iShares Global Tech ETF
$147.07−0.73 (−0.49%)
- 0.37%
- $9.9B
- +46.3%
- 0.74%
- 0.4M sh
- $149.84
- low $95.11high $154.04
The ETF.net IXN Grade
B
Score 58 out of 100
- 9 of 25
Score 58 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.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B58 out of 100Rank 11 of 25Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B56 out of 100Rank 13 of 25Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D32 out of 100Rank 22 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 IXN
BMost tech ETFs stop at the US border. IXN doesn't: it tracks a capped global technology index, so software, semiconductor and hardware companies listed outside America sit inside the mandate. It has been running since 2001.
The fund seeks to track an index of global technology-sector equities, providing global sector exposure with diversified access to software, semiconductor, and hardware companies worldwide.
Why people hold it
- Global by design: the index reaches technology listed worldwide, so foreign chipmakers and hardware names are part of the portfolio, not an afterthought.ishares.com
- Trading since 2001, through the dot-com hangover and every tech cycle since, and now a multi-billion-dollar fund from one of the largest ETF shops.
- The benchmark is a capped index (the 4.5/22.5/45 rule), a built-in brake on how much weight any single giant can carry.ishares.com
- At 0.37% a year, the fee sits a touch under the median for broad technology ETFs, and it spreads across roughly 130 holdings.
Worth knowing
- The US-only heavyweights undercut it badly on price: XLK, VGT and FTEC all charge under a tenth of a percent against 0.37% here.
- Moderately traded rather than a household name at the screen, so trade size and limit orders matter more than with the biggest tech funds.
- One sector, one storyline: tech names tend to move together, and the overseas holdings add currency movement on top.
IXN Holdings
- Stocks
- 143
- 59%
- NVDA
Sectors
- Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment49.8%
- Tech Hardware & Equip28.0%
- Software & Services22.2%
Geography
- United States75.90%
- Taiwan6.92%
- South Korea6.35%
- Japan4.01%
- Netherlands2.94%
- Canada1.10%
- Germany1.08%
- Ireland0.65%
- 1.04%
Developed 44% · Emerging 56%
IXN Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
IXN$14,631
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 | IXN |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +40.9% |
| 1 month | +3.5% |
| 3 months | +5.0% |
| 1 year | +46.3% |
| 3 years | +35.7% |
| 5 years | +22.0% |
| 10 years | +24.2% |
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 | IXN |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +40.9% | |
| 2025 | +25.2% | |
| 2024 | +24.8% | |
| 2023 | +53.0% | |
| 2022 | −29.9% | |
| 2021 | +29.6% | |
| 2020 | +43.6% |
IXN in the news
IXN Dividends
- 0.74%
- $1.10
- $0.17 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
IXN Risk
- 22.9%
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.
- 1.32
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.
- −36.3%
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.
- 1.38
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IXN Cost
0.37%
IXN0.37%
- The middle half of Technology (Broad) funds
- Median 0.45%
6 of the 23 Technology (Broad) funds charge less.
Other funds in Technology (Broad)
- BIGMiShares Expanded Tech Sector ETFExpense ratio 0.37%1 year return +37.3%
- BPSCTInvesco S&P SmallCap Information Technology ETFExpense ratio 0.29%1 year return +55.6%
- BXSWState Street SPDR S&P Software & Services ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +4.5%
- BQTECFirst Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index FundExpense ratio 0.55%1 year return +45.1%
- BTDIVFirst Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index FundExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +19.8%