iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF
$53.34−0.39 (−0.73%)
- 0.25%
- $6.9B
- +30.5%
- 2.11%
- 0.8M sh
- $54.27
- low $42.47high $57.11
The ETF.net ESGE Grade
A
Score 77 out of 100
- 2 of 12
Score 77 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 100Rank 5 of 12Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 10Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B60 out of 100Rank 2 of 12Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A92 out of 100Rank 1 of 12Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B61 out of 100Rank 6 of 11Durability
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 12
Our read on ESGE
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.
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 Holdings
- Stocks
- 317
- 39%
- 2330.TW
Sectors
- Information Technology43.9%
- Financials24.2%
- Consumer Discretionary6.8%
- Communication6.6%
- Industrials4.9%
- Materials4.6%
- Consumer Staples2.4%
- Health Care2.2%
- Energy2.1%
- Utilities1.4%
- Real Estate1.0%
Geography
- Taiwan30.48%
- South Korea21.52%
- China17.86%
- India9.34%
- Brazil4.45%
- South Africa2.70%
- Saudi Arabia2.02%
- Malaysia1.80%
- 9.83%
Developed 3% · Emerging 97%
ESGE Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
ESGE$13,046
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 | ESGE |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +22.5% |
| 1 month | −2.1% |
| 3 months | +0.3% |
| 1 year | +30.5% |
| 3 years | +24.0% |
| 5 years | +8.1% |
| 10 years | +8.9% |
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 | ESGE |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +22.5% | |
| 2025 | +35.9% | |
| 2024 | +6.6% | |
| 2023 | +9.5% | |
| 2022 | −22.4% | |
| 2021 | −2.8% | |
| 2020 | +18.6% |
ESGE in the news
ESGE Dividends
- 2.11%
- $1.13
- $0.40 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
ESGE Risk
- 15.1%
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.
- −36.2%
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.
- 0.99
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
ESGE Cost
0.25%
ESGE0.25%
- The middle half of Emerging Markets ESG & Values Index funds
- Median 0.33%
4 of the 12 Emerging Markets ESG & Values Index funds charge less.
Other funds in Emerging Markets ESG & Values Index
- AEMXFiShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETFExpense ratio 0.16%1 year return +32.5%
- AEMCSXtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Climate Selection ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +39.8%
- ALDEMiShares ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETFExpense ratio 0.16%1 year return +8.9%
- AEMCRXtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +23.8%
- BEEMXState Street SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets Fossil Fuel Reserves Free ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return +31.4%