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IXG

iShares Global Financials ETF

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IXG

iShares Global Financials ETF

How To Buy

Overview

Why IXG?

1. Exposure to companies that provide financial services to commercial and retail customers, including banks, investment funds, and insurance companies

 

2. Targeted access to financial stocks from around the world

 

3. Use to express a global sector view

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The iShares Global Financials ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities in the financials sector.
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Performance

Performance

  • Returns

  1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
Total Return (%) Total return represents changes to the NAV and accounts for distributions from the fund. -8.02 10.35 4.32 11.40 3.48
Market Price (%) Market price return represents changes to the midpoint price and accounts for distributions from the fund. The midpoint is the average of the bid-ask prices at 4:00 PM ET (when NAV is normally determined for most funds). -8.40 10.44 4.29 11.31 3.47
Benchmark (%) Index: S&P Global 1200 Financials Sector Index(TM). Historical index data prior to 1/31/2013 is based on currency exchange (FX) rates corresponding to 5:15PM ET; index data on and after 1/31/2013 is based on FX rates corresponding to World Market Reuters (WMR) 4:00PM London. -8.06 10.43 4.37 11.50 3.54
After Tax Pre-Liq. (%) Return after taxes on distributions. Assumes fund shares have not been sold. -8.54 9.81 3.81 10.96 3.12
After Tax Post-Liq. (%) Return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares. -4.21 8.15 3.41 9.59 2.90
  YTD 1m 3m 6m 1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
Total Return (%) Total return represents changes to the NAV and accounts for distributions from the fund. 8.05 -2.69 8.05 -5.71 -8.02 34.36 23.55 194.24 81.22
Market Price (%) Market price return represents changes to the midpoint price and accounts for distributions from the fund. The midpoint is the average of the bid-ask prices at 4:00 PM ET (when NAV is normally determined for most funds). 8.02 -2.64 8.02 -5.67 -8.40 34.70 23.38 191.95 80.95
Benchmark (%) Index: S&P Global 1200 Financials Sector Index(TM). Historical index data prior to 1/31/2013 is based on currency exchange (FX) rates corresponding to 5:15PM ET; index data on and after 1/31/2013 is based on FX rates corresponding to World Market Reuters (WMR) 4:00PM London. 8.01 -2.71 8.01 -5.78 -8.06 34.68 23.83 196.98 83.00
After Tax Pre-Liq. (%) Return after taxes on distributions. Assumes fund shares have not been sold. 8.05 -2.69 8.05 -5.92 -8.54 32.40 20.56 182.92 70.48
After Tax Post-Liq. (%) Return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares. 4.77 -1.59 4.77 -3.19 -4.21 26.49 18.28 149.88 64.31
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Total Return (%) Total return represents changes to the NAV and accounts for distributions from the fund. 3.42 -4.39 12.27 23.43 -15.97
Market Price (%) Market price return represents changes to the midpoint price and accounts for distributions from the fund. The midpoint is the average of the bid-ask prices at 4:00 PM ET (when NAV is normally determined for most funds). 2.62 -3.96 12.32 23.57 -16.10
Benchmark (%) Index: S&P Global 1200 Financials Sector Index(TM). Historical index data prior to 1/31/2013 is based on currency exchange (FX) rates corresponding to 5:15PM ET; index data on and after 1/31/2013 is based on FX rates corresponding to World Market Reuters (WMR) 4:00PM London. 3.57 -4.50 12.45 23.49 -15.93
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

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The Hypothetical Growth of $10,000 chart reflects a hypothetical $10,000 investment and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Fund expenses, including management fees and other expenses were deducted.

The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted, and numbers may reflect small variances due to rounding. Standardized performance and performance data current to the most recent month end may be found in the Performance section.