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About iShares North American Natural Resources ETF
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Inception date
Oct 22, 2001
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
IGE holds a portfolio of US-listed natural resources companies that operate in US and Canada. The underlying index includes energy and materials sector excluding the chemicals industry, and steel sub-industry as defined by GICS. Specifically, producers of oil, gas and consumable fuels, providers of energy equipment and services, metals and mining companies, manufacturers of paper and forest products, and producers of construction materials, containers and packaging. The underlying index undergoes semi-annual reconstitution. During quarterly rebalance certain caps are applied: each company has a 10% cap while the aggregate weight of the companies in the underlying index with a weight greater than 4.5% cannot exceed 45%.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Energy Minerals
Non-Energy Minerals
Industrial Services
Stocks99.41%
Energy Minerals46.20%
Non-Energy Minerals22.24%
Industrial Services22.03%
Process Industries6.46%
Utilities1.34%
Miscellaneous0.87%
Transportation0.13%
Producer Manufacturing0.08%
Distribution Services0.06%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.59%
Cash0.59%
Corporate0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
North America98.28%
Europe1.72%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
IGE invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Energy Minerals, with 46.20% stocks, and Non-Energy Minerals, with 22.24% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
IGE top holdings are Exxon Mobil Corporation and Chevron Corporation, occupying 9.45% and 8.84% of the portfolio correspondingly.
IGE last dividends amounted to 0.24 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.27 USD in dividends, which shows a 9.79% decrease.
IGE assets under management is 596.01 M USD. It's risen 0.58% over the last month.
IGE fund flows account for 50.43 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, IGE pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.58%. The last dividend (Mar 21, 2025) amounted to 0.24 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
IGE shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Oct 22, 2001, and its management style is Passive.
IGE expense ratio is 0.41% meaning you'd have to pay 0.41% of your investment to help manage the fund.
IGE follows the S&P North American Natural Resources Sector. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
IGE invests in stocks.
IGE price has risen by 1.29% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a −3.68% decrease. See more dynamics on IGE price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a −3.55% decrease in three-month performance and has decreased by −1.52% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a −3.55% decrease in three-month performance and has decreased by −1.52% in a year.
IGE trades at a premium (0.02%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.