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iShares Global Financials ETF (IXG)

Financial | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
129.45 USD +0.21 (0.162%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 3:59 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 129.70 +0.25 (0.192%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 5:05 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 5:13 a.m. EDT

The iShares Global Financials ETF is currently exhibiting a powerful short-term momentum surge, driven by a decisive break above key moving averages and a massive shift in speculative sentiment. The price action over the last two weeks shows a clear recovery from mid-month lows, closing near the 52-week high, which validates the technical setup. Crucially, the options market confirms this bullish thesis with virtually no hedging activity; traders are positioning for upside without deploying capital to protect against a drop. While the statistical forecasting model offers only moderate confidence due to recent price noise, the confluence of strong relative strength, a healthy 2.27% yield providing a floor, and a robust long-term trajectory of +131% over nine years makes this a high-conviction entry for the near term. The asset is trading at a reasonable 15.6x earnings, suggesting the rally is supported by value rather than pure speculation.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.013790
MSTL_63_1260.016158
AutoARIMA0.016273
AutoETS0.016332
MSTL0.016528
MSTL_1260.018959
MSTL_630.021440

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 6.48
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.005
Excess Kurtosis 0.37
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 15.66

As of July 11, 2026, 5:13 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish, with zero put volume and significant call buying concentrated in October and January expirations. The lack of protective puts suggests a 'naked' long bias, while the heavy call volume at strikes above the current price indicates a bet on continued appreciation rather than a hedge against downside risk.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.42% 2.32% 2.55% 2.87%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-15 1.763 1.422004
2025-12-16 1.069 0.895760
2025-06-16 1.398 1.301070
2024-12-17 1.074 1.100297
2024-06-11 1.460 1.728424
2023-12-20 0.928 1.211172
2023-06-07 1.132 1.619456
2022-12-13 1.068 1.502110
2022-06-09 1.537 2.206115
2021-12-30 0.035 0.043712
2021-12-13 1.034 1.322082
2021-06-10 0.280 0.352201
2020-12-14 0.604 0.958882
2020-06-15 0.784 1.473407
2019-12-16 0.819 1.192661
2019-06-17 1.152 1.858364
2018-12-18 0.638 1.119888
2018-06-19 1.146 1.749886
2017-12-21 0.652 0.933830
2017-06-20 0.828 1.337858
2016-12-22 0.408 0.701513
2016-06-21 0.867 1.751515
2015-12-21 0.669 1.280628
2015-06-24 0.808 1.368332
2014-12-19 0.529 0.933969
2014-06-24 0.813 1.419344
2013-12-17 0.486 0.906716
2013-06-25 0.719 1.504814
2012-12-17 0.417 0.935397
2012-06-20 0.717 1.885354
2011-12-19 0.468 1.375661
2011-06-21 0.743 1.650378
2010-12-20 0.407 0.903441
2010-06-21 0.566 1.340597
2009-12-21 0.384 0.858292
2009-06-22 0.449 1.264789
2008-12-22 0.659 1.990335
2008-06-23 1.356 2.177264
2007-12-24 2.780 3.473263
2006-12-21 1.212 1.364404
2005-12-23 1.196 1.610124
2004-12-23 0.895 1.348501
2003-12-22 1.311 2.306474
2003-12-16 0.143 0.250044
2002-12-23 0.571 1.299499
2001-12-24 0.043 0.083593
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.888
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0068709375
dividendYield 2.27

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 130.29
All Time Low 18.72
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 55,960
Average Daily Volume3 Month 30,563
Average Volume 30,563
Average Volume10Days 55,960
Beta3 Year 0.79
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 200
Book Value 78.325
Category Financial
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 129.98
Day Low 129.12
Dividend Yield 2.27
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 8.265512
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 123.1862
Fifty Day Average Change 6.263794
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.05084818
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 16.21257
Fifty Two Week High 130.29
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.83999634
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0064471285
Fifty Two Week Low 109.05
Fifty Two Week Low Change 20.399994
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.18707009
Fifty Two Week Range 109.05 - 130.29
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,006,785,000,000
Five Year Average Return 0.1387789
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fund Family iShares
Fund Inception Date 1,005,523,200
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund generally invests 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 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 companies that the index provider deems to be part of the financials sector of the economy and that the index provider believes are important to global markets.
Long Name iShares Global Financials ETF
Market us_market
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_8798082
Nav Price 128.63919
Net Assets 585,764,610.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.41
Open 129.73
Phone 415-670-2000
Post Market Change 0.24900818
Post Market Change Percent 0.19235858
Post Market Price 129.699
Post Market Time 1,783,976,700
Previous Close 129.24
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.652729
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.209991
Regular Market Change Percent 0.162482
Regular Market Day High 129.98
Regular Market Day Low 129.12
Regular Market Day Range 129.12 - 129.98
Regular Market Open 129.73
Regular Market Previous Close 129.24
Regular Market Price 129.45
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,764
Regular Market Volume 201,357
Shares Outstanding 5,450,000
Short Name iShares Global Financial ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol IXG
Three Year Average Return 0.25066862
Total Assets 585,764,608
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.888
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0068709375
Trailing P E 15.661461
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 10.81833
Trailing Three Month Returns 10.81833
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 119.14995
Two Hundred Day Average Change 10.300049
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.08644611
Type Disp ETF
Volume 201,357
Yield 0.0227
Ytd Return 4.61475