iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF

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

Type

Exchange-traded fund

Manager

BlackRock/iShares

Gender equality score

/ 100 points

Overall score

Average Equileap Gender Equality Score of fund holdings, weighted by market value

Group ranking

24.2

percentile

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Group: U.S. Equity Fund

Ranking: 1,924 out of 2,538 funds

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Gender equality

Gender equality group ranking, based on Equileap company data

Civilian firearms

Investments in civilian firearms manufacturers, and related gun retailers

Prison industrial complex

Investments in prisons and borders industry, including private prison operators

Military weapons

Investments in military arms manufacturers and services companies, including nuclear weapon manufacturers and servicers

Tobacco

Investments in tobacco and e-cigarette manufacturers, and tobacco-promoting entertainment companies

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Top scoring holdings

The top 10 holdings in this portfolio with the best scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.

1. Etsy Inc
0.1% of assets
$1.76M invested
2. Hasbro Inc
0.21% of assets
$3.5M invested
3. Jones Lang LaSalle Inc
0.33% of assets
$5.61M invested
4. WEX Inc
0.2% of assets
$3.43M invested
5. Lyft Inc Class A
0.09% of assets
$1.47M invested
6. The Chemours Co
0.05% of assets
$767,770 invested
7. Service Corp International
0.26% of assets
$4.47M invested
8. Affirm Holdings Inc Ordinary Shares - Class A
0.26% of assets
$4.46M invested
9. New York Times Co Class A
0.18% of assets
$3.11M invested
10. VF Corp
0.11% of assets
$1.89M invested

Bottom scoring holdings

The bottom 10 holdings in this portfolio with the worst scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.

1. TKO Group Holdings Inc
0.23% of assets
$3.93M invested
2. TG Therapeutics Inc
0.09% of assets
$1.52M invested
3. Trump Media & Technology Group Corp
0.05% of assets
$848,888 invested
4. SpringWorks Therapeutics Inc Ordinary Shares
0.05% of assets
$822,242 invested
5. Core Scientific Inc
0.04% of assets
$642,030 invested
6. Servisfirst Bancshares Inc
0.05% of assets
$780,358 invested
7. SoundHound AI Inc Ordinary Shares - Class A
0.06% of assets
$1.02M invested
8. FTAI Aviation Ltd
0.22% of assets
$3.66M invested
9. Liberty Broadband Corp Registered Shs Series -A-
0.12% of assets
$1.97M invested
10. Liberty Broadband Corp Registered Shs Series -C-
0.11% of assets
$1.94M invested

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Financial performance

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Gender Equality and Returns

Returns chart for iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF

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The figure above charts annualized returns and Gender Equality Fund grades. The orange marker represents this fund. The purple marker (if present) represents an assigned benchmark. Blue dots represent funds in the same Morningstar category as this fund. Dark gray dots represent funds in the same grading group as this fund. Returns are for the most recent available for this fund of 1, 3, 5, or 10 year annualized returns. The higher a fund is marked on the Y axis, the better its returns for the specified time period. The higher a fund is marked on the X axis, the better its Gender Equality Funds group ranking. Read more on the How it Works page.

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ESML

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF

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BlackRock/iShares

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Small Blend

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Investment timeline

Performance as of: 4/30/25

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Suggested: S&P 500

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Lower 5-yr returns

3.82% less in annualized returns

Lower overall gender equality score

12 / 100 points lower

Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score

4 / 40 points lower

Lower equal compensation and work life balance score

5 / 30 points lower

Lower policies promoting gender equality score

2 / 20 points lower

Lower commitment, transparency, and accountability score

1 / 10 points lower

Current fund

ESML

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF

Family

BlackRock/iShares

Category

Small Blend

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IVV

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

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iShares from BlackRock

Category

Large Blend

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Investment timeline

Performance as of: 4/30/25

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: S&P 500

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Lower 5-yr returns

3.82% less in annualized returns

Lower overall gender equality score

12 / 100 points lower

Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score

4 / 40 points lower

Lower equal compensation and work life balance score

5 / 30 points lower

Lower policies promoting gender equality score

2 / 20 points lower

Lower commitment, transparency, and accountability score

1 / 10 points lower

Current fund

ESML

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF

Family

BlackRock/iShares

Category

Small Blend

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Benchmark

IVV

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

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iShares from BlackRock

Category

Large Blend

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Fund comparison settings

Investment timeline

Performance as of: 4/30/25

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: S&P 500

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Lower 5-yr returns

3.82% less in annualized returns

Lower overall gender equality score

12 / 100 points lower

Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score

4 / 40 points lower

Lower equal compensation and work life balance score

5 / 30 points lower

Lower policies promoting gender equality score

2 / 20 points lower

Lower commitment, transparency, and accountability score

1 / 10 points lower

Month-end trailing returns

Performance as of date: 4/30/25

Morningstar suggested benchmark: S&P 500 TR USD

Annualized returns

Gender-lens analysis

1-yr

3-yr

5-yr

10-yr

This fund
ESML - iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF

1.12%

3.97%

12%

43 / 100 points

Benchmark

12%

16%

12%

55 / 100 points

Fund compared to benchmark

-10.94%

-8.18%

-3.82%

12 / 100 points lower

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