IXN vs VGT: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

iShares Global Tech ETF

IXNBNYSE Arca

Vanguard Information Technology ETF

VGTANYSE Arca

Overlap

76.2%by weight

Expense ratio

VGT −0.28pt a year

IXN0.37%VGT0.09%

Avg volume · 30D

VGT 10.9×the volume

IXN389KVGT4.23M

10Y return · a year

VGT +0.9pt

IXN+23.0%VGT+23.9%

IXN vs VGT Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+130.1%IXN+122.6%VGT

Expense ratio: IXN 0.37%; VGT 0.09%, better
Fund size: IXN $8.91B; VGT $178B
1Y total return: IXN +23.1%, better; VGT +18.5%
Yield (12M): IXN 0.81%, better; VGT 0.40%
Holdings: IXN 142; VGT 321
Avg volume (30D): IXN 389K sh; VGT 4.23M sh, better
NAV per share: IXN $134.91; VGT $116.95
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for IXN, VGT, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	IXN	VGT
Cost30% weight	B65	A92Higher
Mission25% weight	Not scored	A84
Risk15% weight	B62Higher	B60
Tradability15% weight	B55	B57Higher
Holdings10% weight	D30	C41Higher
Durability5% weight	A77	A93Higher

Rank among Technology (Broad) funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. IXN and VGT are both graded against the same 23 Technology (Broad) funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Technology (Broad)⁠

Category · 23 funds

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VGT ranks 3rd and IXN 11th of 23 funds in the Technology (Broad) Category.

Rank 1AXLKState Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETFScore 82
Rank 2AFTECFidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETFScore 78
Rank 3AVGTVanguard Information Technology ETFScore 71
Rank 4BRSPTInvesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETFScore 68
Rank 10BTDIVFirst Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index FundScore 59
Rank 11BIXNiShares Global Tech ETFScore 58
Rank 12BQTECFirst Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index FundScore 55

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

IXNBiShares Global Tech ETF

VGTAVanguard Information Technology ETF

In short

IXN Most 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.

VGT Vanguard's technology sleeve, indexed since 2004: roughly 300 US tech stocks running from megacap giants down to small caps, for 0.09% a year. Broad coverage of the sector rather than just its household names.

Stated mandate

IXN 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.

VGT The fund seeks to track an index measuring the investment return of information technology stocks. It uses an indexing approach for large-, mid-, and small-capitalization U.S. technology companies and normally invests at least 80% of assets in target-index stocks.

Why people hold it

IXN 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.

VGT Casts a wide net: about 300 US technology stocks across large, mid and small caps, not just the megacap names everyone already knows.vanguard.com
Charges 0.09% a year, roughly a quarter of what the typical technology sector ETF asks.
One of the largest and most actively traded sector funds around, and it has followed its index closely.
Running since 2004 and among the strongest implementations in its technology peer group. Pays quarterly.

Worth knowing

IXN 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.

VGT Weighted by market value, so the biggest platform companies drive most of the return. The small caps are along for the ride.
One sector, one country: US technology only, which means bigger swings than a total market fund.
If the last basis point matters, XLK and FTEC list at 0.08%.

Full IXN profile⁠

Full VGT profile⁠

IXN vs VGT Holdings

How IXN and VGT differ

Overlap by weight

76.2%

Shared holdings make up 89.0% of VGT and 77.1% of IXN.

Level by level

Sector9 Sectors0.0%
Holdings75 in both76.2%
Countryby domicile78.2%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in IXN and VGT, widest gap first
Sector	More in IXNMore in VGT	IXN	VGT
Technology	VGT +99.3 points	0.0%	99.3%
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment	IXN +47.7 points	47.7%	0.0%
Tech Hardware & Equip	IXN +28.1 points	28.1%	0.0%
Software & Services	IXN +24.2 points	24.2%	0.0%
Financials	VGT +0.3 points	0.0%	0.3%
Industrials	VGT +0.3 points	0.0%	0.3%
Consumer Discretionary	VGT +0.1 points	0.0%	0.1%
Materials	Same weight	0.0%	0.0%
Health Care	Same weight	0.0%	0.0%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in IXN and VGT, widest gap first
Country	More in IXNMore in VGT	IXN	VGT
United States	VGT +21.8 points	78.2%	100.0%
Taiwan	IXN +6.7 points	6.7%	0.0%
South Korea	IXN +6.1 points	6.1%	0.0%
Japan	IXN +3.8 points	3.8%	0.0%
Netherlands	IXN +2.7 points	2.7%	0.0%
Germany	IXN +1.2 points	1.2%	0.0%
Canada	IXN +1.2 points	1.2%	0.0%

