

iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF
$67.91+0.02 (+0.03%)
- 0.38%
- $1.1B
- +8.1%
- 2.36%
- 0.1M sh
- $67.25
- low $63.15high $73.65
The ETF.net KXI Grade
Score 52 out of 100
- 5 of 13
Score 52 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. The letter stays B for now. A new letter must hold for 3 published runs before it replaces it.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.C46 out of 100Rank 7 of 13Mission
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.B64 out of 100Rank 6 of 13Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C47 out of 100Rank 8 of 13Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B55 out of 100Rank 8 of 13Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A70 out of 100Rank 4 of 13
Our read on KXI
BStaples with a passport. KXI tracks a capped index of global consumer staples, so the coffee, detergent and toothpaste makers it holds are listed outside the US as well as in it.
The fund seeks to follow an index of global equities in the consumer staples sector, providing diversified access to companies producing essential products such as food and household items.
Why people hold it
- Its index is global, so consumer staples companies listed outside the US sit alongside the familiar American giants.
- Trading since 2006 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund, it is a long-established way to own staples worldwide in one ticker.
- Costs 0.38% a year, a shade under the typical expense ratio in its consumer staples cohort.
- Roughly 90 companies, held through a capped index that limits how big any single name can get inside the basket.
Worth knowing
- Cheap, not cheapest: US-only staples funds such as XLP (0.08%) and VDC (0.09%) charge a fraction of KXI's 0.38%.
- Holdings priced in foreign currencies mean exchange-rate moves feed into results alongside the share prices themselves.
- Moderately traded rather than one of the busiest tickers in the category, so bid-ask spreads are worth a glance before ordering.
KXI Holdings
- Stocks
- 109
- 47%
- WMT
Sectors
- Food Bevg Tobacco51.1%
- Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail28.5%
- Household & Personal Prod20.4%
Geography
- United States58.81%
- United Kingdom12.36%
- Japan6.11%
- Switzerland5.37%
- France4.59%
- Canada2.66%
- Belgium2.05%
- Netherlands2.01%
- 6.02%
Developed 96% · Emerging 4%
KXI Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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 | KXI |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +6.3% |
| 1 month | +0.8% |
| 3 months | −0.3% |
| 1 year | +8.1% |
| 3 years | +9.7% |
| 5 years | +5.0% |
| 10 years | +6.0% |
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 | KXI |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +6.3% | |
| 2025 | +9.7% | |
| 2024 | +4.2% | |
| 2023 | +2.5% | |
| 2022 | −6.0% | |
| 2021 | +13.7% | |
| 2020 | +7.7% |
KXI in the news
KXI Dividends
- 2.36%
- $1.61
- $0.82 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
KXI Risk
- 11.8%
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.
- 0.29
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.
- −17.4%
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.
- 0.48
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
KXI Cost
- The middle half of Consumer Staples (Broad) funds
- Median 0.38%
6 of the 12 Consumer Staples (Broad) funds charge less.
Other funds in Consumer Staples (Broad)
- BVDCVanguard Consumer Staples ETFExpense ratio 0.09%1 year return +9.9%
- BIYKiShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETFExpense ratio 0.37%1 year return +11.6%
- CPSCCInvesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Staples ETFExpense ratio 0.29%1 year return +8.7%
- CRSPSInvesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +5.3%
- CTRUOVanEck Consumer Staples TruSector ETFExpense ratio 0.14%1 year return —




