iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF
$142.09−0.84 (−0.59%)
- 0.25%
- $5.36B
- +10.5%
- 0.90%
- 111K sh
- low $117.08high $150.74
The ETF.net DSI Grade
B
Score 63 out of 100
- 22 of 48
Score 63 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.C46 out of 100Rank 25 of 48Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A97 out of 100Rank 10 of 43Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C42 out of 100Rank 34 of 48Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A77 out of 100Rank 7 of 48Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D34 out of 100Rank 41 of 48Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A95 out of 100Rank 1 of 48
Our read on DSI
In short
BOne of the longest-running ESG ETFs in the US. Since 2006 it has tracked MSCI's KLD 400 Social Index: about 400 American companies chosen on ESG ratings, with specified controversial businesses screened out.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to track an index of U.S. all-cap companies with comparatively favorable environmental, social, and governance ratings, while excluding companies involved in specified controversial activities.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
DSI Holdings
- Stocks
- 405
- 44%
- NVDA
Sectors
- Technology42.4%
- Financials11.2%
- Communication9.5%
- Health Care8.9%
- Industrials8.5%
- Consumer Discretionary7.6%
- Consumer Staples4.2%
- Real Estate2.5%
- Materials2.3%
- Energy2.1%
- Utilities0.9%
Geography
- United States99.22%
- Switzerland0.48%
- China0.18%
- Mexico0.10%
- Sweden0.02%
DSI Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
DSI$11,055
Returns run to the Nov 2, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | DSI |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +11.0% |
| 1 month | −4.1% |
| 3 months | +0.7% |
| 1 year | +10.5% |
| 3 years | +21.6% |
| 5 years | +10.4% |
| 10 years | +15.4% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | DSI |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +11.0% | |
| 2025 | +18.0% | |
| 2024 | +22.4% | |
| 2023 | +28.5% | |
| 2022 | −21.7% | |
| 2021 | +31.3% | |
| 2020 | +20.9% |
DSI in the news
DSI Dividends
- 0.90%
- $1.28
- $0.33 per share
- Quarterly
DSI Risk
- 14.1%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 1.24
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −28.4%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.12
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
DSI Cost
Overpaying vs USCL, tied cheapest in US ESG & Values Index
$3,470
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
DSI 0.25%
$5,159
USCL 0.08% Tied cheapest
$1,689
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | DSI | USCL | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $455 | $147 | $308 |
| 20 | $1,769 | $575 | $1,194 |
| 30 | $5,159 | $1,689 | $3,470 |
Other funds in US ESG & Values Index
- BSHEState Street SPDR MSCI USA Gender Diversity ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return +17.0%
- BCVMCCalvert US Mid-Cap Core Responsible Index ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +21.9%
- BTOVJLens 500 Jewish Advocacy U.S. ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return +9.8%
- BUSNZXtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return +9.9%
- BCATHGlobal X S&P 500 Catholic Values ETFExpense ratio 0.29%1 year return +8.8%
