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About iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF
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Inception date
Apr 10, 2018
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
ISIN
US46435U6635
ESML launched at a time of high investor sensitivity to producers and retailers of civilian firearms. The fund holds about 1,000 US small-cap companies with the highest ESG ratings. The index screens the US small-cap universe to exclude securities of companies involved in tobacco or controversial weapons, producers and retailers of civilian firearms, thermal coal and oil sands, as well as companies involved in severe business controversies. For each industry, MSCI identifies key ESG issues (such as climate change, resource scarcity, and demographic shifts). Each company is then rated based on their exposure and strategic response to the key issues, in comparison to their industry peers. The index is then optimized quarterly to maximize exposure to companies with higher ESG ratings, while providing investment results comparable to those of the parent index.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Technology Services
Stocks99.70%
Finance21.53%
Technology Services10.78%
Electronic Technology9.87%
Producer Manufacturing8.94%
Health Technology8.35%
Retail Trade4.59%
Consumer Services4.58%
Industrial Services4.10%
Consumer Durables3.39%
Commercial Services3.06%
Distribution Services2.87%
Consumer Non-Durables2.78%
Energy Minerals2.73%
Process Industries2.43%
Non-Energy Minerals2.40%
Health Services2.14%
Utilities2.04%
Transportation1.85%
Communications1.10%
Miscellaneous0.17%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.30%
Mutual fund0.28%
Cash0.02%
Stock breakdown by region
North America97.89%
Europe1.87%
Asia0.12%
Middle East0.12%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
ESML invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 21.53% stocks, and Technology Services, with 10.78% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
ESML top holdings are Comfort Systems USA, Inc. and Casey's General Stores, Inc., occupying 0.58% and 0.55% of the portfolio correspondingly.
ESML last dividends amounted to 0.14 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.12 USD in dividends, which shows a 16.85% increase.
ESML assets under management is 2.01 B USD. It's risen 0.65% over the last month.
ESML fund flows account for 51.68 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, ESML pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.21%. The last dividend (Sep 19, 2025) amounted to 0.14 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
ESML shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Apr 10, 2018, and its management style is Passive.
ESML expense ratio is 0.17% meaning you'd have to pay 0.17% of your investment to help manage the fund.
ESML follows the MSCI USA Small Cap Extended ESG Focus Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
ESML invests in stocks.
ESML price has risen by 0.22% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 7.57% increase. See more dynamics on ESML price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 1.69% over the last month, showed a 9.09% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 9.14% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 1.69% over the last month, showed a 9.09% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 9.14% in a year.
ESML trades at a premium (0.03%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.