iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF
$149.29+0.27 (+0.18%)
- 0.25%
- $5.6B
- +21.7%
- 0.86%
- 0.1M sh
- $149.28
- low $117.08high $150.74
The ETF.net DSI Grade
B
Score 65 out of 100
- 17 of 48
Score 65 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.C48 out of 100Rank 24 of 48Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A97 out of 100Rank 12 of 43Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C43 out of 100Rank 33 of 48Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A84 out of 100Rank 4 of 48Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D34 out of 100Rank 42 of 48Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A94 out of 100Rank 2 of 48
Our read on DSI
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.
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
- A real screen, not a light dusting. The index selects roughly 400 US companies on comparatively favorable ESG ratings and excludes those involved in specified controversial activities.ishares.com
- Launched in 2006, it has run through multiple market cycles and the whole rise and cooling of ESG investing. Very few screened equity funds have that tenure.
- A multi-billion-dollar iShares fund that has stayed close to its stated index rather than drifting from the mandate, and it pays out quarterly.
Worth knowing
- The 0.25% expense ratio matches the group median but sits above cheaper screened rivals such as ESGV (0.09%) and XVV (0.08%).
- About 400 names plus industry exclusions means real sector tilts, so it can move differently from a full US market fund for long stretches.
- ESG ratings are MSCI's assessments, not fixed rules. What makes the cut can change as the index reconstitutes, so holdings turn over on someone else's judgment.
DSI Holdings
- Stocks
- 406
- 46%
- NVDA
Geography
- United States96.08%
- Ireland1.73%
- United Kingdom0.83%
- Singapore0.48%
- Switzerland0.47%
- Netherlands0.21%
- Bermuda0.10%
- Australia0.08%
- 0.02%
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$12,169
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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 | +16.4% |
| 1 month | +2.7% |
| 3 months | +4.5% |
| 1 year | +21.7% |
| 3 years | +23.0% |
| 5 years | +13.2% |
| 10 years | +15.7% |
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 | +16.4% | |
| 2025 | +18.0% | |
| 2024 | +22.4% | |
| 2023 | +28.5% | |
| 2022 | −21.7% | |
| 2021 | +31.3% | |
| 2020 | +20.9% |
DSI in the news
DSI Dividends
- 0.86%
- $1.28
- $0.33 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
DSI Risk
- 14.2%
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.
- 1.21
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.
DSI Cost
0.25%
DSI0.25%
- The middle half of US ESG & Values Index funds
- Median 0.23%
24 of the 48 US ESG & Values Index funds charge less.
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- BAVSUAvantis Responsible U.S. Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +25.5%
- BCATHGlobal X - S&P 500 Catholic Values ETFExpense ratio 0.29%1 year return +17.8%
- BSHEState Street SPDR MSCI USA Gender Diversity ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return +27.1%
- BUSNZXtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return +20.4%
- BJUSTGoldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return +21.9%