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B56 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 35

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B63 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 35

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C54 out of 100
    Rank 18 of 33

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B69 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 35

Our read on IGRO

ETF.net Research

In short

ADividend growth, not dividend yield, taken overseas. IGRO tracks a Morningstar index of non-US companies with a habit of raising their payouts, spread across roughly 500 names, for a fee that undercuts most of the international dividend shelf.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track an index of international stocks with a history of growing dividends, providing dividend-focused international equity exposure for income and long-term growth.

Why people hold it

  • Costs 0.15% a year, well under the typical fee for an international dividend screen.
  • Does what the label says: it follows the Morningstar Global ex-US Dividend Growth Index closely, one of the tightest index-to-portfolio matches in its peer group.
  • Roughly 500 non-US payers, so no single dividend carries the fund. Cash goes out quarterly.

Worth knowing

  • It trades thin next to heavyweights like VYMI, so limit orders and calmer mid-session trading matter more here.
  • The screen targets payout growth, not the fattest yields, so income tends to run lighter than yield-first international funds.
  • Cheaper neighbors exist: VIGI at 0.07% and SCHY at 0.08%, though each tracks a different index with a different holdings list.

IGRO Performance

Launched May 17, 2016

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

IGRO$11,918
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. IGRO $11,918. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 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 IGRO. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodIGRO
Year to date+13.9%
1 month+4.0%
3 months+1.2%
1 year+19.2%
3 yearsper year+20.1%
5 yearsper year+9.3%
10 yearsper year+9.4%

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 IGRO
YearReturn barIGRO
2026 YTD+13.9%
2025+25.0%
2024+7.8%
2023+15.4%
2022−12.7%
2021+9.9%
2020+7.7%

IGRO in the news

IGRO 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.
2.62%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.41Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.43 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 $0.32; Jun 20, 2017 $0.60; Sep 26, 2017 $0.22; Dec 21, 2017 $0.31; Mar 22, 2018 $0.29; Jun 19, 2018 $0.72; Sep 26, 2018 $0.23; Dec 18, 2018 $0.22; Mar 20, 2019 $0.35; Jun 17, 2019 $0.74; Sep 24, 2019 $0.28; Dec 16, 2019 $0.23; Mar 25, 2020 $0.37; Jun 15, 2020 $0.45; Sep 23, 2020 $0.37; Dec 14, 2020 $0.33; Mar 25, 2021 $0.40; Jun 10, 2021 $0.56; Sep 24, 2021 $0.30; Dec 13, 2021 $0.28; Mar 24, 2022 $0.32; Jun 9, 2022 $0.58; Sep 26, 2022 $0.38; Dec 13, 2022 $0.24; Dec 29, 2022 $0.03; Mar 23, 2023 $0.24; Jun 7, 2023 $0.66; Sep 26, 2023 $0.44; Dec 20, 2023 $0.46; Mar 21, 2024 $0.30; Jun 11, 2024 $0.63; Sep 25, 2024 $0.40; Dec 17, 2024 $0.33; Mar 18, 2025 $0.27; Jun 16, 2025 $0.87; Sep 16, 2025 $0.43; Dec 15, 2025 $0.50; Mar 17, 2026 $0.30; Jun 15, 2026 $1.19; Sep 15, 2026 $0.43. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 15, 2026Sep 18, 2026$0.43
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$1.19
Mar 17, 2026Mar 20, 2026$0.30
Dec 15, 2025Dec 18, 2025$0.50
Sep 16, 2025Sep 19, 2025$0.43
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.87
Mar 18, 2025Mar 21, 2025$0.27
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$0.33
Sep 25, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.40
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.63
Mar 21, 2024Mar 27, 2024$0.30
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.46

See all 43 payments⁠

$10,000 in IGRO 10 years ago paid $3,491 in dividends.⁠

IGRO Risk

Risk pillarB56 out of 100Rank 14 of 35 in International Dividend Index
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.1%
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.
1.32
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.
−26.0%
Trough Oct 2022
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.
0.74
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.

IGRO Cost

Compare IGRO and VYMI

Overpaying vs VYMI, tied cheapest in International Dividend Index

$1,657

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

  • IGRO 0.15%

    $3,137

  • VYMI 0.07% Tied cheapest

    $1,480

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • IGRO 0.15%
  • VYMI 0.07%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1K$2K$3K$4K051015202530IGRO $3,137VYMI $1,480

Year by year

YearIGROVYMIOverpaying
10$274$128$146
20$1,071$503$568
30$3,137$1,480$1,657

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