ETF comparison
IXGvsIYG
Both Financials.
iShares Global Financials ETF · iShares U.S. Financial Services ETF
Holdings overlap
46 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IXG and IYG would leave roughly42.6%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
IYG is 1 bps cheaper than IXG. On a $100,000 position that's about $10/yr more in fees for IXG.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with IXG vs IYG.
Top shared holdings
46 shared in total| # | Holding | In IXG | In IYG | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. | 6.12% | 12.90% | 6.12% |
| 2 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 5.85% | 12.54% | 5.85% |
| 3 | VISA INC. | 3.80% | 8.23% | 3.80% |
| 4 | MASTERCARD INCORPORATED | 2.76% | 6.08% | 2.76% |
| 5 | BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | 2.48% | 5.27% | 2.48% |
| 6 | THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. | 1.99% | 4.11% | 1.99% |
| 7 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | 1.69% | 3.78% | 1.69% |
| 8 | MORGAN STANLEY | 1.67% | 3.40% | 1.67% |
| 9 | CITIGROUP INC. | 1.59% | 3.32% | 1.59% |
| 10 | AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY | 1.20% | 2.57% | 1.20% |
| 11 | THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION | 1.01% | 2.27% | 1.01% |
| 12 | BLACKROCK, INC. | 0.93% | 2.28% | 0.93% |
Only in IXG
175 total- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC2.17%
- ROYAL BANK OF CANADA1.93%
- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.1.58%
- Banco Santander, S.A.1.36%
- THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK1.36%
- COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA1.27%
- Allianz SE1.20%
- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.1.00%
- UBS Group AG0.99%
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.0.95%
Only in IYG
54 total- LPL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC.0.40%
- SOFI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.0.30%
- FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES, INC.0.29%
- EAST WEST BANCORP, INC.0.26%
- PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.0.22%
- ROCKET COMPANIES, INC.0.21%
- TRADEWEB MARKETS INC.0.19%
- THE CARLYLE GROUP INC.0.19%
- ALLY FINANCIAL INC.0.19%
- EVERCORE INC.0.18%
Open IXG or IYG at a brokerage
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.
Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.