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iShares Global Industrials ETF Overview

iShares Global Industrials ETF (EXI) is a passively managed Sector Equity Industrials exchange-traded fund (ETF). iShares launched the ETF in 2006.

The investment seeks to track the investment results of the S&P Global 1200 Industrials (Sector) Capped IndexTM. The index measures the performance of companies that the index Provider or SPDJI, deems to be part of the industrials sector of the economy and that SPDJI believes are important to global markets. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its index and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents.

About iShares Global Industrials ETF (EXI)

There are 4 members of the management team with an average tenure of 4.50 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 Global BMI TR USD index with a weighting of 100% and S&P Global 1200 Industrials Sec Cap USD index with a weighting of 100%. iShares Global Industrials ETF has 243 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 23.7% of the ETF’s assets. The ETF meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The ETF is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

iShares Global Industrials ETF is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the Sector Equity ETF group. iShares Global Industrials ETF has 43.9% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 55.8% There is 43.9% 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 Global Industrials ETF has 0.2% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $1 billion in total assets, which is below the $1 billion average for the Industrials 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.

EXI 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 Global Industrials ETF expense ratio is below average compared to funds in the Industrials category. iShares Global Industrials ETF has an expense ratio of 0.38%, which is 25% 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 Global Industrials ETF has a portfolio turnover rate of 6%, which indicates that it holds its assets around / 0.2 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 40% for the Industrials category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, iShares Global Industrials ETF returned -1.3%, which earned it a grade of B, as the Industrials category had an average return of -4.0%. 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 Global Industrials ETF has a trailing yield of 1.07%, which is below the 1.11% category average. The fund normally distributes its income semi-annually 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 Global Industrials ETF Grades

Year to date, the ETF has returned 14.1%, 1.4 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of C. The fund has returned 19.8% over the past year (grade of C), 18.8% over the past three years (grade of C) and 12.0% per year over the past five years (grade of C) and 12.3% per year over the past 10 years (grade of D).

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