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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
Jul 27, 2026$53.93
Jul 28, 2026$53.92
Jul 29, 2026$53.05
Jul 30, 2026$53.81
Jul 31, 2026$53.72
Aug 3, 2026$54.56
Aug 4, 2026$55.75
Aug 5, 2026$55.38
Aug 6, 2026$54.99
Aug 7, 2026$55.58
Aug 10, 2026$55.39
Aug 11, 2026$55.56
Aug 12, 2026$55.85
Aug 13, 2026$56.34
Aug 14, 2026$56.64
Aug 17, 2026$56.63
Aug 18, 2026$55.69
Aug 19, 2026$56.13
Aug 20, 2026$55.47
Aug 21, 2026$55.83
Aug 24, 2026$55.37
Aug 25, 2026$55.48
Aug 26, 2026$55.64
Aug 27, 2026$55.65
Aug 28, 2026$55.04
Aug 31, 2026$54.87
Sep 1, 2026$54.28
Sep 2, 2026$54.72
Sep 3, 2026$55.07
Sep 4, 2026$55.09
Sep 8, 2026$54.70
Sep 9, 2026$53.96
Sep 10, 2026$53.41
Sep 11, 2026$53.79
Sep 14, 2026$53.62
Sep 15, 2026$53.19
Sep 16, 2026$52.92
Sep 17, 2026$53.23
Sep 18, 2026$52.95
Sep 21, 2026$53.21
Sep 22, 2026$53.41
Sep 23, 2026$52.90
Sep 24, 2026$52.74
Sep 25, 2026$52.89
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

Weekly net flows, 3M

Net outflow over the range: −$76M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Jul 27Aug 3Aug 10Aug 17+$118.3MAug 24Aug 31Sep 7Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19$0Oct 26Jul 27Aug 10+$118.3MAug 24Sep 7Sep 21Oct 5$0Oct 26Jul 27+$118.3MAug 24Sep 21$0Oct 26
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Jul 27$8M
Aug 3−$1.3M
Aug 10−$14M
Aug 17−$5.6M
Aug 24$118.3M
Aug 31−$115.1M
Sep 7$9.9M
Sep 14$0
Sep 21−$831K
Sep 28−$9.6M
Oct 5−$26.4M
Oct 12$0
Oct 19−$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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