iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV)
| Assets | $14.73B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.38% |
| PE Ratio | 40.47 |
| Shares Out | 134.45M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $0.02 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.02% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Payout Frequency | n/a |
| Payout Ratio | 0.61% |
| Volume | 4,865,357 |
| Open | 113.00 |
| Previous Close | 112.67 |
| Day's Range | 110.92 - 113.70 |
| 52-Week Low | 73.93 |
| 52-Week High | 117.76 |
| Beta | 1.20 |
| Holdings | 112 |
| 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
61.49% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | PANW | 9.62% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | PLTR | 9.50% |
| CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. | CRWD | 8.70% |
| Microsoft Corporation | MSFT | 8.38% |
| Oracle Corporation | ORCL | 6.74% |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | NOW | 4.38% |
| Fortinet, Inc. | FTNT | 3.93% |
| Salesforce, Inc. | CRM | 3.83% |
| Datadog, Inc. | DDOG | 3.21% |
| Synopsys, Inc. | SNPS | 3.20% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2026 | $0.01683 | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Jun 7, 2023 | $0.0051 | Jun 13, 2023 |
| Jun 9, 2022 | $0.00469 | Jun 15, 2022 |
| Jun 15, 2020 | $0.01389 | Jun 19, 2020 |
| Mar 25, 2020 | $0.23407 | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Jun 17, 2019 | $0.00928 | Jun 21, 2019 |
Performance
IGV had a total return of -0.70% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.97%.
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