iShares Global Energy ETF
$61.73+1.04 (+1.71%)
- 0.37%
- $3.1B
- +56.1%
- 2.59%
- 0.8M sh
- $59.87
- low $40.05high $61.04
The ETF.net IXC Grade
B
Score 61 out of 100
- 7 of 25
Score 61 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 9 of 25Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C50 out of 100Rank 14 of 24Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B68 out of 100Rank 6 of 25Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C50 out of 100Rank 16 of 25Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A84 out of 100Rank 3 of 25
Our read on IXC
BMost energy ETFs stop at the US border. IXC owns the global oil and gas complex instead, roughly 50 producers and distributors worldwide, and it has been doing that job since 2001.
The fund seeks to track an index of global energy-sector equities, offering exposure to companies involved in producing and distributing oil and gas.
Why people hold it
- Global by mandate, not by accident: the index covers energy companies producing and distributing oil and gas worldwide, so the portfolio is not fenced into the US market.ishares.com
- The benchmark is a capped version of the S&P Global 1200 Energy index, which limits how much any single supermajor can dominate the basket.ishares.com
- 0.37% a year, right at the median fee for its energy cohort, on a multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively.
- Launched in 2001, so it has traded through multiple full oil cycles, and it sits in the upper half of its energy peer group.
Worth knowing
- One sector, about 50 stocks. This tracks the fortunes of oil and gas, and there is nowhere inside the fund to hide when those prices turn.
- Not the cheap seat in the cohort: peer PBOG charges 0.13% for a narrower integrated and E&P mandate.
- Distributions come on an annual or semiannual schedule, so any income arrives in lumps rather than a monthly drip.
IXC Holdings
- Stocks
- 63
- 60%
- XOM
Geography
- United States61.20%
- Canada12.91%
- United Kingdom10.50%
- France4.56%
- Brazil2.42%
- Australia1.62%
- Italy1.29%
- Japan1.17%
- 4.32%
Developed 92% · Emerging 8%
IXC Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
IXC$15,609
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 | IXC |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +46.8% |
| 1 month | +1.7% |
| 3 months | +18.9% |
| 1 year | +56.1% |
| 3 years | +18.8% |
| 5 years | +20.9% |
| 10 years | +10.7% |
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 | IXC |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +46.8% | |
| 2025 | +14.1% | |
| 2024 | +2.0% | |
| 2023 | +3.9% | |
| 2022 | +48.5% | |
| 2021 | +41.0% | |
| 2020 | −30.9% |
IXC in the news
IXC Dividends
- 2.59%
- $1.57
- $0.72 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
IXC Risk
- 18.9%
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.
- 0.62
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.
- −24.9%
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.
- −0.06
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IXC Cost
0.37%
IXC0.37%
- The middle half of Energy (Broad) funds
- Median 0.46%
7 of the 24 Energy (Broad) funds charge less.
Other funds in Energy (Broad)
- BIYEiShares U.S. Energy ETFExpense ratio 0.37%1 year return +56.8%
- BRSPGInvesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Energy ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +57.9%
- BPSCEInvesco S&P SmallCap Energy ETFExpense ratio 0.29%1 year return +53.0%
- CEINCVanEck Energy Income ETFExpense ratio 0.46%1 year return +29.7%
- CFXNFirst Trust Energy AlphaDEX FundExpense ratio 0.63%1 year return +57.2%