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ESGEiShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

Grow my money9y track recordRanked #209 of 2,960 in this goal

Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization emerging market equities with positive ESG characteristics.

By iShares · Launched 2016

Annual Cost

0.25%

#1,230 of 5,562 · low cost

Fund Size

$7.1B

#354 of 5,562 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+53.7%

Track Record

9 years

#1,443 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$14,895+49.0%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Multi cap

Strategy

Index tracking

Focus

ESG

Index tracked

MSCI Emerging Markets Extended ESG Focus Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 31.7% of fundwell diversified

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd
11.9%
Tencent Holdings Ltd
5.0%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
3.3%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
3.2%
SK hynix Inc
2.1%
HDFC Bank Ltd
1.5%
China Construction Bank Corp
1.5%
Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd
1.2%
Reliance Industries Ltd
1.1%
Infosys Ltd
0.9%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.2%
Cash
0.8%

By sector

Technology
43.9%
Financial Services
22.0%
Consumer Cyclical
7.5%
Communication
7.3%
Industrials
5.7%
Basic Materials
5.0%
Healthcare
2.2%
Consumer Defensive
2.1%
Other
4.2%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
22.0%High

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-41.1%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
1.02Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.52Good downside protection

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization emerging market equities with positive ESG characteristics.
Strategy
Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets Extended ESG Focus Index, which reflects the performance of companies with favorable ESG characteristics. The Index excludes companies involved in tobacco, controversial weapons, and certain fossil fuels, and optimizes weights for higher ESG ratings while maintaining risk and return similar to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The Fund invests at least 90% of its assets in the Index's components and may use representative sampling to achieve its investment objective.
Inception date
June 28, 2016
Fund family
iShares

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Data updated on 2026-06-19