iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (ESGE)

NASDAQ: ESGE · Real-Time Price · USD
34.80
+0.06 (0.17%)
Dec 4, 2024, 4:00 PM EST - Market closed
0.17%
Assets $4.39B
Expense Ratio 0.25%
PE Ratio 12.74
Shares Out 127.20M
Dividend (ttm) $0.87
Dividend Yield 2.50%
Ex-Dividend Date Jun 11, 2024
Payout Ratio 31.89%
1-Year Return +9.85%
Volume 873,904
Open 34.78
Previous Close 34.74
Day's Range 34.71 - 34.89
52-Week Low 29.78
52-Week High 37.72
Beta 0.72
Holdings 528
Inception Date Jun 28, 2016

About ESGE

Fund Home Page

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (ESGE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EM Extended ESG Focus index. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap companies from emerging market economies. Stocks are selected and weighted for positive environmental, social, and governance characteristics while maintaining similar investment risk/return of the market. ESGE was launched on Jun 28, 2016 and is issued by BlackRock.

Asset Class Equity
Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
Region Emerging Markets
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol ESGE
ETF Provider BlackRock
Index Tracked MSCI EM Extended ESG Focus Index

Top 10 Holdings

27.98% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 2330 10.66%
Tencent Holdings Limited 0700 3.81%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 005930 2.77%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited BABAF 1.98%
HDFC Bank Limited HDFCBANK 1.82%
Reliance Industries Limited RELIANCE 1.55%
Infosys Limited INFY 1.38%
Meituan 3690 1.34%
First Financial Holding Co., Ltd. 2892 1.34%
China Construction Bank Corporation 0939 1.32%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Jun 11, 2024 $0.250 Jun 17, 2024
Dec 20, 2023 $0.621 Dec 27, 2023
Jun 7, 2023 $0.227 Jun 13, 2023
Dec 13, 2022 $0.531 Dec 19, 2022
Jun 9, 2022 $0.276 Jun 15, 2022
Dec 13, 2021 $0.831 Dec 17, 2021
Full Dividend History

News

Emerging Markets Growth Remains Solid Amid Intensifying Inflationary Pressures

Emerging markets continued to expand at a solid pace midway into the first quarter of 2024, supported by broad-based expansion across both manufacturing and service sectors.

9 months ago - Seeking Alpha

EM Central Banks: More Easing In The Cards?

Emerging markets have taken solace in the view that the U.S. hiking cycle is over, helping deliver strong returns in 2023. Slowing global inflation has been due to sharply lower core goods inflation, ...

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10 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Emerging Markets Funds See Top 10 Weekly Outflow On Record

Emerging Markets Funds are made up of funds that seek long-term capital appreciation. Nigeria and Emerging Markets Europe have been the two areas that have seen the highest year-to-date and May return...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

Emerging Markets Insights: Emerging Market Banks Are Resilient

The liquidity crisis impacting selected developed market banks has unnerved emerging market investors. Markets have recovered from the turmoil following the liquidity crisis impacting some banks in th...

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1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

Florida to Divest $2B From BlackRock Over ESG

The move comes amid mounting criticism from the GOP.

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2 years ago - ETFcom

ESG's Underperformance So Far This Year

ESG ETFs have lagged conventional funds year to date.

2 years ago - ETFcom

ETF Global Dynamic Model Portfolio Rebalance - Q1 2022

Growth and value equities lead the way. Targeted exposures are ascendant, while diversification is waning, in the international market.

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3 years ago - Seeking Alpha

Harnessing Growth: India's Transition Reflected In Sustainability Commitment

In this research piece, we discuss the possible pathway to India's environmental goals, as well as select investment opportunities that reflect ongoing progress across the ESG landscape. India fares w...

3 years ago - Seeking Alpha

Differences Among iShares' ESG ETFs

How the largest ETF issuer's funds differ on ESG criteria.

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3 years ago - ETFcom

10 Best Emerging Market ETFs for Global Growth

The global economy is expected to rebound sharply this year and next. These are the best emerging market ETFs to leverage this potential source of growth.

3 years ago - Kiplinger

There's no hotter area on Wall Street than ESG with sustainability-focused funds nearing $2 trillion

Record inflows into sustainability-focused funds during the first quarter pushed total assets to nearly $2 trillion.

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3 years ago - CNBC

7 ESG ETFs to Buy for Responsible Profits

Investors are rapidly moving toward investing with environmental, social and corporate-governance (ESG) qualities in mind.

3 years ago - Kiplinger

Earnings Matter In Emerging Markets

It's been more than a year since the initial outbreak of COVID-19, but the global pandemic continues to challenge economies and their health care systems.

4 years ago - Seeking Alpha

S&P Dow Jones Indices Wins ESG Investing's Best ESG Index Provider Award

LONDON, Feb. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices ("S&P DJI"), the world's leading index provider, today announced that it has won ESG Investing's Best ESG Index Provider Award for the secon...

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4 years ago - PRNewsWire

FlexShares STOXX US ESG Impact Index Fund Allows You To Feel Good While Investing

There is a growing demand for ESG options as investors want to make a difference with their investments. The US SIF Foundation says there are 836 funds using these strategies. While it is great to mak...

4 years ago - Seeking Alpha

ESG index funds hit $250 billion as pandemic accelerates impact investing boom

The number of sustainability-focused index funds, and investor assets in these funds, have doubled over the last three years, according to Morningstar, and Covid-19 added to interest.

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4 years ago - CNBC

Sustainable investment funds just surpassed $1 trillion for the first time on record

It comes amid growing investor interest in sustainable investment funds in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

4 years ago - CNBC

Top S&P 500 Holdings & Key ESG ETFs

Analyzing the top holdings of leading environmental, social and governance ETFs.

4 years ago - ETFcom

Emerging Markets Outpace Developed Markets In July

Some emerging markets have been coping with the COVID-19 crisis better than others, and their economies are in different stages of recovery.

4 years ago - Seeking Alpha

10 Best Emerging Markets ETFs for a Global Rebound

Emerging markets ETFs can inject growth into your portfolio, as well as provide some much-needed diversification. Here are 10 top EM funds.

4 years ago - Kiplinger

Navigating Emerging Markets During Uncertain Times: This Too Shall Pass

Price swings have been dramatic. For example, we've seen 8 +/- 4% absolute moves in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index in the last two weeks of March.

5 years ago - Seeking Alpha

Clarity Through Classification: ESG Investing And ETFs

Clarity Through Classification: ESG Investing And ETFs

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5 years ago - Seeking Alpha

U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Investors Sour On Equity Funds As APs Pump Money Into Equity And Bond ETFs

U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Investors Sour On Equity Funds As APs Pump Money Into Equity And Bond ETFs

5 years ago - Seeking Alpha