iShares Global Telecom ETF (IXP)
Description
The investment seeks to track the performance of the S&P Global 1200 Communication Services 4.5/22.5/45 Capped Index. The IXP ETF contains 63 constituents. It is focused on blend holdings in the North America region.
Price $53.08 as of 2022-10-20Cost/Risk/Yield
| Dividend yield | 3.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.43% |
| Average spread | 0.396% |
| 1Y roundtrip cost | 0.826% |
Historic prices
Total Returns (including dividends)
Monthly returns heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -3.3% | -6.7% | -0.3% | -11.6% | 2.0% | -7.4% | 1.1% | -3.6% | -12.0% | 1.2% | -40.7% | ||
| 2021 | 1.4% | 4.8% | 1.9% | 5.8% | 0.2% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 3.9% | -6.0% | 0.9% | -3.9% | 1.7% | 12.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -5.5% | -10.9% | 10.8% | 5.1% | 2.5% | 5.9% | 7.1% | -5.6% | 2.1% | 8.0% | 2.5% | 22.4% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | 0.3% | 2.5% | 5.2% | -5.6% | 4.1% | 2.5% | -2.6% | 0.2% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -6.4% | -0.8% | 1.6% | -5.4% | 0.5% | 3.5% | -0.1% | 3.5% | -6.8% | 1.2% | -6.5% | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -0.8% | 0.8% | -1.4% | 4.0% | -2.5% | 4.5% | -1.1% | -0.0% | -2.4% | 3.7% | 0.7% | 6.8% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | 0.3% | 5.5% | -0.1% | 0.1% | 3.3% | 0.8% | -2.8% | -0.1% | -4.6% | -3.0% | 4.8% | 5.9% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | 4.3% | -3.9% | 5.5% | -1.2% | -1.1% | 1.2% | -4.9% | -5.2% | 7.0% | -1.4% | -1.3% | 0.8% |
| 2014 | -4.7% | 1.8% | 0.8% | 2.0% | 1.8% | -0.0% | 1.8% | 0.7% | -2.7% | 1.5% | 1.6% | -5.7% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -2.6% | 3.8% | 6.7% | -5.6% | 0.7% | 3.1% | -1.3% | 6.2% | 6.5% | -0.5% | 1.9% | 22.6% |
| 2012 | -1.1% | 2.2% | 0.2% | 0.9% | -3.9% | 8.1% | 3.2% | 0.1% | 2.3% | -4.2% | -0.0% | 0.1% | 7.8% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 2.9% | -1.2% | -0.7% | -2.1% | -3.3% | -5.4% | 6.4% | -0.9% | -0.2% | 1.5% |
| 13.8% | -6.4% | 2.0% | 28.2% | -9.7% | 9.5% | 25.5% | -8.0% | -24.8% | 10.1% | 7.7% | 0.6% |
Historical Dividends
Monthly dividend heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.59 | 0.59 | |||||||||||
| 2021 | 0.32 | 1.16 | 1.48 | ||||||||||
| 2020 | 0.30 | 0.41 | 0.71 | ||||||||||
| 2019 | 0.89 | 0.45 | 1.34 | ||||||||||
| 2018 | 1.29 | 0.87 | 2.17 | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 2.06 | ||||||||||
| 2016 | 1.08 | 1.28 | 2.36 | ||||||||||
| 2015 | 1.06 | 1.14 | 2.20 | ||||||||||
| 2014 | 6.37 | 1.08 | 7.45 | ||||||||||
| 2013 | 1.34 | 0.98 | 2.33 | ||||||||||
| 2012 | 1.58 | 1.14 | 2.72 | ||||||||||
| 2011 | 1.73 | 1.31 | 3.03 | ||||||||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.58 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.85 |
Sectors and Top Holdings
| Security | % Assets |
|---|---|
| Meta Platforms Inc. Class A | 15.50% |
| Alphabet Inc. Class A | 12.21% |
| Alphabet Inc. Class C | 11.45% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 5.52% |
| Netflix, Inc. | 5.34% |
| Verizon Communications Inc. | 4.58% |
| Walt Disney Company | 4.37% |
| Comcast Corporation Class A | 4.13% |
| AT&T Inc. | 4.07% |
| Charter Communications, Inc. Class A | 1.92% |
| SoftBank Group Corp. | 1.58% |
| T-Mobile US, Inc. | 1.53% |
| Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation | 1.52% |
| Activision Blizzard, Inc. | 1.39% |
| Deutsche Telekom AG | 1.37% |
| Top 15 Weights | 76.48% |
Compare with similar ETFs
| IXP | ESGV | FCTR | GOAT | JUST | XLC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product name | iShares Global Telecom ETF | Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF | First Trust Lunt U.S. Factor Rotation ETF | VanEck Vectors Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF | Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF | Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard | First Trust | VanEck | Goldman Sachs | SPDR |
| Price | $53.08 | $65.11 | $27.78 | $29.7206 | $52.8441 | $49.83 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.43% |  0.12% |  0.65% | 0.52% | 0.2% | 0.12% |
| Average Spread | 0.396% | 0.046% | 0.216% | 0.101% | 0.170% | 0.020% |
| AUM | $191,953,000 | $4,386,250,000 | $576,181,000 | $14,827,000 | $219,846,000 | $9,317,030,000 |
| Shares | 3,616,297 | 67,366,836 | 20,740,844 | 498,878 | 4,160,277 | 186,976,339 |
| Average Daily Volume | 163,762 | 409,113 | 77,077 | 10,897 | 7,053 | 6,991,027 |
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| Inception Date | 2001-11-12 | 2018-09-18 | 2018-07-25 | 2018-10-30 | 2018-06-07 | 2018-06-18 |
| Index Tracked | S&P Global 1200 Communication Services 4.5/22.5/45 Capped Index | FTSE US All Cap Choice Index | Lunt Capital Large Cap Factor Rotation Index | Morningstar Global Wide Moat Focus Index | JUST U.S. Large Cap Diversified Index | Communication Services Select Sector Index |
| Category | Large Cap Growth Equities | Large Cap Growth Equities | Large Cap Growth Equities | Large Cap Growth Equities | Large Cap Growth Equities | Large Cap Growth Equities |
| Asset Class | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity |
| Asset Class Size | Large Caps | Large Caps | Large Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large Caps | Large Caps |
| Value or Growth | Blend | Growth | Growth | Blend | Blend | Blend |
| Region | North America | North America | North America | North America | North America | North America |
| Countries | Broad | U.S. | U.S. | Broad | U.S. | U.S. |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $1.752 | $0.879 | $0.315 | $0 | $0.806 | $0.57 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 0.033% | 0.014% | 0.011% | 0.000% | 0.015% | 0.011% |
| Number of Holdings | 63 | 1545 | 175 | 73 | 441 | 22 |
| YTD Return | -34.88% | -25.26% | -20.96% | -23.88% | -21.81% | -35.40% |
| Beta | 0.70 | 1.02 | 1.05 | 0.84 | 0.97 | 1.02 |
| Upside Beta | 0.36 | 0.53 | 0.63 | 0.48 | 0.56 | 0.49 |
| Downside Beta | 0.31 | 0.59 | 0.60 | -0.31 | 0.55 | 0.40 |
| Volatility 1Y | 24.96% | 24.92% | 24.21% | 20.46% | 22.55% | 28.34% |
| Sharpe Ratio 3Y | -0.24 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.00 | 0.56 | -0.08 |
| Treynor Ratio 3Y | -0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |