
iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF
$133.90−0.50 (−0.37%)
- 0.10%
- $1.2B
- +12.1%
- 0.94%
- 21.9K sh
- low $109.85high $140.02
The ETF.net SUSL Grade
Score 74 out of 100
- 5 of 48
Score 74 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.A86 out of 100Rank 3 of 48Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A96 out of 100Rank 14 of 43Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C46 out of 100Rank 31 of 48Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A73 out of 100Rank 8 of 48Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D29 out of 100Rank 45 of 48Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A72 out of 100Rank 10 of 48
Our read on SUSL
In short
AESG with a tighter filter: roughly 300 U.S. large and mid caps that out-score their own sector rivals on ESG, wrapped in an iShares index fund charging one tenth of one percent a year.
Stated mandate
The fund tracks an index of U.S. large- and mid-cap companies selected for high ESG characteristics relative to sector peers, providing exposure to higher ESG-rated companies across sectors.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
SUSL Holdings
- Stocks
- 253
- 48%
- NVDA
Sectors
- Technology37.0%
- Financials11.5%
- Health Care11.5%
- Communication10.4%
- Consumer Discretionary8.8%
- Industrials8.1%
- Consumer Staples5.5%
- Energy2.1%
- Materials2.1%
- Real Estate2.0%
- Utilities0.9%
Geography
- United States99.59%
- Brazil0.22%
- Switzerland0.13%
- Ireland0.06%
SUSL Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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.
| Period | SUSL |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +11.6% |
| 1 month | −1.4% |
| 3 months | +1.4% |
| 1 year | +12.1% |
| 3 years | +23.6% |
| 5 years | +11.6% |
| 10 years |
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 | SUSL |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +11.6% | |
| 2025 | +19.0% | |
| 2024 | +23.5% | |
| 2023 | +29.1% | |
| 2022 | −20.2% | |
| 2021 | +31.5% | |
| 2020 | +18.9% |
SUSL in the news
SUSL Dividends
- 0.94%
- $1.26
- $0.33 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
SUSL Risk
- 13.7%
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.
- 1.30
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.
- −27.0%
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.
- 1.05
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.
SUSL Cost
Overpaying vs USCL, tied cheapest in US ESG & Values Index
$417
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
SUSL 0.10%
$2,106
USCL 0.08% Tied cheapest
$1,689
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | SUSL | USCL | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $183 | $147 | $36 |
| 20 | $717 | $575 | $142 |
| 30 | $2,106 | $1,689 | $417 |
Other funds in US ESG & Values Index
- AESGUiShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +11.5%
- ADFSUDimensional US Sustainability Core 1 ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +11.2%
- AXVViShares ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETFExpense ratio 0.08%1 year return +10.5%
- AEVUSiShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Value ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return +21.6%
- AUSCLiShares Climate Conscious & Transition MSCI USA ETFExpense ratio 0.08%1 year return +7.3%



