# iShares U.S. Digital Infrastructure and Real Estate ETF (IDGT): ETF Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/idgt for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: IShares · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Passive Index · Inception: 2001-07-10 iShares Trust - iShares U.S. Digital Infrastructure and Real Estate ETF is an exchange traded fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. It is managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors. The fund invests in public equity markets of the United States. The fund invests in stocks of companies operating across information technology, software and services, software, application software, office and home productivity software, networking and telecommunications software, technology hardware and equipment, communications equipment, telephone and telecommunications equipment, networking equipment, communication serv... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $111.99 | | Expense Ratio | 0.37% | | Assets Under Management | $500.3M | | NAV | $109.95 | | Holdings Count | 25 | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 0.82% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.92 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Quarterly | | 52-Week Range | $82.45 – $133.05 | | Beta | 1.17 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.2135 /share - Ex-date: 2026-09-15 - Pay date: 2026-09-18 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does IDGT invest in? iShares Trust - iShares U.S. Digital Infrastructure and Real Estate ETF is an exchange traded fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. It is managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors. The fund invests in public equity markets of the United States. The fund invests in stocks of companies operating across information technology, software and services, software, application software, office and home productivity software, networking and telecommunications software, technology hardware and equipment, communications equipment, telephone and telecommunications equipment, networking equipment, communication services, telecommunication services sectors. The fund invests in growth and value stocks of companies across diversified market capitalization. It seeks to track the performance of the S&P Data Center, Tower REIT and Communications Equipment Index, by using representative sampling technique. iShares Trust - iShares U.S. Digital Infrastructure and Real Estate ETF was formed on July 10, 2001 and is domiciled in the United States. ### What is the expense ratio of IDGT? iShares U.S. Digital Infrastructure and Real Estate ETF (IDGT) charges an expense ratio of 0.37%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is IDGT? iShares U.S. Digital Infrastructure and Real Estate ETF (IDGT) manages $500.3M in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is IDGT actively managed or an index fund? IDGT is a passive index fund. It tracks a published benchmark by holding the constituents in their published weights. Index funds typically charge low expense ratios (IDGT's is 0.37%) because there's no security selection cost. ### When was IDGT launched? iShares U.S. Digital Infrastructure and Real Estate ETF (IDGT) launched in July 2001 and is managed by IShares. ### How has IDGT performed? IDGT's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does IDGT pay a dividend? iShares U.S. Digital Infrastructure and Real Estate ETF (IDGT) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 0.82%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does IDGT pay dividends? iShares U.S. Digital Infrastructure and Real Estate ETF pays dividends Quarterly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is IDGT's dividend yield? IDGT's trailing-twelve-month yield is 0.82%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is IDGT's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for IDGT was 2026-09-15. The next ex-date typically follows Quarterly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will IDGT's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.37% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does IDGT charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from IDGT's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does IDGT cost more than a fund like VOO? IDGT is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 0.37%). Differences from broad-market ETFs like VOO usually come from index licensing fees, asset class (bond funds typically run cheaper than equity), or fund scale (smaller funds spread fixed operating costs across less AUM). ### Are there cheaper alternatives to IDGT? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists ETFs following the same investment strategy as IDGT (0.37%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/idgt - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/idgt/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/idgt/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/idgt/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/idgt/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.