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EXI vs IYJ

iShares Global Industrials ETF

EXICNYSE Arca

iShares U.S. Industrials ETF

IYJCCboe

Overlap

50.1%by weight

Expense ratio

IYJ −0.01pt a year

EXI0.38%IYJ0.37%

Avg volume · 30D

IYJ 2.2×the volume

EXI58.3KIYJ127K

10Y return · a year

IYJ +0.4pt

EXI+11.8%IYJ+12.2%

EXI vs IYJ Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+64.8%EXI+49.4%IYJ

Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. EXI +64.8%. IYJ +49.4%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−20%0%20%80%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026
Expense ratio
EXI 0.38%
IYJ 0.37%, better
Fund size
EXI $1.38B
IYJ $1.82B
1Y total return
EXI +8.6%
IYJ +9.0%, better
Yield (12M)
EXI 1.13%, better
IYJ 0.67%
Holdings
EXI 236
IYJ 217
Avg volume (30D)
EXI 58.3K sh
IYJ 127K sh, better
NAV per share
EXI $186.86
IYJ $158.53
52W range

ETF.net Grade

EXI: Cost 41, Risk 73, Mission not scored, Tradability 34, Holdings 76, Durability 69. IYJ: Cost 41, Risk 54, Mission not scored, Tradability 71, Holdings 46, Durability 66.
Pillar letters and Scores for EXI, IYJ, with each pillar’s weight
PillarEXIIYJ
Cost30% weightC41C41
Mission25% weightNot scoredNot scored
Risk15% weightA73HigherC54
Tradability15% weightD34A71Higher
Holdings10% weightA76HigherC46
Durability5% weightB69HigherB66

Rank among Industrials (Broad) funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. EXI and IYJ are both graded against the same 10 Industrials (Broad) funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Industrials (Broad)⁠

Category · 10 funds
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EXI ranks 4th and IYJ 4th of 10 funds in the Industrials (Broad) Category.

  1. Rank 1AXLIState Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETFScore 79
  2. Rank 2AFIDUFidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETFScore 72
  3. Rank 3BVISVanguard Industrials ETFScore 64
  4. Rank 4CEXIiShares Global Industrials ETFScore 52
  5. Rank 4CIYJiShares U.S. Industrials ETFScore 52
  6. Rank 6CPSCIInvesco S&P SmallCap Industrials ETFScore 49

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

EXICiShares Global Industrials ETF

IYJCiShares U.S. Industrials ETF

In short

EXI Most industrials ETFs stop at the US border. EXI has tracked a global industrials index since 2006, spreading roughly 220 machinery, aerospace and transport names across developed markets.

IYJ Industrials with a wider net: roughly 200 construction, manufacturing and transport names drawn from the Russell 1000, not just the S&P 500 blue chips. An iShares original, trading since 2000.

Stated mandate

EXI The fund seeks to track an index representing global equities in the industrials sector.

IYJ The fund seeks to track an index of U.S. industrial-sector equities, providing diversified access to companies involved in construction, manufacturing, and transportation.

Why people hold it

  • EXI Global by design: the S&P Global 1200 Industrials Capped Index reaches past US factories into Europe and Asia in a single ticket.ishares.com
  • It follows the capped version of the index, so no single conglomerate can dominate a basket of about 220 companies.ishares.com
  • Live since 2006, through the financial crisis, trade fights and supply-chain chaos, and now a multi-billion-dollar iShares fund.
  • IYJ Casts a wider net than S&P 500 sector funds: roughly 200 holdings pulled from the Russell 1000 industrials, so mid-cap machinery, transport and services names make the cut.blackrock.comssga.com
  • The index is a capped build, trimming outsized single-stock weights at rebalance to stay inside fund diversification limits. One mega-cap industrial can't quietly take over.lseg.com
  • Listed since June 2000 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund that pays quarterly. Long operating history through several industrial cycles, run by the biggest ETF shop around.

Worth knowing

  • EXI The 0.38% fee sits at the industrials group's midpoint, but US-only rivals such as XLI (0.08%) and VIS (0.09%) charge a fraction of it.
  • Overseas holdings pull currency moves and foreign market hours into the price, a layer domestic industrials funds skip.ishares.com
  • Moderately traded rather than heavily, so spreads can run wider than the busiest sector funds, and cash goes out annually or semiannually, not monthly.
  • IYJ Breadth costs: 0.37% sits near the industrials category median, but plain-vanilla rivals XLI (0.08%), FIDU (0.084%) and VIS (0.09%) charge a fraction of it.
  • Still market-cap weighted under the caps, so the largest industrials set the tone while the long tail of mid caps carries small weights.blackrock.com
  • One sector, one cycle: construction, manufacturing and transportation earnings swing with the economy, so this moves on industrial news, not the whole market's.

Full EXI profile⁠

Full IYJ profile⁠

EXI vs IYJ Holdings

How EXI and IYJ differ

Overlap by weight

50.1%

Shared holdings make up 58.9% of IYJ and 50.1% of EXI.

