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ESMLISharesINDEX

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF

$53.33+0.60% vs prior close
435752-WK

Price through Oct 27, 2026 · Flows through Oct 26, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 27, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 27, 2026.

The fund generally will invest at least 90% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and may invest up to 10% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents. The underlying index is an optimized equity index designed to produce investment results comparable to the MSCI USA Small Cap Index (the "parent index"), while reflecting a higher allocation than that of the parent index to companies with favorable ESG profiles (as determined by MSCI).

ESML price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateESML close
Sep 28, 2026$52.43
Sep 29, 2026$52.28
Sep 30, 2026$52.00
Oct 1, 2026$52.37
Oct 2, 2026$52.85
Oct 5, 2026$53.15
Oct 6, 2026$53.04
Oct 7, 2026$52.32
Oct 8, 2026$52.43
Oct 9, 2026$52.74
Oct 12, 2026$52.46
Oct 13, 2026$52.45
Oct 14, 2026$51.75
Oct 15, 2026$52.58
Oct 16, 2026$51.90
Oct 19, 2026$51.94
Oct 20, 2026$52.76
Oct 21, 2026$52.94
Oct 22, 2026$52.90
Oct 23, 2026$52.69
Oct 26, 2026$53.01
Oct 27, 2026$53.33

Daily net flows, 1M

Net outflow over the range: −$76M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Sep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 6Oct 8Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 20Oct 22−$39.8M$0Oct 26Sep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 6Oct 8Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 20Oct 22−$39.8M$0Oct 26Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19−$39.8M$0Oct 26
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Sep 28−$14.8M
Sep 29$5.2M
Sep 30$0
Oct 1$0
Oct 2$0
Oct 5$0
Oct 6$2.1M
Oct 7−$7.2M
Oct 8$0
Oct 9−$21.2M
Oct 12$0
Oct 13−$763.9K
Oct 14−$1.8M
Oct 15−$2.6M
Oct 16$5.2M
Oct 19−$3.3M
Oct 20$3.3M
Oct 21$0
Oct 22$0
Oct 23−$39.8M
Oct 26$0
The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$76M in net outflows over the past month, about 2.8% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +16.0% so far this year. At 0.17% a year it is not the cheapest way in — XLI has a reported fee of 0.09%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$2.7Bassets under management
0.17%expense ratio · $17 per $10,000 a year
−$76Mnet flow, trailing month
199Kavg daily volume, 30 days
910holdings · US-domiciled
2018listed April 10, 2018 · beta 1.04
The book at a glance
MRNA+4.6%AIZ-0.3%USFD+1.2%OVV-2.0%OGS+0.1%RVTY+0.9%DT-0.7%GH+2.8%EQH+1.9%TRMB-0.3%RGLD+2.4%NTNX+0.0%SWX+0.6%CRL+0.4%FBP-1.9%TXNM+0.4%FDS-4.3%ZWS-0.3%UBSI-0.8%DOCU-3.4%EWBC-0.3%UNM-1.1%VTRS+2.4%RGA-0.9%JLL-0.2%IT-4.4%SNX+1.7%AR+1.3%CLX+0.7%ITT+1.9%APA-1.7%IVZ-0.4%RBRK+1.8%RRC+5.3%WTS-1.7%BRX+2.1%WWD-0.5%DINO-8.8%AKAM+1.1%UGI+0.4%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1MRNAMODERNA1.10%$207.97+4.6%
2AIZASSURANT0.66%$286.30-0.3%
3USFDUS FOODS HOLDING0.57%$102.57+1.2%
4OVVOVINTIV0.53%$71.13-2.0%
5OGSONE GAS0.41%$78.42+0.1%
6RVTYREVVITY0.38%$161.86+0.9%
7DTDYNATRACE0.39%$63.75-0.7%
8GHGUARDANT HEALTH0.36%$178.06+2.8%
9EQHEQUITABLE HOLDINGS0.35%$54.59+1.9%
10TRMBTRIMBLE0.37%$63.16-0.3%
11RGLDROYAL GOLD0.34%$239.66+2.4%
12NTNXNUTANIX0.35%$72.74+0.0%
13SWXSOUTHWEST GAS HOLDINGS0.33%$92.84+0.6%
14CRLCHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL0.32%$358.84+0.4%
15FBPFIRST BANCORP0.33%$26.86-1.9%

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Sector weights

  • Industrials17.06%
  • Health Care15.69%
  • Information Technology15.65%
  • Financials15.09%
  • Consumer Discretionary10.5%
  • Real Estate6.38%
  • Energy5.35%
  • Materials4.64%
  • Consumer Staples3.7%
  • Utilities3.1%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Industrials17.06%
Health Care15.69%
Information Technology15.65%
Financials15.09%
Consumer Discretionary10.5%
Real Estate6.38%
Energy5.35%
Materials4.64%
Consumer Staples3.7%
Utilities3.1%

Country weights

  • United States99.7%
  • Australia0.24%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
United States99.7%
Australia0.24%
Performance
1 week+0.7%
1 month+0.8%
3 months-1.1%
6 months+4.3%
YTD+16.0%
1 year+15.3%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$40M
1 month−$76M
3 months−$76M
YTD+$355M
1 year+$352M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
−$50.6MOct+$17.2MNov+$30.4MDec+$82.8MJan+$42.3MFeb−$83MMar−$12.8MApr$0May+$410.1MJul+$97.4MAug−$115.6MSep−$66.1MOctOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay+$410.1MJulAugSep−$66.1MOctOctDecFebApr+$410.1MJul−$66.1MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Oct−$50.6M
Nov$17.2M
Dec$30.4M
Jan$82.8M
Feb$42.3M
Mar−$83M
Apr−$12.8M
May$0
Jul$410.1M
Aug$97.4M
Sep−$115.6M
Oct−$66.1M
The risk read
13%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
16%realized volatility, 1 year
-9.3%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-5.8%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 1.1% of the book; the top ten carry 5%. Spread across 250+ names, it behaves like roughly 210 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
110Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
MRNA MODERNA$52M$53M
IONQ IONQ$8M$6M
ROKU ROKU$6M$5M
DOCU DOCUSIGN$3M$4M
DINO HF SINCLAIR$3M$4M

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against ESML

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat ESML on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-14bp on fee · 15× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-14bp on fee · 7× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$123.5B+$2.3B-12bp on fee · 46× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-13bp on fee · 12× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$47M-13bp on fee · 9× the assets · +$47M in over the monthHead-to-head
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