iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap ESG Optimized ETF

iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap ESG Optimized ETF (ESML)

Description

The investment seeks to track the performance of the MSCI USA Small Cap Extended ESG Focus Index. The ESML ETF contains 1052 constituents. It is focused on blend holdings in the North America region.

Price $31.97 as of 2022-10-21

Cost/Risk/Yield

Dividend yield	1.35%
Expense ratio	0.17%
Average spread	0.188%
1Y roundtrip cost	0.358%

Historic prices

Total Returns (including dividends)

Returns by Year

Returns by Period

Monthly returns heatmap

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2022	-7.6%	1.2%	1.2%	-8.7%	-0.0%	-9.0%	10.5%	-2.6%	-9.0%	4.2%			-20.0%
2021	4.1%	6.3%	2.3%	3.6%	-0.1%	1.4%	-2.0%	1.8%	-2.9%	4.5%	-4.0%	3.3%	18.3%
2020	-2.8%	-8.8%	-21.9%	14.8%	6.5%	3.0%	3.9%	5.1%	-2.8%	2.7%	16.4%	8.1%	24.2%
2019	12.3%	5.0%	-1.0%	3.6%	-7.5%	7.0%	1.7%	-4.3%	2.0%	1.9%	3.7%	2.9%	27.2%
2018						1.5%	1.3%	4.3%	-1.7%	-10.0%	1.6%	-11.6%	-14.7%
	6.0%	3.6%	-19.5%	13.3%	-1.0%	3.8%	15.5%	4.2%	-14.4%	3.3%	17.6%	2.7%

Historical Dividends

Dividends by Year

Dividend Yields by Year

Monthly dividend heatmap

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2022			0.09			0.10			0.15				0.34
2021			0.09			0.07			0.12			0.09	0.38
2020			0.07			0.06			0.08			0.13	0.34
2019			0.06			0.08			0.07			0.11	0.32
2018						0.06			0.09			0.10	0.24
	0.00	0.00	0.31	0.00	0.00	0.36	0.00	0.00	0.51	0.00	0.00	0.43

Sectors and Top Holdings

Security	% Assets
Top 0 Weights	0.00%

Compare with similar ETFs

	ESML	IVOO	NUSC	SMDY	SSLY	VB
Product name	iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap ESG Optimized ETF	Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF	NuShares ESG Small-Cap ETF	Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF	Syntax Stratified SmallCap ETF	Vanguard Small-Cap ETF
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard	Nuveen	Syntax	Syntax	Vanguard
Price	$31.97	$152.954	$32.87	$32.589	$38.743	$174.63
Expense Ratio	0.17%	0.1%	0.3%	0.35%	0.4%	0.05%
Average Spread	0.188%	0.092%	0.152%	0.307%	0.336%	0.086%
AUM	$921,894,000	$1,237,840,000	$787,513,000	$8,156,960	$16,088,000	$36,848,300,000
Shares	28,836,207	8,092,917	23,958,424	250,298	415,250	211,008,059
Average Daily Volume	188,993	35,138	109,670	697	433	789,640
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Inception Date	2018-04-10	2010-09-09	2016-12-13	2015-01-01	2020-05-28	2004-01-26
Index Tracked	MSCI USA Small Cap Extended ESG Focus Index	S&P Mid Cap 400	TIAA ESG USA Small-Cap Index	Syntax Stratified MidCap Index	Syntax Stratified SmallCap Index	CRSP US Small Cap
Category	Small Cap Growth Equities	Small Cap Growth Equities	Small Cap Growth Equities	Mid Cap Blend Equities	Small Cap Blend Equities	Small Cap Growth Equities
Asset Class	Equity	Equity	Equity	Equity	Equity	Equity
Asset Class Size	Mid/Small Caps	Large/Mid Caps		Mid Caps	Mid/Small Caps	Large/Mid/Small Caps
Value or Growth	Blend	Blend	Blend	Blend	Blend	Blend
Region	North America	North America	North America	North America	North America	North America
Countries	U.S.	U.S.	U.S.	U.S.	U.S.	U.S.
Annual Dividend Rate	$0.432	$2.51	$2.966	$0.937	$3.579	$2.902
Annual Dividend Yield	0.014%	0.016%	0.090%	0.029%	0.092%	0.017%
Number of Holdings	1052	400	0	400	601	1478
YTD Return	-19.91%	-19.22%	-21.76%	-20.01%	-23.10%	-21.98%
Beta	1.12	1.13	1.11	1.10	1.17	1.17
Upside Beta	0.66	0.04	0.62	0.82	0.67	0.29
Downside Beta	0.49	-0.30	0.21	0.02	-0.37	0.11
Volatility 1Y	26.57%	24.86%	26.38%	24.87%	25.32%	26.26%
Sharpe Ratio 3Y	0.35	0.34	0.31	0.00	0.00	0.25
Treynor Ratio 3Y	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.00

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