Exchange-traded fund
iShares Global Clean Energy ETF
TickerICLNsocially responsible
Fund manager
BlackRock/iShares

Fossil fuel companiesare fueling the climate crisis.

Fossil fuel exposure of 11.63% places the fund in the F tier, between 9% and 100% exposure.

Methodology
F
Fossil fuel holdings
Energy sector
Top 200 owners of carbon reserves
Top 200 owners of carbon reserves
Carbon Underground 200
No direct stock holdings
Coal industry
Coal industry
Coal miners, coal services, owners of coal reserves
2
holdings
$105.8M
invested
2.31%
of portfolio
Oil/gas industry
Oil/gas industry
Oil/gas producers and refiners, oil field services and equipment companies, pipeline operators
No direct stock holdings
Utility sector
Top 30 coal-fired utilities
Top 30 coal-fired utilities
Macroclimate 30
No direct stock holdings
Fossil-fired utilities
Fossil-fired utilities
Utilities burning fossil fuels or distributing gas
9
holdings
$532.55M
invested
12%
of portfolio
  When calculating a portfolio's screen exposure, we only consider long investments, ignoring any shorts or liabilities.
All fossil fuel companies
9 holdings
9 holdings
  • 1. Consolidated Edison Inc
    Fossil-fired utility
    $282.35M
    6.16%
  • 2. Chubu Electric Power Co Inc
    Coal industryFossil-fired utility
    $87.43M
    1.91%
  • 3. Avangrid Inc
    Fossil-fired utility
    $46.89M
    1.02%
  • 4. BKW AG
    Fossil-fired utility
    $34.73M
    0.76%
  • 5. CPFL Energia SA
    Fossil-fired utility
    $27.25M
    0.59%
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Financial performance
Performance data provided byMorningstarFind more financial data on ICLN at Morningstar.com
Current fund
ICLN
iShares Global Clean Energy ETF
Family
BlackRock/iShares
Category
Miscellaneous Sector
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 4/30/23
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:
Higher
 10-yr returns 
2.39% more in annualized returns
More invested in fossil fuels 
2.13% more invested
Lower fossil finance risk score 
20 points lower
Lower fossil insurance risk score 
15 points lower
More invested in Clean200 
21% more invested
Current fund
ICLN
iShares Global Clean Energy ETF
Family
BlackRock/iShares
Category
Miscellaneous Sector
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 4/30/23
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:
Higher
 10-yr returns 
2.39% more in annualized returns
More invested in fossil fuels 
2.13% more invested
Lower fossil finance risk score 
20 points lower
Lower fossil insurance risk score 
15 points lower
More invested in Clean200 
21% more invested
Current fund
ICLN
iShares Global Clean Energy ETF
Family
BlackRock/iShares
Category
Miscellaneous Sector
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 4/30/23
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:
Higher
 10-yr returns 
2.39% more in annualized returns
More invested in fossil fuels 
2.13% more invested
Lower fossil finance risk score 
20 points lower
Lower fossil insurance risk score 
15 points lower
More invested in Clean200 
21% more invested
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Climate analysis
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Fossil fuel %
This fund
ICLN - iShares Global Clean Energy ETF
0.04%
21%
15%
11%
12% 
Benchmark
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
2.61%
12%
7.15%
8.1%
9.5% 
Fund compared to benchmark
 
-2.57%
9.26%
8.05%
2.39%
2.13%  higher
Find more financial data on ICLN at Morningstar.com
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