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About iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF
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Inception date
Mar 13, 2001
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
IGM offers a broad coverage of the North American technology sector. Aside from conventional technology stocks, the fund also includes tech-related stocks from other sectorsspecifically internet retail companies. While IGM is a North American fund, nearly all its assets are allocated to the US. Seeking to provide a diversified exposure to the tech industry, its market-cap-weighted index caps each security's weight at 8.5%. The index is reconstituted semi-annually and rebalanced quarterly. Prior to December 24, 2018, the fund was tracking the S&P North American Technology Index. The change in index was due to a new Communications Services sector developed at the end of 2018.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Technology Services
Electronic Technology
Stocks99.88%
Technology Services58.60%
Electronic Technology37.77%
Producer Manufacturing2.25%
Commercial Services1.05%
Distribution Services0.14%
Transportation0.04%
Consumer Services0.01%
Process Industries0.01%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.12%
Cash0.11%
Corporate0.01%
Stock breakdown by region
North America97.80%
Europe2.19%
Middle East0.01%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
IGM invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Technology Services, with 58.60% stocks, and Electronic Technology, with 37.77% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
IGM top holdings are Microsoft Corporation and NVIDIA Corporation, occupying 9.09% and 8.97% of the portfolio correspondingly.
IGM last dividends amounted to 0.05 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.05 USD in dividends, which shows a 1.26% increase.
IGM assets under management is 6.10 B USD. It's risen 10.01% over the last month.
IGM fund flows account for 557.46 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, IGM pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 0.22%. The last dividend (Mar 21, 2025) amounted to 0.05 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
IGM shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Mar 13, 2001, and its management style is Passive.
IGM expense ratio is 0.41% meaning you'd have to pay 0.41% of your investment to help manage the fund.
IGM follows the S&P North American Expanded Technology Sector Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
IGM invests in stocks.
IGM price has risen by 11.97% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 17.55% increase. See more dynamics on IGM price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 11.04% over the last month, showed a 10.31% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 18.05% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 11.04% over the last month, showed a 10.31% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 18.05% in a year.
IGM trades at a premium (0.01%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.