ETF·NYSE
iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF (KXI)
- Net assets
- $1.11B
- Expense ratio
- 0.38%
- Yield
- 2.45%
- 52-week range
- $63.15 $73.65
The short version
Where KXI stands today, in four lines, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.
KXI at a glance
iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF (KXI): Buy, 78/100 on CleaRank's AI score.
- Trend Up: the price is above both its 50- and 200-day moving averages ($67.84 and $68.27).
- Fund Expense ratio 0.38%, $1.1B in net assets, +4.2% total return over 1 year.
Figures as of October 16, 2026.
CleaRank Financial AI
The iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF (KXI) is trading at $70.14 as of October 16, 2026, showing a strong upward trend.
The fund is positioned within the Consumer Defensive sector, which typically offers stability during market volatility. KXI's recent performance indicates investor interest in essential goods and services, a segment that often outperforms during uncertain economic periods. The ETF's strategy focuses on global consumer staples companies, providing diversified exposure to everyday necessities.
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Figures we compute ourselves from KXI's own price history. Tap one to see it in context.
Price and trading
The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.
Trend checks
3/4Price above its 50-day average ›
The price of $70.14 is 3.4% above the 50-day simple moving average of $67.84.Price above its 200-day average ›
The price is 2.7% above the 200-day simple moving average of $68.27.50-day average above the 200-day ›
The 50-day average ($67.84) is 0.6% below the 200-day average ($68.27), the arrangement of a falling longer-term trend.In the upper half of its 52-week range ›
The price sits at 67% of its 52-week range, between $63.15 and $73.65.
KXI share price
Pick a period: each tab shows how far KXI has moved over it, to the last close.
Today's trading
Where KXI sits inside today's range and its 52-week range.
Fund facts and valuation
What the fund holds, what it costs and how it is valued.
Fund checks
3/5Expense ratio at or below 0.20% ›
The fund charges 0.38% a year, $38.00 on a $10,000 holding.Over $1B in net assets ›
Net assets total $1.1B.No sector above 35% of the fund ›
The largest sector, Consumer Defensive, makes up 97.1% of the fund.Pays a distribution ›
The distribution yield is 2.45%.Positive return over one year ›
The fund family reports a one-year total return of 4.24%.
KXI Fund Facts
iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF is an exchange-traded fund designed to provide broad exposure to global consumer staples companies. The fund focuses on businesses that produce essential everyday goods and services, including food, beverages, household products, personal care items, and related retail and distribution activities. It follows a diversified portfolio of large-cap companies across major markets, giving investors access to a sector that plays a central role in meeting recurring consumer demand.
Sector weights
Trailing total returns
| Period | KXI |
|---|---|
| YTD | 2.55% |
| 1 month | -4.30% |
| 3 months | -3.16% |
| 1 year | 4.24% |
| 3 years | 7.43% |
| 5 years | 4.32% |
| 10 years | 5.30% |
As of Oct 16, 2026, KXI has an expense ratio of 0.38%, $1.11B in net assets and a distribution yield of 2.45%.
Fund reference data as of Oct 16, 2026. Expense ratio and net assets are reported by the fund; returns are total returns and can differ from price change.
Key statistics
The headline figures for KXI.
What the numbers say
CleaRank Financial AI's reading of KXI's holdings, performance and risks.
The iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF, managed by iShares, has net assets of $1,109,245,696 and an expense ratio of 0.38%, costing $38.00 per $10,000 invested.
The fund's sector allocation is heavily concentrated in Consumer Defensive stocks, accounting for 97.11% of its holdings, with only 2.89% in Consumer Cyclical. This concentration highlights its focus on essential goods and services, a characteristic of defensive sector ETFs.
AI analysis and technicals
CleaRank's score and reasoning, the indicators behind it, and what the price moves with.
Momentum checks
2/3RSI not overbought or oversold ›
The 14-day RSI is 71.3, in overbought territory.RSI above 50 ›
An RSI of 71.3 is above the 50 midpoint, so buyers have had the upper hand over the last 14 days.MACD line above zero ›
The MACD line is positive, so the 12-day average is above the 26-day average.
CleaRank AI analysis of KXI
The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.
