iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV)
| Assets | $12.33B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.39% |
| PE Ratio | 34.39 |
| Shares Out | 142.35M |
| Dividend (ttm) | n/a |
| Dividend Yield | n/a |
| Ex-Dividend Date | n/a |
| Payout Frequency | n/a |
| Payout Ratio | n/a |
| Volume | 18,327,300 |
| Open | 88.59 |
| Previous Close | 88.44 |
| Day's Range | 87.10 - 88.83 |
| 52-Week Low | 73.93 |
| 52-Week High | 117.99 |
| Beta | 1.12 |
| Holdings | 116 |
| Inception Date | Jul 10, 2001 |
About IGV
Fund Home PageThe iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in information technology equity. The fund tracks a market-cap-weighted index of US and Canadian software companies. IGV was launched on Jul 10, 2001 and is issued by BlackRock.
Top 10 Holdings
59.34% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Oracle Corporation | ORCL | 8.91% |
| Microsoft Corporation | MSFT | 8.66% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | PLTR | 8.04% |
| Salesforce, Inc. | CRM | 6.74% |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | PANW | 5.73% |
| AppLovin Corporation | APP | 4.88% |
| CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. | CRWD | 4.55% |
| Adobe Inc. | ADBE | 4.08% |
| Intuit Inc. | INTU | 4.06% |
| Synopsys, Inc. | SNPS | 3.71% |
Performance
IGV had a total return of -11.26% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.13%.
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