Outside the US: IXN 41% developed, 59% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

IXN60.2%
VGT63.6%

Securities held

IXN129
VGT319

Asset class

IXN: Equity
VGT: Equity

Holdings

Only in IXN54
In both75
Only in VGT244

Only in IXN

54 securities, 22.6% of IXN by weight

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing4.52%
Samsung Electronics Ltd3.03%
Sk Hynix2.56%
Asml Holding2.49%
Sap0.91%
Shopify Subordinate Voting Class A0.77%
Mediatek0.76%
Advantest0.66%
Tokyo Electron0.57%
Samsung Electronics Non Voting Pre0.42%
Kioxia Holdings0.40%
Keyence0.37%
Hon Hai Precision Industry0.36%
Delta Electronics0.33%
Murata Manufacturing0.30%
Infineon Technologies AG0.30%
Ase Technology Holding0.28%
Xiaomi0.22%
Constellation Software0.20%
Nokia0.19%
Elite Material0.19%
Fujitsu0.18%
Asm International NV0.17%
Nec0.16%
United Micro Electronics Corp0.16%
Celestica0.14%
Ibiden Ltd0.13%
Renesas Electronics Corp0.13%
Tdk0.13%
Disco Corp0.13%
Ericsson B0.12%
Stmicroelectronics0.12%
Kyocera0.11%
Fujifilm Holdings0.10%
Canon0.10%
Hexagon Class B0.09%
Capgemini0.08%
Lasertec0.08%
Dassault Systemes0.07%
Halma PLC0.07%
Nomura Research Institute0.06%
Cgi Inc Class A0.06%
Screen Holdings Ltd0.06%
Logitech International0.05%
The Sage Group0.05%
Be Semiconductor Industries NV0.05%
Obic Ltd0.05%
Xero0.03%
Ricoh0.03%
Omron0.03%

Only in VGT

244 securities, 10.9% of VGT by weight

Snowflake Inc0.45%
Cloudflare Inc0.45%
Astera Labs Inc0.23%
Okta Inc0.19%
SLBBH11420.18%
Strategy Inc0.16%
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd0.15%
Atlassian Corp0.15%
MongoDB Inc0.13%
Entegris Inc0.13%
Semtech Corp0.12%
Zoom Communications Inc0.11%
Rubrik Inc0.11%
Nutanix Inc0.11%
Zscaler Inc0.11%
TD SYNNEX Corp0.11%
Lattice Semiconductor Corp0.11%
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc0.11%
MKS Inc0.10%
Dynatrace Inc0.10%
Onto Innovation Inc0.10%
FormFactor Inc0.09%
SiTime Corp0.09%
DigitalOcean Holdings Inc0.09%
Docusign Inc0.09%
Samsara Inc0.09%
Arrow Electronics Inc0.09%
Unity Software Inc0.09%
Fabrinet0.08%
Sanmina Corp0.08%
Manhattan Associates Inc0.08%
Qorvo Inc0.08%
Rambus Inc0.08%
JFrog Ltd0.08%
Littelfuse Inc0.08%
TTM Technologies Inc0.08%
Advanced Energy Industries Inc0.08%
Cognex Corp0.08%
Avnet Inc0.07%
IonQ Inc0.07%
Guidewire Software Inc0.07%
Viavi Solutions Inc0.07%
SentinelOne Inc0.07%
MaxLinear Inc0.07%
Elastic NV0.07%
InterDigital Inc0.07%
Ralliant Corp0.07%
Plexus Corp0.07%
Gitlab Inc0.07%
Silicon Laboratories Inc0.07%

