iShares MSCI Global Sustainable Development Goals ETF

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iShares MSCI Global Sust Dev Goals ETF (SDG)
Type
Exchange-traded fund
Sustainability mandate
Gender equality score
Gender equality score

50
/ 100 points
Overall score
Average Equileap Gender Equality Score of fund holdings, weighted by market value
Peer rank
Group ranking

F
19.9
percentile

Universe: Groups

Group: International Equity Funds

Ranking: 870 out of 1,085 funds


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Gender balance in leadership and workforce
Gender balance in leadership and workforce
23/40
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Equal compensation and work life balance
Equal compensation and work life balance
10/30
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Policies promoting gender equality
Policies promoting gender equality
17/20
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Commitment, transparency, and accountability
Commitment, transparency, and accountability
0/10
See the score criteria
Top scoring holdings
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. AstraZeneca PLC
    3.32% of assets
    $8.77M invested
  • 2. Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield Act. SIIC ET STES FONC.EUROP.
    0.66% of assets
    $1.75M invested
  • 3. Pearson PLC
    0.94% of assets
    $2.5M invested
  • 4. Novartis AG Registered Shares
    2.39% of assets
    $6.32M invested
  • 5. CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust
    0.31% of assets
    $816,276 invested
  • 6. Land Securities Group PLC
    0.15% of assets
    $407,636 invested
  • 7. Xylem Inc
    0.92% of assets
    $2.45M invested
  • 8. JDE Peets NV Ordinary Shares
    0.44% of assets
    $1.15M invested
  • 9. Covivio SA
    0.24% of assets
    $630,722 invested
  • 10. Novo Nordisk A/S Class B
    1.95% of assets
    $5.17M invested
Bottom scoring holdings
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. New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc Ordinary Shares
    0.97% of assets
    $2.57M invested
  • 2. CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd
    0.13% of assets
    $342,336 invested
  • 3. Central Japan Railway Co
    1.73% of assets
    $4.57M invested
  • 4. Ono Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
    0.18% of assets
    $485,091 invested
  • 5. East Japan Railway Co
    2.31% of assets
    $6.12M invested
  • 6. Nippon Building Fund Inc
    0.13% of assets
    $337,240 invested
  • 7. Enphase Energy Inc
    3.07% of assets
    $8.12M invested
  • 8. WH Group Ltd Shs Unitary 144A/Reg S
    3.86% of assets
    $10.23M invested
  • 9. Henderson Land Development Co Ltd
    0.25% of assets
    $657,715 invested
  • 10. SalMar ASA
    0.3% of assets
    $780,906 invested
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Financial performance
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Gender Equality and Returns
Returns chart for iShares MSCI Global Sustainable Development Goals 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.
Benchmarking tool
Current fund
SDG
iShares MSCI Global Sustainable Development Goals ETF
Family
BlackRock/iShares
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 9/30/24
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 5-yr returns 
2.52% less  in annualized returns
Lower overall gender equality score 
5 / 100 points lower
Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
4 / 40 points lower
Same equal compensation and work life balance score 
0 / 30 points 
Lower policies promoting gender equality score 
1 / 20 points lower
Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
0 / 10 points 
Current fund
SDG
iShares MSCI Global Sustainable Development Goals ETF
Family
BlackRock/iShares
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 9/30/24
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 5-yr returns 
2.52% less  in annualized returns
Lower overall gender equality score 
5 / 100 points lower
Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
4 / 40 points lower
Same equal compensation and work life balance score 
0 / 30 points 
Lower policies promoting gender equality score 
1 / 20 points lower
Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
0 / 10 points 
Current fund
SDG
iShares MSCI Global Sustainable Development Goals ETF
Family
BlackRock/iShares
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 9/30/24
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 5-yr returns 
2.52% less  in annualized returns
Lower overall gender equality score 
5 / 100 points lower
Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
4 / 40 points lower
Same equal compensation and work life balance score 
0 / 30 points 
Lower policies promoting gender equality score 
1 / 20 points lower
Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
0 / 10 points 
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Gender-lens analysis
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Overall gender equality score
This fund
SDG - iShares MSCI Global Sustainable Development Goals ETF
16%
-1.85%
9.66%
/
50  / 100 points
Benchmark
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
32%
8.15%
12%
9.51%
55  / 100 points
Fund compared to benchmark
 
-15.27%
-10%
-2.52%
/
5  / 100 points lower
Find more financial data on SDG at Morningstar.com
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