iShares MSCI Global Sustainable Development Goals ETF
$87.65+0.26 (+0.29%)
- 0.50%
- $163M
- +9.7%
- 1.73%
- 0M sh
- $88.06
- low $80.38high $94.34
The ETF.net SDG Grade
B
Score 57 out of 100
- 4 of 8
Score 57 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.C47 out of 100Rank 5 of 8Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A72 out of 100Rank 3 of 8Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B60 out of 100Rank 3 of 8Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B57 out of 100Rank 5 of 8Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A75 out of 100Rank 1 of 8
Our read on SDG
BA global stock fund built on one filter: does the business itself serve the UN's Sustainable Development Goals? About 120 companies worldwide, running since 2016, priced below the typical global thematic fund.
The Fund seeks to track an index of global companies aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Why people hold it
- Charges 0.50% a year, under the median fee for global thematic funds in its peer group.
- Holdings come from a published index, the MSCI ACWI Sustainable Development Index, rather than a manager's judgement call. The rulebook is public.ishares.com
- About 120 names across global markets, concentrated enough that the theme actually shows up in the portfolio instead of getting diluted.
- Live since 2016 on BlackRock's iShares platform, a long track record for a theme fund, and it sits in the upper half of its global thematic cohort.
Worth knowing
- Thinly traded, so spreads can run wider than on broad index funds and larger orders take more care to fill.
- The SDG alignment screens leave out large chunks of the world market, so results can drift well away from a plain global index.ishares.com
- Cheaper sustainability-tilted options share the cohort: Invesco's KLMT runs 0.10%.
SDG Holdings
- Stocks
- 146
- 38%
- MRVL
Geography
- United States35.57%
- China16.22%
- Japan8.07%
- Taiwan7.29%
- Denmark5.16%
- Hong Kong4.19%
- Switzerland4.02%
- Germany2.37%
- 17.11%
Developed 57% · Emerging 43%
SDG Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
SDG$10,972
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 | SDG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +4.5% |
| 1 month | −2.8% |
| 3 months | −1.5% |
| 1 year | +9.7% |
| 3 years | +7.8% |
| 5 years | +0.5% |
| 10 years | +8.0% |
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 | SDG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +4.5% | |
| 2025 | +20.2% | |
| 2024 | −10.1% | |
| 2023 | +4.6% | |
| 2022 | −11.5% | |
| 2021 | −1.2% | |
| 2020 | +44.3% |
SDG in the news
SDG Dividends
- 1.73%
- $1.51
- $0.66 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
SDG Risk
- 13.0%
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.
- 0.27
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.
- −27.9%
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.
SDG Cost
0.50%
SDG0.50%
- The middle half of Climate & Sustainability funds
- Median 0.48%
4 of the 8 Climate & Sustainability funds charge less.
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