ESGEiShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF
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 · USDGrowth of $10,000
$14,895+49.0%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
Emerging marketsCap
Multi cap
Strategy
Index tracking
Focus
ESG
Index tracked
MSCI Emerging Markets Extended ESG Focus Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 31.7% of fund✓ well 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+ yearsVolatility (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