IDGT ETF — iShares U.S. Digital Infrastructure and Real Estate ETF

iShares U.S. Digital Infrastructure and Real Estate ETF (IDGT)

Updated October 16, 2026.

IDGT is an ETF that tracks the Morningstar U.S. Technology and Communications Infrastructure Select Index. its distribution rate is 0.79%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.85%, its expense ratio is 0.37%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 74/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 209.5% over the past 25.3 years, 673.6 points behind SPY at 883.1%.

This ETF tracks the Morningstar U.S. Technology and Communications Infrastructure Select Index, providing exposure to U.S.-listed digital infrastructure real estate investment trusts and companies involved in owning and managing data centers, telecommunications towers, and related equipment. The fund carries a low distribution rate and makes quarterly distributions, with an expense ratio of 0.37%. It appeals to investors seeking targeted exposure to the digital infrastructure real estate sector.

IDGT performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 209.5% over the past 25.3 years, 673.6 points behind SPY at 883.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 25.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 18.2%.

IDGT key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

74 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.58%

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/10/2001

Expense ratio

0.37%

Distribution rate

0.79%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.85%

Last close

$108.18 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$534,951,100

Average volume

11346.0

Dividend

$0.213

Ex-dividend date

09/15/2026

Payment date

09/18/2026

Beta

1.27

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.79%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.85%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: iShares; Index: Morningstar U.S. Technology and Communications Infrastructure Select Index; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

IDGT risks and drawbacks

IDGT's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 18.2%.

Who may consider IDGT — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (IDGT pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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Frequently asked questions

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