Fossil fuel companiesare fueling the climate crisis.


iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

Shareclass
iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD)
Type
Exchange-traded fund
Sustainability mandate
Fossil fuel exposure of 9.33% places the fund in the F tier, between 9% and 100% exposure.

Methodology
F
Investments in major fossil fuel companies
Shell PLC
Carbon Underground 200Top 200 carbon reserves
$99.85 MILLION
TotalEnergies SE
Carbon Underground 200Top 200 carbon reserves
$82.62 MILLION
Woodside Energy Group Ltd
Carbon Underground 200Top 200 carbon reserves
$36.96 MILLION
Mitsubishi Corp
Carbon Underground 200Top 200 carbon reserves
$29.73 MILLION
Anglo American PLC
Carbon Underground 200Top 200 carbon reserves
$26.48 MILLION
BP PLC
Carbon Underground 200Top 200 carbon reserves
$24.1 MILLION
Fossil fuel holdings
Energy sector
Top 200 owners of carbon reserves
Top 200 owners of carbon reserves
Carbon Underground 200
10
holdings
$350.19M
invested
4.01%
of portfolio
Coal industry
Coal industry
Coal miners, coal services, owners of coal reserves
4
holdings
$88.7M
invested
1.02%
of portfolio
Oil/gas industry
Oil/gas industry
Oil/gas producers and refiners, oil field services and equipment companies, pipeline operators
28
holdings
$779.8M
invested
8.93%
of portfolio
Utility sector
Top 50 coal-fired utilities
Top 50 coal-fired utilities
Macroclimate 50
No direct stock holdings
Fossil-fired utilities
Fossil-fired utilities
Utilities burning fossil fuels or distributing gas
11
holdings
$282.9M
invested
3.24%
of portfolio
  When calculating a portfolio's screen exposure, we only consider long investments, ignoring any shorts or liabilities.
All fossil fuel companies
30 holdings
30 holdings
  • 1. Shell PLC
    Carbon Underground 200Oil/gas industry
    $99.85M
    1.14%
  • 2. TotalEnergies SE
    Carbon Underground 200Oil/gas industry
    $82.62M
    0.95%
  • 3. Siemens AG
    Oil/gas industry
    $80.75M
    0.92%
  • 4. ITOCHU Corp
    Oil/gas industryFossil-fired utility
    $55.27M
    0.63%
  • 5. Enel SpA
    Oil/gas industryFossil-fired utility
    $45.07M
    0.52%
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Financial performance
Performance data provided byMorningstarFind more financial data on ESGD at Morningstar.com
Current fund
ESGD
iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF
Family
BlackRock/iShares
Category
Foreign Large Blend
vs.
Benchmark
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 9/30/24
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher
 5-yr returns 
1.04% more in annualized returns
Less invested in fossil fuels 
1.99% less invested
Lower fossil finance risk score 
0 points lower
Higher fossil insurance risk score 
16 points higher
More invested in Clean200 
1.62% more invested
Current fund
ESGD
iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF
Family
BlackRock/iShares
Category
Foreign Large Blend
vs.
Benchmark
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 9/30/24
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher
 5-yr returns 
1.04% more in annualized returns
Less invested in fossil fuels 
1.99% less invested
Lower fossil finance risk score 
0 points lower
Higher fossil insurance risk score 
16 points higher
More invested in Clean200 
1.62% more invested
Current fund
ESGD
iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF
Family
BlackRock/iShares
Category
Foreign Large Blend
vs.
Benchmark
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 9/30/24
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher
 5-yr returns 
1.04% more in annualized returns
Less invested in fossil fuels 
1.99% less invested
Lower fossil finance risk score 
0 points lower
Higher fossil insurance risk score 
16 points higher
More invested in Clean200 
1.62% more invested
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Climate analysis
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Fossil fuel %
This fund
ESGD - iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF
25%
5.51%
8.37%
/
9.33% 
Benchmark
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
25%
4.05%
7.33%
5.04%
11% 
Fund compared to benchmark
 
0.39%
1.47%
1.04%
/
1.99%  lower
Find more financial data on ESGD at Morningstar.com
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