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About iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF
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Inception date
Jun 28, 2016
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
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.
Classification
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Electronic Technology
Technology Services
Stock breakdown by region
Top 10 holdings
Summarizing what the indicators are suggesting.
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Moving Averages
Neutral
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Moving Averages
Neutral
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
ESGE trades at 38.12 USD today, its price has fallen −1.58% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on ESGE price chart.
ESGE net asset value is 38.22 today — it's risen 2.97% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
ESGE assets under management is 4.94 B USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
ESGE price has risen by 2.23% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 15.06% increase. See more dynamics on ESGE price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 2.97% over the last month, showed a 7.36% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 17.21% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 2.97% over the last month, showed a 7.36% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 17.21% in a year.
ESGE fund flows account for 42.12 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.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
ESGE invests in stocks. See more details in our Analysis section.
ESGE expense ratio is 0.26%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, ESGE isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, ESGE technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating ESGE shows the strong buy signal. See more of ESGE technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, ESGE technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating ESGE shows the strong buy signal. See more of ESGE technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Yes, ESGE pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.99%.
ESGE trades at a premium (0.26%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
ESGE shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc.
ESGE follows the MSCI EM Extended ESG Focus Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Jun 28, 2016.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.