iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF

About

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (US46435U6635) is a US-listed equity ETF tracking the MSCI USA Small Cap Extended ESG Focus Index. With a expense ratio of 0.17%, it is competitively priced, paying distributions. The fund holds 915 positions across 3 regions with 2.9B in assets, with heavy concentration — 99% in United States.

Score Breakdown

Scores are scaled 1–10 on a logarithmic curve relative to all ETFs in the database. Last updated: Jun 22, 2026
Component Score Details
Cost (30%) 8.6 Tracking Difference: 9.6 · TD Consistency: — · Expense Ratio: 6.1
Liquidity (25%) 9.2 Assets Under Management

Data sources: provider factsheets, exchange data, and NAV history. Information for educational purposes only — not investment advice.

Ticker ESML
ISIN
Fund Size $2.9B
Issuer iShares
Distribution Pays Distributions
Replication Physical
Inception Apr 2018
Base Currency USD
Index MSCI USA Small Cap Extended ESG Focus Index
Asset Class Equities
Category Factor Equity

Costs

8.6
This fund has low total costs, with competitive tracking and expense ratios.

Cost Metrics Explained

What expense ratio, tracking difference, and TD consistency measure

Expense ratio (Total Expense Ratio) is the annual fee the fund charges, deducted from assets. It’s the headline cost, but not the full picture.

Tracking Difference measures how much the fund actually lags (or leads) its benchmark index per year. This is the single best measure of true cost — it captures the expense ratio plus all other drags like sampling error and tax withholding. A lower (or negative) value is better.

TD Consistency measures how stable the tracking difference is from year to year. A low value means predictable, reliable costs; a high value means costs can vary significantly.

Expense Ratio0.00%
 
Metric Value
Expense Ratio 0.17%

Cumulative Returns

Performance across different time periods.
Year to Date+0.00%
1 Year+0.00%
3 Years+0.00%
5 Years+0.00%
Inception+0.00%
 
Period Cumulative Return
1 Month
3 Months
6 Months
1 Year +35.72%
3 Years +18.86%
5 Years +7.27%
10 Years
YTD +15.97%
Since Inception +10.80%

Holdings

This fund invests into 915 individual investments.
#1
Sandisk Corp/DE
4.60%
#2
US Foods Holding Corp
0.49%
#3
Assurant Inc
0.45%
#4
nVent Electric PLC
0.45%
#5
Carpenter Technology Corp
0.44%
#6
ATI Inc
0.43%
#7
Sterling Infrastructure Inc
0.41%
#8
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc
0.39%
#9
Woodward Inc
0.38%
#10
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY
0.37%
View all holdings (50)
# Holding Ticker Weight
1 Sandisk Corp/DE SNDK 460.20%
2 US Foods Holding Corp USFD 49.11%
3 Assurant Inc AIZ 44.90%
4 nVent Electric PLC NVT 44.53%
5 Carpenter Technology Corp CRS 43.99%
6 ATI Inc ATI 42.98%
7 Sterling Infrastructure Inc STRL 41.34%
8 MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc MTSI 38.68%
9 Woodward Inc WWD 38.48%
10 BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY XTSLA 36.51%
11 Ovintiv Inc OVV 36.01%
12 MKS Instruments Inc MKSI 33.94%
13 Moderna Inc MRNA 33.28%
14 Akamai Technologies Inc AKAM 32.64%
15 Lattice Semiconductor Corp LSCC 32.40%
16 TTM Technologies Inc TTMI 32.24%
17 TD SYNNEX Corp SNX 32.23%
18 Janus Henderson Group PLC JHG 31.83%
19 Onto Innovation Inc ONTO 30.83%
20 Royal Gold Inc RGLD 30.73%
21 Unum Group UNM 29.90%
22 Brixmor Property Group Inc BRX 29.57%
23 East West Bancorp Inc EWBC 29.26%
24 Nextpower Inc NXT 29.09%
25 Jones Lang LaSalle Inc JLL 28.58%
26 Albemarle Corp ALB 28.55%
27 ITT Inc ITT 28.38%
28 Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp ZWS 27.93%
29 WESCO International Inc WCC 27.86%
30 ONE Gas Inc OGS 27.83%
31 United Bankshares Inc/WV UBSI 27.52%
32 BorgWarner Inc BWA 27.32%
33 Healthpeak Properties Inc DOC 26.78%
34 Advanced Energy Industries Inc AEIS 26.63%
35 Watts Water Technologies Inc WTS 25.86%
36 DT Midstream Inc DTM 25.79%
37 Invesco Ltd IVZ 25.76%
38 Federal Realty Investment Trust FRT 25.61%
39 Zions Bancorp NA ZION 25.48%
40 Generac Holdings Inc GNRC 25.37%
41 Rambus Inc RMBS 25.26%
42 Guardant Health Inc GH 25.21%
43 Equitable Holdings Inc EQH 24.84%
44 Host Hotels & Resorts Inc HST 24.52%
45 Elanco Animal Health Inc ELAN 24.52%
46 Modine Manufacturing Co MOD 24.51%
47 Alcoa Corp AA 24.23%
48 Viatris Inc VTRS 24.15%
49 Dynatrace Inc DT 23.80%
50 Reinsurance Group of America Inc RGA 23.43%

Sectors

Allocation by industry sector.
 
Sector Weight
Technology 2003.00%
Industrials 1922.00%
Financials 1398.00%
Health Care 1269.00%
Consumer Discretionary 1049.00%
Real Estate 602.00%
Materials 460.00%
Energy 429.00%
Consumer Staples 309.00%
Utilities 281.00%
Communication Services 230.00%
Unknown 48.00%

Regions

Geographic allocation by country of risk.
 
Country Weight
United States 9948.00%
UNKNOWN 47.00%
Canada 5.00%
Switzerland 0.00%
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