iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV)
| Assets | $10.65B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.39% |
| PE Ratio | 34.83 |
| Shares Out | 136.65M |
| Dividend (ttm) | n/a |
| Dividend Yield | n/a |
| Ex-Dividend Date | n/a |
| Payout Frequency | n/a |
| Payout Ratio | n/a |
| Volume | 20,717,472 |
| Open | 79.54 |
| Previous Close | 80.40 |
| Day's Range | 79.32 - 81.24 |
| 52-Week Low | 76.26 |
| 52-Week High | 117.99 |
| Beta | 1.20 |
| Holdings | 118 |
| 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
60.55% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | PLTR | 9.24% |
| Microsoft Corporation | MSFT | 8.33% |
| Oracle Corporation | ORCL | 8.16% |
| Salesforce, Inc. | CRM | 7.18% |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | PANW | 5.32% |
| AppLovin Corporation | APP | 4.94% |
| Intuit Inc. | INTU | 4.70% |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | NOW | 4.33% |
| CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. | CRWD | 4.20% |
| Adobe Inc. | ADBE | 4.15% |
Performance
IGV had a total return of -17.25% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 8.72%.
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