iShares Global Utilities ETF
$80.33+0.51 (+0.64%)
- 0.37%
- $381M
- +2.7%
- 2.56%
- 0M sh
- $79.36
- low $76.18high $90.09
The ETF.net JXI Grade
B
Score 60 out of 100
- 4 of 10
Score 60 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.C41 out of 100Rank 6 of 10Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A86 out of 100Rank 5 of 6Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A78 out of 100Rank 1 of 10Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D31 out of 100Rank 8 of 10Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B69 out of 100Rank 4 of 10Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B55 out of 100Rank 4 of 10
Our read on JXI
BAlmost every utilities ETF stops at the US border. JXI doesn't: it holds the utilities slice of the S&P Global 1200, so overseas power, gas and water operators sit alongside the American names. Running since 2006.
The Fund seeks to track an index representing global equities in the utilities sector.
Why people hold it
- The passport is the point: its index is the utilities cut of the S&P Global 1200, large-cap power, gas and water worldwide. Cohort rivals XLU, VPU and FUTY stay inside the US.sec.gov
- Capped by design. Issuers above 5% of the index are held to 25% in aggregate, so two or three giants can't swallow a roughly 60-stock portfolio.sec.gov
- No mystery in the mandate: a plain global utilities benchmark since 2006, with the index and its capping rules spelled out in iShares' filings.sec.gov
Worth knowing
- You pay for the border crossing. The 0.37% fee sits at the category median, but US-only peers XLU and FUTY charge 0.08% and VPU 0.09%.
- Thinly traded next to the big US utility funds, so the bid-ask spread and your order type do more of the work.
- Cash comes in lumps: distributions are paid on an annual or semiannual schedule rather than quarterly.
JXI Holdings
- Stocks
- 80
- 43%
- NEE
Geography
- United States61.47%
- Spain8.59%
- United Kingdom7.07%
- Italy4.83%
- Germany4.13%
- France3.36%
- Japan2.63%
- Canada2.50%
- 5.42%
Developed 94% · Emerging 6%
JXI Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
JXI$10,274
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 | JXI |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +2.9% |
| 1 month | −1.4% |
| 3 months | −5.9% |
| 1 year | +2.7% |
| 3 years | +17.7% |
| 5 years | +9.4% |
| 10 years | +9.2% |
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 | JXI |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +2.9% | |
| 2025 | +25.9% | |
| 2024 | +13.2% | |
| 2023 | +0.7% | |
| 2022 | −4.1% | |
| 2021 | +10.9% | |
| 2020 | +5.2% |
JXI in the news
JXI Dividends
- 2.56%
- $2.05
- $1.13 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
JXI Risk
- 13.9%
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.
- 0.81
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.
- −22.4%
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.
- 0.50
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
JXI Cost
0.37%
JXI0.37%
- The middle half of Utilities (Broad) funds
- Median 0.33%
5 of the 10 Utilities (Broad) funds charge less.
Other funds in Utilities (Broad)
- AXLUState Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETFExpense ratio 0.08%1 year return −5.1%
- BVPUVanguard Utilities ETFExpense ratio 0.09%1 year return −5.3%
- BIDUiShares U.S. Utilities ETFExpense ratio 0.37%1 year return −4.6%
- BRSPUInvesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Utilities ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return −3.1%
- CFXUFirst Trust Utilities AlphaDEX FundExpense ratio 0.61%1 year return +1.9%