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

BATS: ESML · Real-Time Price · USD
45.59
+0.73 (1.63%)
Sep 18, 2025, 2:10 PM EDT - Market open
1.63%
Assets$2.01B
Expense Ratio0.17%
PE Ratio19.30
Shares Out44.65M
Dividend (ttm)$0.54
Dividend Yield1.19%
Ex-Dividend DateSep 16, 2025
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Payout Ratio23.16%
Volume55,680
Open45.16
Previous Close44.86
Day's Range44.97 - 45.71
52-Week Low32.91
52-Week High46.30
Beta1.10
Holdings914
Inception DateApr 10, 2018

About ESML

Fund Home Page

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (ESML) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund tracks an index of US small-cap companies with high environmental, social, and governance factor scores as determined by MSCI. ESML was launched on Apr 10, 2018 and is issued by BlackRock.

Asset Class Equity
Category Small Blend
Region North America
Stock Exchange BATS
Ticker Symbol ESML
ETF Provider BlackRock
Index Tracked MSCI USA Small Cap Extended ESG Focus Index

Top 10 Holdings

4.74% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.FIX0.55%
US Foods Holding Corp.USFD0.55%
Casey's General Stores, Inc.CASY0.54%
Astera Labs, Inc.ALAB0.50%
Insmed IncorporatedINSM0.48%
Credo Technology Group Holding LtdCRDO0.47%
Guidewire Software, Inc.GWRE0.43%
Janus Henderson Group plcJHG0.43%
TechnipFMC plcFTI0.42%
Flex Ltd.FLEX0.37%
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Dividends

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Sep 16, 2025$0.14299Sep 19, 2025
Jun 16, 2025$0.1189Jun 20, 2025
Mar 18, 2025$0.10255Mar 21, 2025
Dec 17, 2024$0.17915Dec 20, 2024
Sep 25, 2024$0.13817Sep 30, 2024
Jun 11, 2024$0.08829Jun 17, 2024
Full Dividend History

Performance

ESML had a total return of 12.63% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.46%.

News

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