- CEO
- Cheuk Hang Chow
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- 400 Howard Street San Francisco CA United States of America 94105
- IPO Date
- Aug 27, 2001
- Business
- iShares Trust - iShares U.S. Digital Infrastructure and Real Estate ETF (IDGT) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the investment results of the S&P Data Center, Tower REIT and Communications Equipment Index, comprising U.S.-listed companies engaged in the owning, operating, developing, or providing of infrastructure for the storage, processing, transmission, and access of digital data and services. The ETF offers exposure to a portfolio of equities in sectors including data center REITs such as Equinix (EQIX) and Digital Realty Trust (DLR); tower REITs including American Tower (AMT), Crown Castle (CCI), and SBA Communications (SBAC); communications equipment providers like Cisco Systems (CSCO), Arista Networks (ANET), Motorola Solutions (MSI), Nokia (NOK), and Ericsson (ERIC); and related firms in networking, semiconductors, and internet infrastructure such as Super Micro Computer (SMCI), Marvell Technology (MRVL), and Fastly (FSLY). With approximately 26-31 holdings, a total net asset value of around $128-140 million, an expense ratio of 0.39%, and quarterly dividend distributions yielding about 1.05%, the fund targets investors seeking growth in AI, 5G, cloud computing, and digital infrastructure themes.
iShares Trust, organized as a Delaware statutory trust in 1999 and part of BlackRock, Inc., which acquired the iShares brand in 2009, serves as the issuer with management by BlackRock Fund Advisors; the ETF itself launched on July 10, 2001, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. The fund primarily operates in U.S. equity markets, focusing on mid- to large-cap growth and value stocks across technology hardware, communications equipment, telecommunication services, data centers, and REITs.
In recent developments, the ETF underwent a ticker symbol change from IGN (iShares North American Tech-Multimedia Networking ETF) to IDGT effective December 15, 2024, reflecting a refined focus on U.S. digital infrastructure and real estate amid surging demand for data centers and AI-related assets. Portfolio managers were updated in April 2025 to include Peter Sietsema, Matt Waldron, and Steven White alongside Jennifer Hsui, as part of ongoing iShares Trust supplement amendments through November 2025. The fund has seen strong performance with 2024 total returns of 26.64% and year-to-date gains of 8.54% through late 2025, driven by holdings in high-growth areas, while broader iShares inflows exceeded $1.3 trillion in 2025.