iShares Climate Conscious & Transition MSCI USA ETF
$88.18+0.01 (+0.01%)
- 0.08%
- $2.9B
- +15.7%
- 1.03%
- 0M sh
- $88.16
- low $72.13high $88.50
The ETF.net USCL Grade
A
Score 74 out of 100
- 7 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.A99 out of 100Rank 1 of 48Mission
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.C54 out of 100Rank 17 of 48Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A75 out of 100Rank 8 of 48Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D35 out of 100Rank 40 of 48Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B69 out of 100Rank 12 of 48
Our read on USCL
AMost ESG index funds work by exclusion. USCL scores roughly 400 US large and mid caps on where they're heading instead: emissions intensity, reduction targets, green revenue. And it charges 0.08% a year to do it.
The Fund seeks to track an index of U.S. large- and mid-capitalization companies selected for their relative positioning on the transition to a low-carbon economy, using climate-related measures such as emissions intensity, reduction targets, green-business revenue, and climate-risk management.
Why people hold it
- At 0.08% a year, it matches the cheapest fund in its ESG cohort (XVV) and undercuts ESGV, SNPE, EFIV and ESGU.ishares.com
- The index doesn't just screen out offenders. It selects on transition evidence: emissions intensity, reduction targets, green-business revenue, climate-risk management.ishares.com
- About 400 US large and mid caps, so it reads as core equity exposure with a climate tilt, not a narrow clean-energy sector bet.
- A multi-billion-dollar iShares fund that sticks tightly to the MSCI USA Extended Climate Action Index, one of the cleaner implementations in its peer group.
Worth knowing
- Trading is thin for a fund this size, so spreads can widen. Limit orders are the standard tool here.
- Climate scoring reshapes the sector and name mix, so results can diverge from a plain US large-cap index in either direction.
- Launched in 2023, so its history is short next to the older ESG funds it competes with.
USCL Holdings
- Stocks
- 395
- 46%
- NVDA
Sectors
- Information Technology42.7%
- Communication11.5%
- Health Care9.9%
- Consumer Discretionary9.4%
- Financials9.2%
- Industrials6.8%
- Consumer Staples4.0%
- Energy2.0%
- Real Estate1.6%
- Utilities1.6%
- Materials1.5%
Geography
- United States97.14%
- Ireland1.40%
- United Kingdom0.51%
- Switzerland0.26%
- Singapore0.23%
- Uruguay0.15%
- Netherlands0.11%
- Australia0.06%
- 0.14%
USCL Performance
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USCL$11,570
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 | USCL |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +11.8% |
| 1 month | +2.5% |
| 3 months | +4.3% |
| 1 year | +15.7% |
| 3 years | +21.0% |
| 5 years | — |
| 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 | USCL |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +11.8% | |
| 2025 | +14.3% | |
| 2024 | +27.0% | |
| 2023 | +12.7% |
USCL in the news
USCL Dividends
- 1.03%
- $0.91
- $0.20 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
USCL Risk
- 12.6%
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.
- 1.22
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.
- −19.0%
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.
- 1.01
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
USCL Cost
0.08%
USCL0.08%
- The middle half of US ESG & Values Index funds
- Median 0.23%
No US ESG & Values Index fund charges less.
Other funds in US ESG & Values Index
- AXVViShares ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETFExpense ratio 0.08%1 year return +18.8%
- ADFSUDimensional - US Sustainability Core 1 ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +17.4%
- AEVUSiShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Value ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return +22.5%
- AUSXFiShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return +22.7%
- ASUSLiShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return +22.0%