Technical indicators
Momentum and trend for KXI, from its daily closes.
As of October 16, 2026, with KXI at $70.14, its 14-day RSI is 71.3 (overbought territory), its 50-day simple moving average is $67.84 and its 200-day is $68.27.
Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 16, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26).
What KXI moves with
Correlation of daily returns over one year: +1 moves in step, 0 has no link, -1 moves the opposite way.
As of October 16, 2026, KXI's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.23 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.05 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), -0.07 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.14 with gold (XAU).
A trade plan, if you want one
Entry, stop and target levels from the moving averages and recent volatility. Educational, not advice.
KXI trade plan
Entry, stop and target levels, sized to your account. Change the bias or the risk and every level updates.
Long entry pick an entry style
Risk management
Profit targets (Based on Conservative Entry)
These levels come from KXI's moving averages and recent volatility, not from a forecast. Educational levels, not financial advice; the full disclaimer is at the foot of the page.
Risk profile
How much KXI tends to move, against the market and on its own.
The long record
KXI's worst falls and recoveries, what $10,000 became, and which months have been kind to it.
Track record checks
3/4Average daily move under 2% ›
The price has moved 0.87% on an average day (30-day standard deviation of daily returns).Recovered from its worst fall ›
The worst fall was 20.4%, from January 2020 to March 2020, regained by August 2020.Most 1-year holds ended higher ›
80% of 1-year holding periods in the last 10 years ended with a gain.Beat the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
$10,000 invested in October 2016 is now worth $18,474, against $42,525 in the S&P 500 (SPY).
KXI Drawdowns & Recovery
As of October 16, 2026, KXI's worst peak-to-trough fall over the last 10 years with dividends reinvested was -20.4% (January 2020 to March 2020); it regained that peak by August 2020, 5 months after the low, and 80% of 1-year holding periods ended with a gain.
From weekly closing values with dividends reinvested. A drawdown is the fall from the highest value reached so far to a later low.
Growth of $10,000
What $10,000 put into KXI in October 2016 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.
Against the market: KXI trailed the S&P 500 over this period: $18,474 against $42,525.
A $10,000 investment in KXI in October 2016 would be worth about $18,474 today with dividends reinvested, compared with about $42,525 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark (also with dividends reinvested).
Seasonal patterns
Which calendar months have been kind to KXI, and which have not.
Strongest month, April: an average of +2.66%, up in 9 of 10 years.
Weakest month, September: an average of -1.94%, up in 2 of 10 years.
This month, October: has averaged -0.50%, up in 3 of 9 years. Past seasonality does not repeat on schedule.
Over the last 10 years, KXI's strongest calendar month has been April (average +2.66%, up in 9 of 10 years) and its weakest September (average -1.94%, up in 2 of 10 years).
Average return for each calendar month over the last 10 years, from weekly closing prices with dividends included.
Long-term scenarios
Thousands of simulated paths from the price history. A range of outcomes, not a forecast.
Monte Carlo projection
Thousands of simulated paths for $10,000 in KXI, from its own past volatility. The shaded area holds 80% of them.
CleaRank's 10-year Monte Carlo simulation projects that a $10,000 investment in KXI today could grow to about $16,523 by 2036 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $29,160 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $9,363. The simulation models price only; at today's 2.45% yield, dividends would add to these figures. Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.
KXI 2030 Scenarios (Monte Carlo)
The same simulation in share prices, year by year.
CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $85.74 for KXI by 2030 in the base case, from $70.14 today (1.2x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $59.87. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on KXI's historical return distribution, not price targets, and they assume no dividends are reinvested.
| Year | 10th percentile | Base case | 90th percentile | range base today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $61.63 | $73.75 | $88.26 | |
| 2028 | $60.15 | $77.55 | $99.98 | |
| 2029 | $59.74 | $81.54 | $111 | |
| 2030 | $59.87 | $85.74 | $123 | |
| 2031 | $60.34 | $90.16 | $135 |
Method: a lognormal simulation of KXI's own volatility and capped historical trend, re-run daily; base case is the median path, the outer columns the 10th and 90th percentiles.
Questions people ask
Answered from the figures on this page, as of October 16, 2026.