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iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF Overview

iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF (KXI) is a passively managed Sector Equity Consumer Defensive exchange-traded fund (ETF). iShares launched the ETF in 2006.

The investment seeks to track the S&P Global 1200 Consumer Staples (Sector) Capped IndexTM. The fund generally invests at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents. The index measures the performance of global equities in the consumer staples sector.

About iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF (KXI)

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 Glb 1200 Cons Stpl Sec Cpd NR USD index with a weighting of 100%. iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF has 112 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 48.9% 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 Consumer Staples ETF is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the Sector Equity ETF group. iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF has 40.6% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 58.9% There is 40.6% 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 Consumer Staples ETF has 0.5% 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 Consumer Defensive 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.

KXI 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 Consumer Staples ETF expense ratio is below average compared to funds in the Consumer Defensive category. iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF has an expense ratio of 0.38%, which is the same as its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a C. 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 Consumer Staples ETF has a portfolio turnover rate of 17%, which indicates that it holds its assets around / 0.1 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 31% for the Consumer Defensive category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF returned 2.4%, which earned it a grade of C, as the Consumer Defensive category had an average return of 2.5%. 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 Consumer Staples ETF has a trailing yield of 2.32%, which is above the 1.89% 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 Consumer Staples ETF Grades

Year to date, the ETF has returned 8.5%, 2.7 percentage points worse than the category, which translates into a grade of D. The fund has returned 11.2% over the past year (grade of A), 6.4% over the past three years (grade of C) and 4.8% per year over the past five years (grade of C) and 5.8% per year over the past 10 years (grade of D).

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