Weight gaps

All 75 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in IXN and VGT, widest gap first
Holding	More in IXNMore in VGT	IXN	VGT
NVIDIANVDA	VGT +4.51 points	13.08%	17.59%
AppleAAPL	VGT +3.04 points	12.88%	15.92%
MicrosoftMSFT	VGT +1.20 points	9.96%	11.16%
Micron TechnologyMU	VGT +0.42 points	4.04%	4.46%
Lam ResearchLRCX	VGT +0.34 points	1.22%	1.56%
Applied Material IncAMAT	VGT +0.25 points	1.28%	1.53%
Intel CorporationINTC	VGT +0.24 points	1.75%	1.99%
SandiskSNDK	VGT +0.23 points	0.74%	0.97%
Palantir Technologies Class APLTR	IXN +0.18 points	1.73%	1.55%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLCSTX	VGT +0.18 points	0.61%	0.79%
International Business Machines CoIBM	IXN +0.16 points	0.93%	0.77%
Marvell TechnologyMRVL	VGT +0.15 points	0.73%	0.88%
KlaKLAC	VGT +0.14 points	0.84%	0.98%
Advanced Micro DevicesAMD	VGT +0.14 points	3.54%	3.68%
Accenture PLC Class AACN	IXN +0.13 points	0.58%	0.45%
FortinetFTNT	VGT +0.13 points	0.33%	0.46%
Texas InstrumentTXN	IXN +0.11 points	1.09%	0.98%
Arista NetworksANET	VGT +0.11 points	0.74%	0.85%
ServicenowNOW	VGT +0.11 points	0.43%	0.54%
TeradyneTER	VGT +0.09 points	0.18%	0.27%
CorningGLW	VGT +0.10 points	0.39%	0.49%
Dell Technologies Inc Class CDELL	VGT +0.10 points	0.55%	0.65%
Western Digital CorpWDC	VGT +0.06 points	0.55%	0.61%
OracleORCL	IXN +0.06 points	0.92%	0.86%
Twilio Class ATWLO	VGT +0.07 points	0.14%	0.21%
Hewlett Packard EnterpriseHPE	VGT +0.06 points	0.30%	0.36%
F5FFIV	VGT +0.06 points	0.08%	0.14%
Keysight TechnologiesKEYS	VGT +0.05 points	0.22%	0.27%
Super Micro Computer IncSMCI	VGT +0.06 points	0.07%	0.13%
Analog DevicesADI	IXN +0.06 points	0.81%	0.75%
Flex LtdFLEX	VGT +0.06 points	0.13%	0.19%
Palo Alto NetworksPANW	VGT +0.05 points	1.19%	1.24%
IntuitINTU	IXN +0.05 points	0.35%	0.30%
Monolithic Power Systems IncMPWR	VGT +0.04 points	0.23%	0.27%
Broadcom IncAVGO	IXN +0.04 points	4.15%	4.11%
Zebra Technologies Corp Class AZBRA	VGT +0.04 points	0.07%	0.11%
Cisco Systems IncCSCO	IXN +0.04 points	1.64%	1.60%
Hp IncHPQ	VGT +0.04 points	0.11%	0.15%
Qnity ElectronicsQ	VGT +0.03 points	0.10%	0.13%
Akamai Technologies IncAKAM	VGT +0.04 points	0.05%	0.09%
Godaddy Class AGDDY	VGT +0.04 points	0.05%	0.09%
Netapp IncNTAP	VGT +0.03 points	0.16%	0.19%
Tyler TechnologiesTYL	VGT +0.04 points	0.05%	0.09%
SynopsysSNPS	IXN +0.03 points	0.36%	0.33%
Cognizant Technology Solutions ClaCTSH	VGT +0.03 points	0.11%	0.14%
JabilJBL	VGT +0.03 points	0.12%	0.15%
VerisignVRSN	VGT +0.03 points	0.10%	0.13%
On Semiconductor CorpON	VGT +0.03 points	0.11%	0.14%
Trimble IncTRMB	VGT +0.03 points	0.06%	0.09%
Workday Class AWDAY	VGT +0.03 points	0.15%	0.18%
GartnerIT	VGT +0.03 points	0.05%	0.08%
CoherentCOHR	VGT +0.03 points	0.18%	0.21%
Amphenol Corp Class AAPH	VGT +0.03 points	0.77%	0.80%
First SolarFSLR	VGT +0.03 points	0.07%	0.10%
Everpure Inc Class AP	VGT +0.03 points	0.17%	0.20%
Microchip Technology IncMCHP	VGT +0.02 points	0.17%	0.19%
CienaCIEN	VGT +0.02 points	0.19%	0.21%
Te Connectivity PLCTEL	VGT +0.02 points	0.25%	0.27%
Teledyne TechnologiesTDY	VGT +0.02 points	0.12%	0.14%
Skyworks SolutionsSWKS	VGT +0.02 points	0.08%	0.10%
CdwCDW	VGT +0.02 points	0.08%	0.10%
Datadog Inc Class ADDOG	VGT +0.02 points	0.34%	0.36%
Gen DigitalGEN	VGT +0.01 points	0.06%	0.07%
Cadence Design SystemsCDNS	VGT +0.02 points	0.36%	0.38%
PtcPTC	VGT +0.02 points	0.08%	0.10%
Fair IsaacFICO	VGT +0.01 points	0.06%	0.07%
Lumentum HoldingsLITE	IXN +0.01 points	0.31%	0.30%
Adobe IncADBE	VGT +0.01 points	0.38%	0.39%
Roper TechnologiesROP	IXN +0.01 points	0.17%	0.16%
Crowdstrike Holdings Class ACRWD	Same weight	1.02%	1.02%
QualcommQCOM	Same weight	0.76%	0.76%
SalesforceCRM	Same weight	0.72%	0.72%
Nxp Semiconductors NVNXPI	Same weight	0.26%	0.26%
Motorola Solutions IncMSI	Same weight	0.31%	0.31%
AutodeskADSK	Same weight	0.20%	0.20%

