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iShares Global Comm Services ETF (IXP)

Communications | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
117.58 USD -0.56 (-0.478%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 3:53 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 6:56 a.m. EDT

The iShares Global Comm Services ETF presents a compelling case for long-term accumulation despite recent price weakness. Fundamentally, the business has demonstrated robust resilience with a +74% cumulative gain over the last nine years and a streak of positive annual returns leading into the current period, avoiding the multi-year decline penalty that often caps ratings. The valuation appears attractive relative to book value at 1.47x, offering a margin of safety for a sector that includes global giants like SK Telecom and Meta. While the short-term technical picture is muted, trading below its 50-day and 200-day averages, the strong underlying growth trajectory and consistent dividend history suggest the market may be overreacting to temporary headwinds. The dividend yield of 3.48% provides a solid floor, though it is not yet a high-yielder. Investors should view the current dip as a buying opportunity for a high-quality compounder rather than a sign of structural deterioration.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.028811
AutoETS0.028841
AutoARIMA0.028841
AutoTheta0.032934

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 55%
H-stat 12.73
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.072
Excess Kurtosis -0.81
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 15.79

As of July 11, 2026, 6:56 a.m. EDT: Options activity is extremely thin with negligible volume and open interest across all expirations. Implied volatility is elevated for near-term puts (57%) compared to calls (6%), suggesting a slight speculative fear of downside, but the lack of positioning indicates no significant institutional or retail conviction in either direction.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.68% 3.28% 1.91% 1.82%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-15 0.812 0.677966
2025-12-16 3.116 2.602740
2025-06-16 0.498 0.458817
2024-12-17 0.856 0.853865
2024-06-11 0.446 0.508494
2023-12-20 0.469 0.634813
2023-06-07 0.457 0.683109
2022-12-13 0.191 0.337814
2022-06-09 0.589 0.906991
2021-12-13 1.163 1.426469
2021-06-10 0.317 0.368177
2020-12-14 0.409 0.553301
2020-06-15 0.297 0.486088
2019-12-16 0.447 0.733990
2019-06-17 0.889 1.575682
2018-12-18 0.871 1.695212
2018-06-19 1.295 2.394601
2017-12-21 1.035 1.708767
2017-06-20 1.026 1.726401
2016-12-22 1.282 2.186221
2016-06-21 1.078 1.742363
2015-12-29 0.055 0.093665
2015-12-21 1.136 1.984973
2015-06-24 1.061 1.667977
2014-12-19 1.078 1.773318
2014-06-24 6.370 10.162731
2013-12-17 0.980 1.489362
2013-06-25 1.345 2.306241
2012-12-17 1.140 1.984334
2012-06-20 1.584 2.819007
2011-12-19 1.308 2.450356
2011-06-21 1.725 2.902086
2010-12-20 0.993 1.721866
2010-06-21 1.474 2.955092
2009-12-21 0.879 1.622669
2009-06-22 1.333 2.904139
2008-12-22 0.966 1.946796
2008-06-23 1.428 2.249882
2007-12-24 1.521 1.959042
2006-12-21 1.512 2.412638
2005-12-23 1.231 2.519443
2004-12-23 0.668 1.261806
2003-12-22 0.646 1.461869
2003-12-16 0.160 0.364964
2002-12-23 0.640 1.695813
2001-12-24 0.015 0.029412
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.71
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0060095647
dividendYield 3.48

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 126.92
All Time Low 20.0
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 17,250
Average Daily Volume3 Month 25,649
Average Volume 25,649
Average Volume10Days 17,250
Beta3 Year 0.91
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 200
Book Value 80.095
Category Communications
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 118.51
Day Low 117.5807
Dividend Yield 3.48
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 7.445819
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 119.9734
Fifty Day Average Change -2.392395
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.019941047
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 6.822932
Fifty Two Week High 126.92
Fifty Two Week High Change -9.338997
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.07358176
Fifty Two Week Low 109.87
Fifty Two Week Low Change 7.7109985
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.07018293
Fifty Two Week Range 109.87 - 126.92
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,006,785,000,000
Five Year Average Return 0.080461904
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 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. The index is designed to measure the performance of global equities in the communication services sector. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name iShares Global Comm Services ETF
Market us_market
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_8798149
Nav Price 118.12086
Net Assets 518,793,856.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.4
Open 118.14
Phone 415-670-2000
Previous Close 118.145
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.4680192
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.564293
Regular Market Change Percent -0.477627
Regular Market Day High 118.51
Regular Market Day Low 117.5807
Regular Market Day Range 117.5807 - 118.51
Regular Market Open 118.14
Regular Market Previous Close 118.145
Regular Market Price 117.581
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,382
Regular Market Volume 9,701
Shares Outstanding 4,250,000
Short Name iShares Global Comm Services ET
Source Interval 15
Symbol IXP
Three Year Average Return 0.20506969
Total Assets 518,793,856
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.71
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0060095647
Trailing P E 15.791547
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -1.1868
Trailing Three Month Returns -1.1868
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 120.89825
Two Hundred Day Average Change -3.3172455
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.027438326
Type Disp ETF
Volume 9,701
Yield 0.0348
Ytd Return -6.22351