iShares Global Financials ETF (IXG)

NYSE Arca: IXGExchange-traded fund from iShares.

  • Expense ratio0.43%
  • Net assets$695.3M
  • Dividend yield2.27%
  • 1-year return+17.29%
  • Holdings222

IXG ETF price chart

IXG quote & trading statistics

IXG performance

Total return · as of October 17, 2026
  • YTD+8.16%
  • 1 year+17.29%
  • 3 years+26.08%/yr
  • 5 years+13.01%/yr
  • 10 years+12.53%/yr
1Y volatility
13.08%
3Y volatility
12.52%
3Y Sharpe ratio
1.46

Returns include reinvested distributions; 3-, 5- and 10-year figures are annualized.

IXG top 10 holdings

iShares Global Financials ETF largest holdings by weight
#SymbolNameWeight
1BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway Inc6.46%
2JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co5.98%
3VVisa Inc. Class A4.61%
4MAMastercard Inc3.23%
5BACBank of America Corp2.27%
6HSBAHSBC Holdings PLC2.17%
7GSGoldman Sachs Group Inc1.78%
8RYRoyal Bank of Canada1.72%
98306Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc1.68%
10WFCWells Fargo & Company1.65%

The top 10 holdings make up 31.5% of the fund (222 holdings in total). As of October 17, 2026.

IXG sector weights

Financial Services
100.7%
Technology
1.1%
Industrials
0.4%

IXG region weights

North America
58.3%
Europe Developed
18.6%
Japan
6.6%
United Kingdom
5.2%
Asia Developed
4.3%
Australasia
3.6%
Asia Emerging
2.4%
Latin America
1.6%

IXG asset allocation

Non-U.S. stocks
50.3%
U.S. stocks
47.7%
Cash
0.5%
Other
0.2%

IXG market-cap breakdown

Mega cap
48.9%
Large cap
34.8%
Mid cap
15.8%
Small cap
0.5%

About iShares Global Financials ETF

The fund seeks to track the investment results of the S&P Global 1200 Financials (Sector) Capped IndexTM, which measures the performance of companies that S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (the "index provider" or "SPDJI"), a subsidiary of S&P Global, Inc., deems to be part of the financials sector of the economy and that SPDJI believes are important to global markets. The underlying index is a subset of the S&P Global 1200, which is designed to measure the performance of large-capitalization stocks from major global markets, as determined by SPDJI.

IXG ETF FAQ

What is the IXG expense ratio?

iShares Global Financials ETF has a net expense ratio of 0.43%, or $43.00 a year for every $10,000 invested.

How much money is in IXG?

iShares Global Financials ETF has about $695.3M in net assets.

What are the top holdings of IXG?

The largest positions in IXG are Berkshire Hathaway Inc (6.46%), JPMorgan Chase & Co (5.98%), Visa Inc. Class A (4.61%). The fund holds 222 securities in total.

How has IXG performed?

IXG returned +17.29% over the past year and +13.01% a year over the past five years, including reinvested distributions.

Does IXG pay dividends?

IXG has a dividend yield of 2.27% and pays distributions semi annual.

When was IXG launched?

iShares Global Financials ETF began trading on November 12, 2001.

ETFs similar to IXG

Funds that track the same index or whose top-10 holdings overlap most with IXG's. Overlap: shared top-10 weight as a share of the larger top-10 total of the two funds.

ETFs with holdings most similar to IXG, compared by expense ratio, assets and 1-year return
SymbolFundOverlapExpense ratioNet assets1-year return
IXGiShares Global Financials ETF—0.43%$695.3M+17.29%
UYGProShares Ultra Financials78%0.93%$752.0M+10.29%
TRUFVanEck Financials TruSector ETF74%—$579,001—
SEFProShares Short Financials63%0.95%$17.4M-0.90%
SKFProShares UltraShort Financials63%0.93%$10.3M-6.64%
VFHVanguard Financials ETF54%0.10%$13.15B+9.22%
FNCLFidelity MSCI Financials ETF54%0.07%$2.24B+9.22%