iShares S&P Global Telecommunications Sector Index Fund (IXP)

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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.

How we identify Best Fit Funds

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%

Sector Breakdown

Geographic Breakdown

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Best Fit Telecommunication Funds

1

Vanguard Telecommunication Services Index Fund (VOX)

2

iShares S&P North American Technology-Multimedia Networking Index Fund (IGN)

3

iShares S&P Global Telecommunications Sector Index Fund (IXP)

4

iShares Dow Jones US Telecommunications Sector Index Fund (IYZ)

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