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About iShares International Dividend Growth ETF
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Inception date
May 17, 2016
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
IGRO provides exposure to the top 97% of market capitalization in developed and emerging markets excluding the US. IGRO focuses the potential for dividend increases rather than high current dividend yield. It tracks an index of international equities that have been increasing dividends for at least five years, but are still paying out less than 75% of earnings. Selected equities should not already be a top dividend payer (top 10% of equities within the selection universe by trailing twelve-month dividend yield) as they are expected to have room for further growth. The index undergoes quarterly rebalance and semi-annual reconstitution. IGROs sibling fund DGRO provides US exposure.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Health Technology
Utilities
Stocks99.64%
Finance26.75%
Health Technology15.09%
Utilities12.74%
Technology Services8.10%
Consumer Non-Durables6.65%
Producer Manufacturing5.99%
Electronic Technology3.75%
Process Industries3.46%
Energy Minerals3.43%
Distribution Services3.22%
Retail Trade2.11%
Communications1.47%
Non-Energy Minerals1.45%
Transportation1.38%
Commercial Services1.34%
Consumer Durables1.24%
Industrial Services1.18%
Consumer Services0.21%
Health Services0.10%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.36%
Cash0.29%
Rights & Warrants0.08%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe45.45%
Asia31.44%
North America20.62%
Oceania1.97%
Latin America0.31%
Africa0.17%
Middle East0.04%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
IGRO invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 26.75% stocks, and Health Technology, with 15.09% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Europe region.
IGRO top holdings are Roche Holding Ltd Dividend Right Cert. and Novartis AG, occupying 2.94% and 2.93% of the portfolio correspondingly.
IGRO last dividends amounted to 0.87 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.27 USD in dividends, which shows a 68.84% increase.
IGRO assets under management is 1.16 B USD. It's fallen 1.17% over the last month.
IGRO fund flows account for 332.65 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, IGRO pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.43%. The last dividend (Jun 20, 2025) amounted to 0.87 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
IGRO shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on May 17, 2016, and its management style is Passive.
IGRO expense ratio is 0.15% meaning you'd have to pay 0.15% of your investment to help manage the fund.
IGRO follows the Morningstar Global ex-US Dividend Growth Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
IGRO invests in stocks.
IGRO price has fallen by −0.67% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 11.22% increase. See more dynamics on IGRO price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.00% over the last month, showed a 8.36% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 13.38% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.00% over the last month, showed a 8.36% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 13.38% in a year.
IGRO trades at a premium (0.02%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.