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iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

ESGENasdaqiSharesA

$49.48+0.04 (+0.08%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

A76/ 100

Rank 2 of 12 in Emerging Markets ESG & Values Index

A76/100Rank 2 of 12inEmerging Markets ESG & Values Index
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 49.44 to 49.48. Range 49.48 to 50.43. Use the arrow keys to read each point.49.6049.8050.0050.2050.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.25%
Fund size
$6.25B
1Y total return
+13.3%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.29%
Holdings
318
Avg volume · 30D
663K sh
52W range
low $42.47high $57.11
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net ESGE Grade

A

Score 76 out of 100

Category
Emerging Markets ESG & Values Index⁠
Rank
2 of 12
Six-pillar profile for ESGE. Scores out of 100: Cost 63, Risk 53, Mission 100, Tradability 92, Holdings 61, Durability 95. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Risk (53). Leans toward Mission and Durability.

Score 76 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.
    B63 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 12

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 10

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C53 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 12

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A92 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 12

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B61 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 11

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A95 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 12

Our read on ESGE

ETF.net Research

In short

AThe ESG emerging-markets fund built to not feel different: it screens MSCI's EM universe for environmental, social and governance traits while keeping risk and return close to the parent index, for 0.25% a year.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track large- and mid-capitalization emerging-market equities with positive environmental, social, and governance characteristics, while maintaining risk and return characteristics similar to its parent index.

Why people hold it

  • 0.25% a year, below the typical fee among ESG emerging-market ETFs.
  • "Aware" is the whole design: the index tilts toward better ESG-rated companies while targeting risk and return characteristics similar to the standard MSCI EM parent.ishares.com
  • Trading since 2016 and now a multi-billion-dollar, actively traded fund, which is a rare combination in a corner full of small, thinly used products.
  • Does exactly what its name says: full-time exposure to large- and mid-cap emerging-market stocks via the MSCI Emerging Markets Extended ESG Focus Index, one of the cleanest mandate fits in its peer group.ishares.com

Worth knowing

  • It is a tilt, not a purge. Because the index chases parent-like risk and return, the lineup stays close to mainstream EM rather than a deep-green portfolio.ishares.com
  • Screening narrows the field to roughly 300 stocks, so holdings and country weights drift from a plain emerging-markets index fund.
  • Not the cheapest badge in the aisle: sibling LDEM runs 0.16%, though it takes a stricter ESG-leaders approach.

ESGE Performance

Launched Jun 28, 2016

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

ESGE$11,333
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. ESGE $11,333. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000$13,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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.

Trailing total return for ESGE. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodESGE
Year to date+12.7%
1 month−8.7%
3 months−4.0%
1 year+13.3%
3 yearsper year+22.1%
5 yearsper year+6.1%
10 yearsper year+8.1%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for ESGE
YearReturn barESGE
2026 YTD+12.7%
2025+35.9%
2024+6.6%
2023+9.5%
2022−22.4%
2021−2.8%
2020+18.6%

ESGE in the news

ESGE Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
2.29%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.13Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.40 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Twice a year

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 20 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 20, 2017 $0.24; Dec 19, 2017 $0.45; Jun 19, 2018 $0.25; Dec 18, 2018 $0.42; Jun 17, 2019 $0.26; Dec 16, 2019 $0.67; Jun 15, 2020 $0.21; Dec 14, 2020 $0.34; Jun 10, 2021 $0.23; Dec 13, 2021 $0.83; Jun 9, 2022 $0.28; Dec 13, 2022 $0.53; Jun 7, 2023 $0.23; Dec 20, 2023 $0.62; Jun 11, 2024 $0.25; Dec 17, 2024 $0.53; Dec 30, 2024 $0.02; Jun 16, 2025 $0.37; Dec 16, 2025 $0.73; Jun 15, 2026 $0.40. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.40
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$0.73
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.37
Dec 30, 2024Jan 3, 2025$0.02
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$0.53
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.25
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.62
Jun 7, 2023Jun 13, 2023$0.23
Dec 13, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.53
Jun 9, 2022Jun 15, 2022$0.28
Dec 13, 2021Dec 17, 2021$0.83
Jun 10, 2021Jun 16, 2021$0.23

See all 21 payments⁠

$10,000 in ESGE 10 years ago paid $2,847 in dividends.⁠

ESGE Risk

Risk pillarC53 out of 100Rank 5 of 12 in Emerging Markets ESG & Values Index
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
16.1%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.05
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−35.1%
Trough Oct 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.99
vs its asset-class index
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.

ESGE Cost

Compare ESGE and EMCS

Overpaying vs EMCS, tied cheapest in Emerging Markets ESG & Values Index

$2,022

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • ESGE 0.25%

    $5,159

  • EMCS 0.15% Tied cheapest

    $3,137

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ESGE 0.25%
  • EMCS 0.15%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K051015202530ESGE $5,159EMCS $3,137

Year by year

YearESGEEMCSOverpaying
10$455$274$181
20$1,769$1,071$698
30$5,159$3,137$2,022

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