iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF
$84.03−0.41 (−0.48%)
- 0.46%
- $4.1B
- +27.8%
- 6.74%
- 0.1M sh
- $85.11
- low $65.47high $85.85
The ETF.net XT Grade
A
Score 85 out of 100
- 1 of 31
Score 85 of 100 falls in the A 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.A93 out of 100Rank 2 of 31Mission
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.A86 out of 100Rank 2 of 31Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A79 out of 100Rank 4 of 31Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B68 out of 100Rank 11 of 31Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A96 out of 100Rank 1 of 31
Our read on XT
AInnovation, spread thin on purpose. XT holds roughly 200 global companies scored by Morningstar analysts for exposure to a handful of exponential tech themes, so no single moonshot carries the fund.
XT seeks to track an index of stocks from developed and emerging markets whose companies create or use exponential technologies. The strategy targets technologies with potential economic benefits, including the ability to displace older technologies or create new markets.
Why people hold it
- Cheap for the theme at 0.46% a year, below the typical fee in its disruptive-innovation cohort and under peers like TRFM and FDTX.
- Human fingerprint on the stock list: Morningstar equity analysts score companies on theme exposure instead of sorting by keywords or revenue tags.sec.govassets.contentstack.io
- Global by construction (developed and emerging markets) and not fenced into the tech sector, so a drugmaker or an industrial can qualify on theme exposure.sec.gov
- Launched in 2015 and now a multi-billion-dollar iShares fund, it stands among the stronger builds in its innovation peer group.ishares.com
Worth knowing
- The index has been reworked since launch (weighting scheme, theme list), and themes get an annual review, so today's tilt is not fixed forever.indexes.morningstar.comsec.gov
- Moderately traded rather than a household name, which can mean wider spreads than the biggest tech ETFs.
- About 200 positions dilutes any single breakout winner, and distributions land only once or twice a year.
XT Holdings
- Stocks
- 217
- 36%
- TXN
Geography
- United States72.02%
- Japan3.44%
- Switzerland3.42%
- United Kingdom3.33%
- Germany2.74%
- China2.41%
- Taiwan2.32%
- Ireland1.63%
- 8.69%
Developed 78% · Emerging 22%
XT Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
XT$12,783
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 | XT |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +21.6% |
| 1 month | +4.0% |
| 3 months | +2.5% |
| 1 year | +27.8% |
| 3 years | +20.7% |
| 5 years | +8.6% |
| 10 years | +14.5% |
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 | XT |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +21.6% | |
| 2025 | +26.3% | |
| 2024 | +0.3% | |
| 2023 | +27.0% | |
| 2022 | −27.8% | |
| 2021 | +16.4% | |
| 2020 | +35.1% |
XT in the news
XT Dividends
- 6.74%
- $5.69
- $0.36 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
XT Risk
- 17.1%
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.
- 0.91
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.
- −34.4%
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.
- 1.35
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
XT Cost
0.46%
XT0.46%
- The middle half of Disruptive Innovation funds
- Median 0.65%
3 of the 31 Disruptive Innovation funds charge less.
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- AKOMPState Street SPDR S&P Kensho New Economies Composite ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return +7.5%
- ATRFMAAM Transformers ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +24.4%
- AXITKState Street SPDR FactSet Innovative Technology ETFExpense ratio 0.45%1 year return +9.3%
- BGINNGoldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +13.3%
- BFDTXFidelity Disruptive Technology ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +46.8%