iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF
$48.71+0.11 (+0.23%)
- 0.12%
- $209M
- +20.5%
- 0.96%
- 0M sh
- $48.65
- low $39.83high $53.57
The ETF.net XJR Grade
B
Score 65 out of 100
- 17 of 43
Score 65 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.A70 out of 100Rank 13 of 43Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A83 out of 100Rank 15 of 31Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D34 out of 100Rank 31 of 43Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C48 out of 100Rank 21 of 43Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A86 out of 100Rank 2 of 41Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B63 out of 100Rank 17 of 43
Our read on XJR
BXJR lays a light ESG screen over the S&P SmallCap 600, an index that only admits companies with positive earnings. Tobacco, thermal coal, oil sands and weapons get struck out; the rest of the small-cap field stays.
The fund seeks to track small-capitalization U.S. equities through an index that applies environmental, social, and governance screens for controversies and controversial business activities.
Why people hold it
- Costs 0.12% a year, roughly a quarter of the median fee among the index-tracking funds it competes with.
- The parent S&P SmallCap 600 admits only companies with positive earnings in the latest quarter and the trailing four, so unprofitable small caps never make the list.spglobal.com
- Exclusions are spelled out: controversial weapons, small arms, tobacco, oil sands and shale, thermal coal, fossil fuel reserves. You can check what got left out.ishares.com
Worth knowing
- A smaller fund that trades lightly. Spreads can widen, so limit orders do real work here.
- The screen removes offenders rather than ranking companies on sustainability. A firm clears by avoiding the listed businesses and serious controversies.ishares.com
- Small caps swing harder than large caps in both directions, and the earnings rule softens that without erasing it.spglobal.com
XJR Holdings
- Stocks
- 553
- 5%
- ACA
Sectors
- Financials17.5%
- Industrials15.4%
- Technology15.0%
- Consumer Discretionary13.2%
- Health Care11.0%
- Real Estate7.8%
- Materials6.0%
- Consumer Staples5.0%
- Energy4.4%
- Communication3.2%
- Utilities1.5%
Geography
- United States97.95%
- Bermuda0.60%
- Ireland0.59%
- Singapore0.36%
- Bahamas0.17%
- Israel0.15%
- Puerto Rico0.11%
- Cayman Islands0.07%
XJR Performance
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XJR$12,046
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 | XJR |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +14.8% |
| 1 month | −2.9% |
| 3 months | −5.7% |
| 1 year | +20.5% |
| 3 years | +15.9% |
| 5 years | +5.8% |
| 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 | XJR |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +14.8% | |
| 2025 | +4.7% | |
| 2024 | +9.6% | |
| 2023 | +16.4% | |
| 2022 | −17.3% | |
| 2021 | +25.0% | |
| 2020 | +34.4% |
XJR in the news
XJR Dividends
- 0.96%
- $0.47
- $0.14 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
XJR Risk
- 19.1%
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.
- 0.58
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.
- −27.1%
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.
- 1.04
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
XJR Cost
0.12%
XJR0.12%
- The middle half of Other Major Indexes funds
- Median 0.29%
12 of the 42 Other Major Indexes funds charge less.
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