IXP Fees and Costs — iShares Global Comm Services ETF
Data updated: 2026-08-24
The net expense ratio is 0.40%: a 0.39% management fee plus 0.01% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $38K in broker commissions, 0.0062% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 21%.
IXP Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of IXP. Prospectus, as of March 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.39% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.01% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.40% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.40% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | No |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
IXP Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in IXP, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $257 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.43% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.40%) | $42 | $132 | $230 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $2 | $4 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $7 | $23 |
| Total costs | $43 | $140 | $257 |
| Value after costs | $10,457 | $11,436 | $12,506 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.43% | 0.43% | 0.43% |
IXP Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0062%
- Total broker commissions: $38K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.1B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 21%
- Securities on loan, average value: $1.3M
- Net income from securities lending: $111K (0.018% of average net assets)
IXP Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $9K | 26.61% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $6K | 18.21% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $4K | 11.14% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $3K | 9.35% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $3K | 9.29% |
| Jefferies LLC | $2K | 6.46% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $2K | 6.12% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $2K | 5.41% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $2K | 4.54% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $970 | 2.87% |
IXP Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $374.0M | 33.06% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $342.8M | 30.30% |
| BlackRock Funds III - BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury | $209.9M | 18.56% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $146.1M | 12.92% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $42.4M | 3.75% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $11.5M | 1.01% |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $4.5M | 0.40% |
| Banco Nacional de Mexico, S. A., Integrante del Grupo Financiero Banamex | $19K | 0.00% |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.