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SDG

GradeBNASDAQ Global Market

iShares MSCI Global Sustainable Development Goals ETF

Themes · IShares · Inception 2016-04-19 · SEC filings

$88.91−1.26 (−1.40%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 3:10 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 69 prints from 90.16 to 88.91. Range 88.78 to 89.65. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$89.20$89.40$89.6010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.50%
Fund size
$167M
1Y return
+11.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.68%
Holdings
121
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$90.12
52W range
low $79.77high $94.34

The ETF.net SDG Grade

B

58/ 100

Rank 3 of 8 in Climate & Sustainability⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for SDG. Scores out of 100: Cost 47, Risk 70, Mission not scored, Tradability 62, Holdings 58, Durability 75. Strongest: Durability (75). Weakest: Cost (47). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 58 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    CScore 47
    Category rank5/8 · mid-pack

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
    —

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    AScore 70
    Category rank3/8 · top 38%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    BScore 62
    Category rank1/8 · top 13%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    BScore 58
    Category rank4/8 · top 50%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    AScore 75
    Category rank1/8 · top 13%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on SDG

ETF.net Research

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.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track an index of global companies aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Charges 0.50% a year, under the median fee for global thematic funds in its peer group.
  2. 02Holdings come from a published index, the MSCI ACWI Sustainable Development Index, rather than a manager's judgement call. The rulebook is public.ishares.com
  3. 03About 120 names across global markets, concentrated enough that the theme actually shows up in the portfolio instead of getting diluted.
  4. 04Live 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

  1. 01Thinly traded, so spreads can run wider than on broad index funds and larger orders take more care to fill.
  2. 02The SDG alignment screens leave out large chunks of the world market, so results can drift well away from a plain global index.ishares.com
  3. 03Cheaper sustainability-tilted options share the cohort: Invesco's KLMT runs 0.10%.

SDG Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 3:57 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
121
Top-10 weight
37%
Largest holding
MRVL4.3%

Geography

  • United States34.98%
  • China16.30%
  • Japan8.58%
  • Taiwan7.20%
  • Denmark5.44%
  • Hong Kong4.10%
  • Switzerland3.81%
  • Germany2.47%
  • Other countries (17)17.12%

Developed 58% · Emerging 42% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 10.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001MRVLMARVELL TECHNOLOGY4.32%29,226$7M458
002NVDANVIDIA4.29%31,873$7M828
0036669.TWWIWYNN CORPORATION4.21%103,380$7M98
004VWS.COVESTAS WIND SYSTEMS4.08%212,363$7M137
005BMYBRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB3.91%102,563$6M460
006TSNTYSON FOODS INC CLASS A3.78%118,433$6M280
007FSLRFIRST SOLAR3.70%31,180$6M325
0089020.TEAST JAPAN RAILWAY3.47%261,100$6M104
009NOVN.SWNOVARTIS AG2.87%34,010$5M183
0101216.TWUNI-PRESIDENT ENTERPRISES2.69%1,881,000$4M89
0112015.HKLI AUTO CLASS A2.54%693,144$4M77
0129698.HKGDS HOLDINGS CLASS A2.52%1,048,200$4M69
0130288.HKWH GROUP2.43%4,778,000$4M122
0149866.HKNIO CLASS A2.13%950,710$4M75
015KMBKIMBERLY CLARK2.13%35,961$4M345

Showing 1–15 of 145 holdings

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$11,122
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. SDG $11,122. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,353$10,646$11,940Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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 SDG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodSDG
Year to date+7.8%
1 month−3.9%
3 months+0.5%
1 year+11.2%
3 years+8.2%per year
5 years+0.4%per year
10 years+7.9%per year

As of the close, 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 SDG
YearReturn barSDG
2026 YTD+7.8%
2025+20.2%
2024−10.1%
2023+4.6%
2022−11.5%
2021−1.2%
2020+44.3%

SDG in the news

SDG 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 Sep 22, 2026.
1.68%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.51Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.66 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. 19 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 20, 2017 $0.77; Dec 19, 2017 $0.74; Jun 19, 2018 $0.80; Dec 18, 2018 $0.51; Jun 17, 2019 $0.55; Dec 16, 2019 $0.36; Jun 15, 2020 $0.49; Dec 14, 2020 $0.41; Jun 10, 2021 $0.45; Dec 13, 2021 $1.05; Jun 9, 2022 $0.74; Dec 13, 2022 $0.70; Jun 7, 2023 $0.68; Dec 20, 2023 $0.76; Jun 11, 2024 $0.80; Dec 17, 2024 $0.59; Jun 16, 2025 $0.83; Dec 16, 2025 $0.85; Jun 15, 2026 $0.66. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.66
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$0.85
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.83
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$0.59
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.80
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.76
Jun 7, 2023Jun 13, 2023$0.68
Dec 13, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.70
Jun 9, 2022Jun 15, 2022$0.74
Dec 13, 2021Dec 17, 2021$1.05
Jun 10, 2021Jun 16, 2021$0.45
Dec 14, 2020Dec 18, 2020$0.41

SDG Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
13.0%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 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.
0.27
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 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.
−28.3%
Trough Apr 2025
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.
0.80
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.

SDG Cost

Expense ratio0.50%
  • The middle half of Climate & Sustainability funds
  • Median 0.48%

4 of the 8 Climate & Sustainability funds charge less.

SDG costs $50.00 a year on $10,000. The median Climate & Sustainability fund costs $48.50.