iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV)
| Assets | $15.91B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.39% |
| PE Ratio | 35.12 |
| Shares Out | 157.00M |
| Dividend (ttm) | n/a |
| Dividend Yield | n/a |
| Ex-Dividend Date | n/a |
| Payout Frequency | n/a |
| Payout Ratio | n/a |
| Volume | 14,992,863 |
| Open | 90.63 |
| Previous Close | 90.92 |
| Day's Range | 88.96 - 91.20 |
| 52-Week Low | 73.93 |
| 52-Week High | 117.99 |
| Beta | 1.17 |
| 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
60.57% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Oracle Corporation | ORCL | 9.08% |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | PANW | 8.41% |
| Microsoft Corporation | MSFT | 7.75% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | PLTR | 6.95% |
| CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. | CRWD | 6.57% |
| Salesforce, Inc. | CRM | 5.80% |
| AppLovin Corporation | APP | 4.83% |
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | CDNS | 3.93% |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | NOW | 3.80% |
| Fortinet, Inc. | FTNT | 3.45% |
Performance
IGV had a total return of -14.26% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.21%.
News
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Options Corner: IGV ETF Amid Cooling SaaS-pocalypse
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Cramer explains the divergence in tech stocks – and why software may continue to lag
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Wall Street analysts and corporate executives increasingly say investors need to get more specific about their software stock picks.
Software stocks fall as fear of AI disruption is back in full force
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Software firms are on the defensive as AI accelerates
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Orlando Bravo: Many software companies in the public markets will be disrupted by AI
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Dan Ives: This is the most disconnected trade I've seen in my career
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