Level by level

  • Sector16 Sectors0.5%
  • Holdings72 in both50.1%
  • Countryby domicile59.8%
  • Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in EXI and IYJ, widest gap first
SectorMore in EXIMore in IYJ
IndustrialsEXI +93.1 points
Capital GoodsIYJ +55.5 points
FinancialsIYJ +21.4 points
TransportationIYJ +8.3 points
Commercial & Professional ServicesIYJ +5.1 points
MaterialsIYJ +4.5 points
TechnologyEXI +4.3 points
Software & ServicesIYJ +2.2 points
CommunicationEXI +1.8 points
Tech Hardware & EquipIYJ +1.6 points
Pharma, Biotech & Life SciencesIYJ +0.4 points
Consumer DiscretionaryEXI +0.2 points
Semiconductors & Semiconductor EquipmentIYJ +0.2 points
Consumer DurablesIYJ +0.1 points
Consumer StaplesEXI +0.1 points
Consumer ServicesIYJ +0.1 points

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in EXI and IYJ, widest gap first
CountryMore in EXIMore in IYJ
United StatesIYJ +39.8 points
JapanEXI +14.9 points
FranceEXI +6.5 points
GermanyEXI +5.5 points
United KingdomEXI +4.1 points
SwedenEXI +3.4 points
SwitzerlandEXI +2.6 points
CanadaEXI +2.0 points
Other countries (3)EXI +0.8 points

Outside the US: EXI 97% developed, 3% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

  • EXI22.1%
  • IYJ36.5%

Securities held

  • EXI218
  • IYJ214

Asset class

EXI
Equity
IYJ
Equity

Holdings

  • Only in EXI146
  • In both72
  • Only in IYJ142

Only in EXI

146 securities, 49.6% of EXI by weight

  • Siemens N AG2.22%
  • Recruit Holdings Ltd1.77%
  • Schneider Electric1.56%

Only in IYJ

142 securities, 41.0% of IYJ by weight

  • Visa Class A8.58%
  • Mastercard Class A6.30%
  • American Express2.05%

Weight gaps

All 72 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in EXI and IYJ, widest gap first
HoldingMore in EXIMore in IYJ
Ge AerospaceGEIYJ +0.56 points
RtxRTXIYJ +0.50 points
Caterpillar IncCATIYJ +0.48 points
Ge VernovaGEVIYJ +0.44 points
Union PacificUNPIYJ +0.33 points
DeereDEIYJ +0.28 points
Eaton PLCETNIYJ +0.27 points
Lockheed MartinLMTIYJ +0.24 points

All 218 EXI holdings⁠All 214 IYJ holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

EXI vs IYJ Cost

Overpaying EXI vs IYJ

$193

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • EXI 0.38%

    $7,706

  • IYJ 0.37%

    $7,513

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • EXI 0.38%
  • IYJ 0.37%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530EXI $7,706IYJ $7,513

Year by year

YearEXIIYJOverpaying
10$688$670$18
20$2,658$2,590$68
30$7,706$7,513$193

Expense ratio

  • 0.38%EXI
  • 0.37%IYJ, cheaper
  • Middle half of Industrials (Broad) funds
  • Median 0.33%

IYJ 6th cheapest of 10 funds

EXI 7th cheapest of 10 funds

EXI vs IYJ Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
EXI 1.13%, better
IYJ 0.67%
Payout (12M)
EXI $2.12
IYJ $1.06
Last payment
EXI $1.15
IYJ $0.30
Ex-dividend
EXI Jun 15, 2026
IYJ Sep 15, 2026
Paid on
EXI Jun 18, 2026
IYJ Sep 18, 2026
Frequency
EXI Twice a year
IYJ Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

EXITwice a year · 20 paymentsAll EXI payments⁠
One bar per payment. 20 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 20, 2017 $0.82; Dec 21, 2017 $0.55; Jun 19, 2018 $1.11; Dec 18, 2018 $0.61; Jun 17, 2019 $1.10; Dec 16, 2019 $0.57; Jun 15, 2020 $0.75; Dec 14, 2020 $0.74; Jun 10, 2021 $0.94; Dec 13, 2021 $0.63; Dec 30, 2021 $0.18; Jun 9, 2022 $1.15; Dec 13, 2022 $0.59; Jun 7, 2023 $1.49; Dec 20, 2023 $0.86; Jun 11, 2024 $1.15; Dec 17, 2024 $0.93; Jun 16, 2025 $1.34; Dec 16, 2025 $0.97; Jun 15, 2026 $1.15. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$12017202020232026YTD
IYJQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll IYJ payments⁠
One bar per payment. 39 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 24, 2017 $0.25; Jun 27, 2017 $0.25; Sep 26, 2017 $0.25; Dec 19, 2017 $0.20; Mar 22, 2018 $0.22; Jun 26, 2018 $0.24; Sep 26, 2018 $0.23; Dec 17, 2018 $0.23; Mar 20, 2019 $0.32; Jun 17, 2019 $0.24; Sep 24, 2019 $0.25; Dec 16, 2019 $0.30; Mar 25, 2020 $0.27; Jun 15, 2020 $0.22; Sep 23, 2020 $0.22; Dec 14, 2020 $0.27; Mar 25, 2021 $0.19; Jun 10, 2021 $0.21; Sep 24, 2021 $0.25; Dec 13, 2021 $0.21; Mar 24, 2022 $0.26; Jun 9, 2022 $0.22; Sep 26, 2022 $0.29; Dec 13, 2022 $0.25; Mar 23, 2023 $0.27; Jun 7, 2023 $0.27; Sep 26, 2023 $0.29; Dec 20, 2023 $0.36; Mar 21, 2024 $0.24; Jun 11, 2024 $0.26; Sep 25, 2024 $0.30; Dec 17, 2024 $0.37; Mar 18, 2025 $0.28; Jun 16, 2025 $0.26; Sep 16, 2025 $0.42; Dec 16, 2025 $0.27; Mar 17, 2026 $0.27; Jun 15, 2026 $0.21; Sep 15, 2026 $0.30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$12017202020232026YTD

EXI vs IYJ Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

  • EXI
  • IYJ
Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. Worst fall: EXI −27.2% · Sep 2022. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−25%−20%−15%−10%−5%0%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
EXI 14.7%, betterIYJ 15.3%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
EXI 1.10, betterIYJ 0.92
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
EXI −27.2%IYJ −26.0%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
EXI 0.99IYJ 1.01

EXI and IYJ in the news

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