iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF
$102.64+0.43 (+0.42%)
- 0.20%
- $11.8B
- +15.2%
- 3.35%
- 0.3M sh
- $102.25
- low $90.48high $108.00
The ETF.net ESGD Grade
A
Score 78 out of 100
- 2 of 18
Score 78 of 100 falls in the A 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.B68 out of 100Rank 6 of 18Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 15Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C53 out of 100Rank 7 of 18Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A88 out of 100Rank 1 of 18Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A75 out of 100Rank 5 of 18Durability
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 18
Our read on ESGD
AThe plain-vanilla international index fund, ESG-screened. Roughly 400 developed-market stocks from outside the US and Canada, tracking an MSCI EAFE ESG Focus index since 2016, for 0.20% a year.
The fund seeks to track an index of international developed-market stocks outside the United States and Canada that have positive aggregate environmental, social, and governance characteristics.
Why people hold it
- Costs 0.20% a year, below the typical fee in its international ESG peer group.
- Roughly 400 stocks spanning developed markets outside the US and Canada: broad-market coverage, not a narrow thematic bet.ishares.com
- Tracks the MSCI EAFE Extended ESG Focus Index, keeping the familiar developed-markets shape while tilting toward companies with better aggregate ESG characteristics.ishares.com
- A multi-billion-dollar fund trading since 2016, and one of the sturdier builds in its peer group.
Worth knowing
- Cheaper tickets exist on the same shelf: VSGX at 0.10%, iShares' own DMXF at 0.12%. The fee here buys scale, not the lowest sticker.
- The ESG screen leaves holdings different from a plain EAFE fund, so results can drift from the unscreened index in either direction.
- Moderately traded rather than one of the busiest tapes in the category, and distributions land once or twice a year rather than monthly.
ESGD Holdings
- Stocks
- 348
- 14%
- ASML.AS
Geography
- Japan25.03%
- United Kingdom13.35%
- Switzerland10.16%
- Germany8.27%
- France7.91%
- Netherlands6.98%
- Australia6.53%
- Spain4.30%
- 17.48%
Developed 99% · Emerging 1%
ESGD Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
ESGD$11,521
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 | ESGD |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +9.2% |
| 1 month | −3.3% |
| 3 months | −1.1% |
| 1 year | +15.2% |
| 3 years | +17.6% |
| 5 years | +8.9% |
| 10 years | +9.2% |
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 | ESGD |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +9.2% | |
| 2025 | +29.6% | |
| 2024 | +4.0% | |
| 2023 | +18.6% | |
| 2022 | −15.1% | |
| 2021 | +11.8% | |
| 2020 | +8.2% |
ESGD in the news
ESGD Dividends
- 3.35%
- $3.42
- $1.63 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
ESGD Risk
- 12.0%
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.
- 1.07
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.
- −29.9%
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.
- 0.80
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
ESGD Cost
0.20%
ESGD0.20%
- The middle half of International ESG & Values Index funds
- Median 0.26%
5 of the 18 International ESG & Values Index funds charge less.
Other funds in International ESG & Values Index
- AVSGXVanguard ESG International Stock ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return +21.7%
- ADMXFiShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETFExpense ratio 0.12%1 year return +17.4%
- AEFAXState Street SPDR MSCI EAFE Fossil Fuel Reserves Free ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return +13.0%
- BPABDiShares Paris-Aligned Climate Optimized MSCI World ex USA ETFExpense ratio 0.12%1 year return +11.4%
- BFEDMNorthern Trust ESG & Climate Developed Markets ex-US Core ETFExpense ratio 0.16%1 year return +15.7%