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Industrials & Materials

Is EXI a good investment?

Updated October 9, 2026

iShares Global Industrials ETF (EXI) is a industrials and materials ETF. As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores EXI 4.9 out of 10 — highest on Growth (6.2), lowest on Value (1.4). It trades at 24.4 times earnings, against its own median of 19.4. Its ten largest holdings are 23% of the fund.

What stands out in EXI's data

Global industrial stocks, from aerospace to transport and manufacturing.

Trades at a richer price than most industrial peers — you pay more for each dollar of earnings.

Carries EBITDA multiple of 16.2x, well above the category median of 13.2x and its own 12.6x historical median. Return on equity of 27.9% is high, but the price already reflects that strength.

A broad industrial allocation that leans toward higher-valued names.

Why did EXI move this week? It fell 1.4% in the week to October 9, 2026 — Caterpillar and Schneider Electric drove it

EXI fell 1.4% in the week to October 9, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Caterpillar (−5.3%), Schneider Electric (−12.3%) and Deere (−9.6%); Recruit (+6.0%) pushed the other way.

How is EXI rated? ETF Copilot scores iShares Global Industrials ETF (EXI) 4.9 out of 10

As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores iShares Global Industrials ETF (EXI) 4.9 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 4.9 / 10
  • Growth: 6.2 / 10
  • Value: 1.4 / 10
  • Risk: 5.2 / 10
  • Quality: 4.1 / 10
  • Return: 6.2 / 10

Is EXI expensive right now? It trades at 24.4 times earnings, against its own median of 19.4

As of October 9, 2026, EXI is more expensive than 83% of its own last 9 years.

Trailing 12 months, built from EXI's holdings. How we calculate this →

What's inside EXI?

What's inside EXI: Size (Large 85%, Mid 15%, Small 0%); Geography (International 49%, US 51%); Tech 2.9%; AI 0.7%; Semiconductors 0.8%; Memory 0.8%.

What are EXI's top holdings? The ten largest are 23% of the fund

Caterpillar, General Electric, GE Vernova, Raytheon Technologies, Siemens, Union Pacific, Eaton, Deere, Hitachi and Schneider Electric are EXI's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 95% of Industrials & Materials ETFs.

Half of EXI's weight sits in its 34 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 90 equally weighted holdings.

What is EXI's expense ratio? 0.38% a year

As of October 9, 2026, EXI charges 0.38% a year, yields 1.12% and holds $1.4B in assets across 234 positions.

iShares Global Industrials ETF (EXI) — cost, income and size
MeasureEXI
Expense ratio0.38%
Dividend yield1.12%
Assets under management$1.4B
Holdings234

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

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ETF Copilot, “iShares Global Industrials ETF (EXI) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/exi

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