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About iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF
Expense ratio
0.25%
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Inception date
Jun 28, 2016
ESGE aims to increase exposure to emerging market companies with strong ESG traits, while maintaining a market-like risk portfolio. Companies in the broad MSCI Emerging Markets Index are rated on risk factors related to environmental, and governance issues. Portfolio optimization software is used to maximize the fund's stake in highly-rated companies while staying close to market-like exposure, performance, and risk. Notably, the fund completely rejects companies based on values (controversial weapons, tobacco and firearms) and climate change (thermal coal and oil sands climate). Companies involved in severe business controversies (determined by the index provider) are also excluded. The index is rebalanced quarterly. Prior to June 1, 2018 the fund tracked the MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Focus Index.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Electronic Technology
Technology Services
Stocks98.81%
Finance29.24%
Electronic Technology21.19%
Technology Services10.26%
Retail Trade5.71%
Consumer Durables3.95%
Communications3.56%
Energy Minerals3.32%
Consumer Non-Durables2.77%
Health Technology2.73%
Producer Manufacturing2.67%
Utilities2.61%
Transportation2.59%
Consumer Services2.31%
Process Industries2.00%
Non-Energy Minerals1.69%
Distribution Services0.95%
Health Services0.69%
Industrial Services0.38%
Commercial Services0.11%
Miscellaneous0.09%
Bonds, Cash & Other1.19%
Cash0.73%
UNIT0.45%
Miscellaneous0.01%
Stock breakdown by region
Asia80.53%
Middle East5.13%
Latin America4.77%
Africa3.75%
North America3.25%
Europe2.58%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history