What does the IXI ETF do for a diversified portfolio?
The iShares IXI ETF provides investors with targeted exposure to global consumer staple companies. Think along the lines of milk, chocolate, soft drink, makeup, clothes and wine.
IXI could be used by investors to gain tactical exposure to the consumer staples sector, which includes a diverse range of companies that produce essential products. This ETF aims to track the S&P Global 1200 Consumer Staples Sector Index, before fees and expenses.
How big is the iShares IXI ETF?
The iShares IXI ETF had $190.59 million of money invested when we last pulled the monthly numbers. Given IXI’s total funds under management (FUM) figure is over $100 million, the ETF has met our minimum criteria for the total amount of money invested, otherwise known as FUM. We draw the line at $100 million for ETFs in the International shares sector because we believe that relative to smaller ETFs, achieving this amount of FUM de-risks the ETF.
IXI ETF fees reviewed
iShares charges investors a yearly management fee of 0.47% for the IXI ETF. This means that if you invested $2,000 in IXI for a full year, you could expect to pay management fees of around $9.40.
For context, the average management fee (MER) of all ETFs covered by Best ETFs Australia on our complete list of ASX ETFs is 0.5% or around $10.00 per $2,000 invested. Keep in mind, small changes in fees can make a big difference after 10 or 20 years.
Next steps
Even if you like what you see, before diving straight into buying the IXI ETF, please read the ETF’s Product Disclosure Statement (PDS). Also, be sure to take a look at our iShares IXI report for a more comprehensive overview of this ETF. While you’re on our website, use our complete list of ASX ETFs to search for a few different ETFs in the sector and conduct a side-by-side comparison using everything you’ve learned here.
