ESGUiShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF
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 · USDGrowth of $10,000
$12,654+26.5%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
North americaCap
Multi cap
Strategy
Index tracking
Focus
ESG
Index tracked
MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 37.6% of fund✓ well 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+ yearsVolatility (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