All 130 IXN holdings⁠All 310 VGT 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.

IXN vs VGT Cost

Overpaying IXN vs VGT

$5,615

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

IXN 0.37%
$7,513
VGT 0.09%
$1,898

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

IXN 0.37%
VGT 0.09%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	IXN	VGT	Overpaying
10	$670	$165	$505
20	$2,590	$646	$1,944
30	$7,513	$1,898	$5,615

Expense ratio

0.37%IXN
0.09%VGT, cheaper

VGT0.09%IXN0.37%

0.08%1.00%

Middle half of Technology (Broad) funds
Median 0.45%

VGT 3rd cheapest of 23 funds

IXN 7th cheapest of 23 funds

IXN vs VGT Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): IXN 0.81%, better; VGT 0.40%
Payout (12M): IXN $1.10; VGT $0.47
Last payment: IXN $0.17; VGT $0.15
Ex-dividend: IXN Jun 15, 2026; VGT Sep 23, 2026
Paid on: IXN Jun 18, 2026; VGT Sep 25, 2026
Frequency: IXN Twice a year; VGT Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

IXNTwice a year · 20 paymentsAll IXN payments⁠

VGTQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll VGT payments⁠

IXN vs VGT Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: IXN 23.9%VGT 22.2%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: IXN 1.15VGT 1.19, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: IXN −36.3%VGT −35.1%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: IXN 1.37VGT 1.35; Market = 1

IXN and VGT in the news

All news⁠

Deep Dive
An equal-weight technology ETF beat the cap-weighted fund by 9.3 percentage points
Sep 28, 2026IXNVGT
Category Review
Equal-weight technology beat the biggest tech funds this year
Updated Oct 26, 2026VGT
Head-to-Head
QQQ vs. VGT: choose VGT for technology, QQQ for the Nasdaq-100
Oct 23, 2026VGT
New ETFs
XFUNDS Technology Income ETF is 99.1% the Vanguard Information Technology ETF
Oct 12, 2026VGT
Head-to-Head
Vanguard Information Technology ETF holds NVIDIA, Apple and Microsoft at twice the weight of Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Oct 10, 2026VGT
Sector Pulse
Materials led the sectors, pulled by Vylor and two steelmakers
Oct 5, 2026VGT

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IXN vs VGT

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it