iShares S&P Global Telecommunications Sector Index Fund (IXP)
- Global Equity | Telecommunication Funds
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Best Fit Telecommunication Funds ETFs
U.S. News evaluated 10 Telecommunication Funds ETFs and 4 make our Best Fit list. Our list highlights the best passively managed funds for long-term investors. Rankings are assigned based on comparisons with Best Fit funds in this category.
| Best Fit Scorecard | |
|---|---|
| Costs | Good |
| Tracking Error | Typical |
| Bid/Ask Ratio | Excellent |
| Holdings Diversity | Typical |
Fund Description
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P Global 1200 Telecommunications Sector IndexTM. The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the underlying index and in depositary receipts representing securities of the underlying index. The underlying index measures the performance of companies that Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies ("S&P") deems to be part of the telecommunications sector of the economy and that S&P believes are important to global markets. The fund is non-diversified.
Fund Snapshot Updated 05.22.2013
| Previous Close | $63.24 | Expense Ratio | 0.48% |
| YTD Return | 10.2% | Avg. 30-Day Volume | 50,809 |
| 1-Year Return | 19.4% | Market Cap | Loading... |
| Bid | $63.03 | Shares Outstanding | 8,050,000 |
| Ask | $63.04 | Dividends | $2.72 |
| Top 10 Holdings | |
|---|---|
| At&T Inc (T) | 16.74% |
| Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) | 12.25% |
| Vodafone Group (E:VOD) | 12.12% |
| Telstra Corp Ltd (E:TLS) | 5.16% |
| China Mobile Ltd (E:941) | 4.79% |
| Telefonica Sa (E:TEF) | 4.69% |
| America Movil Sab (E:AMX\L) | 4.42% |
| Softbank Corp (E:9984) | 4.14% |
| Nippon Tel&Tel Cp (E:9432) | 3.38% |
| Bt Group (E:BT.A) | 3.19% |
| % of Total Holdings | 70.90% |
