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ESGUiShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

Grow my money9y track recordRanked #138 of 2,960 in this goal

Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. companies that have positive environmental, social and governance characteristics.

By iShares · Launched 2016

Annual Cost

0.15%

#740 of 5,562 · low cost

Fund Size

$17.6B

#161 of 5,562 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+26.5%

Track Record

9 years

#1,504 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$12,654+26.5%

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 USA Extended ESG Focus Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 37.6% of fundwell diversified

NVIDIA CORPORATION
7.2%
APPLE INC.
6.8%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
5.8%
ALPHABET INC.
4.0%
AMAZON.COM, INC.
3.7%
BROADCOM INC.
3.1%
META PLATFORMS, INC.
2.2%
TESLA, INC.
2.0%
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
1.4%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
1.4%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.8%
Cash
0.2%

By sector

Technology
39.4%
Financial Services
11.1%
Communication
9.9%
Consumer Cyclical
9.3%
Healthcare
8.9%
Industrials
8.0%
Consumer Defensive
4.2%
Energy
3.4%
Other
5.8%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
12.7%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-33.9%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
1.08Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.57Good 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 U.S. companies that have positive environmental, social and governance characteristics.
Strategy
Tracks the MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus Index, which reflects the performance of U.S. companies with favorable ESG characteristics. The Index excludes companies involved in tobacco, controversial weapons, and certain fossil fuels-related activities. It uses a quantitative process to optimize weights for securities with higher ESG ratings while maintaining risk and return characteristics similar to the MSCI USA Index.
Inception date
December 1, 2016
Fund family
iShares

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Data updated on 2026-06-19