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iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF

IGVCboeiSharesC

$101.90−2.39 (−2.29%)

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

C53/ 100

Rank 15 of 25 in Technology (Broad)

C53/100Rank 15 of 25inTechnology (Broad)
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 104.29 to 101.90. Range 101.88 to 104.72. Use the arrow keys to read each point.102.50103.00103.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.38%
Fund size
$13.5B
1Y total return
−9.7%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.02%
Holdings
108
Avg volume · 30D
11.1M sh
52W range
low $73.93high $116.32
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net IGV Grade

C

Score 53 out of 100

Category
Technology (Broad)⁠
Rank
15 of 25
Six-pillar profile for IGV. Scores out of 100: Cost 65, Risk 11, Mission 69, Tradability 79, Holdings 33, Durability 80. Strongest: Durability (80). Weakest: Risk (11). Leans toward Durability and Tradability.

Score 53 of 100 falls in the C 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 100
    Rank 8 of 25

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    B69 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 12

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    F11 out of 100
    Rank 25 of 25

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A79 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 25

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D33 out of 100
    Rank 20 of 24

  • 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 4 of 25

Our read on IGV

ETF.net Research

In short

CIGV skips the chip fabs and the hardware and buys the code: about 110 North American software names, plus video games and interactive media. A software-only slice of tech that has been trading since 2001.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track an index of North American software equities and selected North American equities from interactive home entertainment and interactive media and services industries.

Why people hold it

  • A clean software mandate: the index covers North American software plus interactive home entertainment and interactive media, so semis and hardware stay out.ishares.com
  • 0.38% a year, a shade under the typical fund in its tech-sector group.
  • Very actively traded and multi-billion-dollar in size, so entering and exiting is rarely the hard part.
  • Running since 2001 under the iShares roof, a veteran of several full tech cycles rather than a fresh theme launch.ishares.com

Worth knowing

  • One industry, about 110 stocks. A software-only book swings harder than a diversified tech fund that also holds chips and hardware.
  • Broad tech rivals VGT, XLK and FTEC charge under a tenth of a percent for much wider coverage. You pay up here for the narrower mandate.
  • North America only by design, so software companies listed in Europe or Asia sit outside the index.ishares.com

IGV Holdings

Holdings pillarD33 out of 100Rank 20 of 24 in Technology (Broad)
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
108
Top-10 weight
60%
Largest holding
PANW9.1%

Sectors

  • Application Software51.9%
  • Systems Software44.4%
  • Advertising2.4%
  • Interactive Home1.2%
  • Interactive Media & Services0.2%

Geography

  • United States99.28%
  • Canada0.72%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 8.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1PANWPalo Alto Networks9.07%3,238,304$1.18B505
2PLTRPalantir Technologies Class A9.02%6,401,029$1.18B531
3MSFTMicrosoft8.82%2,207,168$1.15B819
4CRWDCrowdstrike Holdings Class A8.55%4,459,151$1.12B488
5ORCLOracle6.72%6,713,891$877M451
6CRMSalesforce4.13%2,352,959$539M474
7NOWServicenow3.53%4,381,766$461M440
8ADBEAdobe Inc3.51%1,833,098$459M475
9INTUIntuit3.29%1,261,411$430M466
10CDNSCadence Design Systems3.19%1,270,004$416M437
11SNPSSynopsys3.16%882,986$413M386
12FTNTFortinet2.96%2,842,131$387M476
13DDOGDatadog Inc Class A2.78%1,544,414$363M436
14APPApplovin Class A2.19%1,249,521$286M391
15ADSKAutodesk1.86%973,004$243M417

Showing 1–15 of 108 holdings

IGV 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.

IGV$9,030
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. IGV $9,030. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,000$10,000Oct 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 IGV. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodIGV
Year to date−1.3%
1 month−2.1%
3 months+10.3%
1 year−9.7%
3 yearsper year+15.6%
5 yearsper year+3.5%
10 yearsper year+16.7%

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 IGV
YearReturn barIGV
2026 YTD−1.3%

IGV in the news

IGV 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.
0.02%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.02Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.02 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Irregular

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 13 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 24, 2017 $0.01; Jun 27, 2017 $0.01; Sep 26, 2017 $0.0044; Dec 19, 2017 $0.00039; Mar 22, 2018 $0.0034; Jun 26, 2018 $0.0076; Dec 17, 2018 $0.04; Jun 17, 2019 $0.0092; Mar 25, 2020 $0.23; Jun 15, 2020 $0.01; Jun 9, 2022 $0.0046; Jun 7, 2023 $0.0051; Jun 15, 2026 $0.02. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.02
Jun 7, 2023Jun 13, 2023$0.0051
Jun 9, 2022Jun 15, 2022$0.0046
Jun 15, 2020Jun 19, 2020$0.01
Mar 25, 2020Mar 31, 2020$0.23
Jun 17, 2019Jun 21, 2019$0.0092
Dec 17, 2018Dec 21, 2018$0.04
Jun 26, 2018Jul 2, 2018$0.0076
Mar 22, 2018Mar 28, 2018$0.0034
Dec 19, 2017Dec 26, 2017$0.00039
Sep 26, 2017Sep 29, 2017$0.0044
Jun 27, 2017Jun 30, 2017$0.01

See all 38 payments⁠

$10,000 in IGV 10 years ago paid $170 in dividends.⁠

IGV Risk

Risk pillarF11 out of 100Rank 25 of 25 in Technology (Broad)
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
27.9%
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.
0.50
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.
−45.9%
Trough Nov 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.
1.20
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.

IGV Cost

Compare IGV and XLK

Overpaying vs XLK, cheapest in Technology (Broad)

$6,017

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

  • IGV 0.38%

    $7,706

  • XLK 0.08% Cheapest

    $1,689

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • IGV 0.38%
  • XLK 0.08%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530IGV $7,706XLK $1,689

Year by year

YearIGVXLKOverpaying
10$688$147$541
20$2,658$575$2,083
30$7,706$1,689$6,017

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