ETF Evaluator: iShares U.S. Digital Infras & RE ETF (IDGT) Follow This ETF

iShares U.S. Digital Infras & RE ETF Overview

iShares U.S. Digital Infras & RE ETF (IDGT) is a passively managed Sector Equity Technology exchange-traded fund (ETF). iShares launched the ETF in 2001.

The investment seeks to track the investment results of the S&P Data Center, Tower REIT and Communications Equipment Index composed of US-listed companies engaged in the owning, operating, developing, or providing of infrastructure for the storage, processing, transmission and/or access of digital data and services. The underlying index which measures the performance of stocks of U.S.-listed companies, as well as U.S.-listed ADRs of foreign companies from developed markets, involved in the ownership and management of data centers, telecommunication towers, and related equipment, as determined by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. The fund is non-diversified.

About iShares U.S. Digital Infras & RE ETF (IDGT)

There are 4 members of the management team with an average tenure of 4.34 years: Jennifer Hsui (2012), Peter Sietsema (2025), Matt Waldron (2025) and Steven White (2025). Management tenure is more important for actively managed ETFs than passive index ETFs.

The ETF has 2 primary benchmarks: S&P US TMI TR USD index with a weighting of 100% and S&P DC Tower REIT and Comm Eq TR USD index with a weighting of 100%. iShares U.S. Digital Infras & RE ETF has 30 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 60.1% of the ETF’s assets. The ETF meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a nondiversified fund. The ETF is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

iShares U.S. Digital Infras & RE ETF is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the Sector Equity ETF group. iShares U.S. Digital Infras & RE ETF has 6.4% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 93.5% There is 6.4% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). iShares U.S. Digital Infras & RE ETF has 0.2% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $502 million in total assets, which is below the $3 billion average for the Technology category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

IDGT Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The iShares U.S. Digital Infras & RE ETF expense ratio is below average compared to funds in the Technology category. iShares U.S. Digital Infras & RE ETF has an expense ratio of 0.39%, which is 27% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a B. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. iShares U.S. Digital Infras & RE ETF has a portfolio turnover rate of 59%, which indicates that it holds its assets around / 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 36% for the Technology category.

Recently, in the month of June 2026, iShares U.S. Digital Infras & RE ETF returned -7.0%, which earned it a grade of F, as the Technology category had an average return of 0.0%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all ETFs in that category.

iShares U.S. Digital Infras & RE ETF has a trailing yield of 0.76%, which is above the 0.49% category average. The fund normally distributes its income quarterly and its capital gains annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

iShares U.S. Digital Infras & RE ETF Grades

Year to date, the ETF has returned 41.3%, 6.1 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of B. The fund has returned 45.6% over the past year (grade of C), 20.7% over the past three years (grade of D) and 11.4% per year over the past five years (grade of C) and 13.9% per year over the past 10 years (grade of F).

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