RXI ETF — iShares Global Consumer Discretionary ETF

iShares Global Consumer Discretionary ETF (RXI)

Updated October 16, 2026.

RXI is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.16%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.49%, its expense ratio is 0.37%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 94/100 (Safe). Total return is 387.5% over the past 20.1 years, 346.8 points behind SPY at 734.3%.

iShares Global Consumer Discretionary ETF tracks an index of consumer discretionary companies from around the world, holding at least 80% of its assets in the underlying index securities with no single issuer exceeding 10% of the fund's weight. The fund offers a modest current distribution rate with semi-annual payouts and carries a low expense ratio of 0.37%. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to global consumer discretionary equities with a steady distribution schedule.

RXI performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 387.5% over the past 20.1 years, 346.8 points behind SPY at 734.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -5.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 15.2%.

RXI key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

94 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.09%

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/12/2006

Expense ratio

0.37%

Distribution rate

1.16%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

1.49%

Last close

$190.65 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$298,288,934

Average volume

736776.0

Dividend

$1.106

Ex-dividend date

06/15/2026

Payment date

06/18/2026

Beta

1.03

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.16%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.49%) 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; 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.

RXI risks and drawbacks

RXI's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, 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 15.2%.

Who may consider RXI — and who may not

RXI may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (RXI pays semi-annual); 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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