Fossil fuel companiesare fueling the climate crisis.


iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

Shareclass
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM)
Type
Exchange-traded fund
Fossil fuel exposure of 11.6% places the fund in the F tier, between 9% and 100% exposure.

Methodology
F
Investments in major fossil fuel companies
Reliance Industries Ltd
Carbon Underground 200Top 200 carbon reserves
$270.26 MILLION
Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras Participating Preferred
Carbon Underground 200Top 200 carbon reserves
$96.9 MILLION
Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras
Carbon Underground 200Top 200 carbon reserves
$77.7 MILLION
Saudi Arabian Oil Co
Carbon Underground 200Top 200 carbon reserves
$55.85 MILLION
NTPC Ltd
Macroclimate 30Top 30 coal-fired power
$44.41 MILLION
PetroChina Co Ltd Class H
Carbon Underground 200Top 200 carbon reserves
$41.93 MILLION
Fossil fuel holdings
Energy sector
Top 200 owners of carbon reserves
Top 200 owners of carbon reserves
Carbon Underground 200
45
holdings
$891.81M
invested
4.95%
of portfolio
Coal industry
Coal industry
Coal miners, coal services, owners of coal reserves
67
holdings
$747.05M
invested
4.15%
of portfolio
Oil/gas industry
Oil/gas industry
Oil/gas producers and refiners, oil field services and equipment companies, pipeline operators
91
holdings
$1.44B
invested
8.01%
of portfolio
Utility sector
Top 30 coal-fired utilities
Top 30 coal-fired utilities
Macroclimate 30
15
holdings
$136.78M
invested
0.76%
of portfolio
Fossil-fired utilities
Fossil-fired utilities
Utilities burning fossil fuels or distributing gas
80
holdings
$778.55M
invested
4.32%
of portfolio
  When calculating a portfolio's screen exposure, we only consider long investments, ignoring any shorts or liabilities.
All fossil fuel companies
158 holdings
158 holdings
  • 1. Reliance Industries Ltd
    Carbon Underground 200Oil/gas industry
    $270.26M
    1.5%
  • 2. Vale SA
    Coal industryOil/gas industry
    $115.5M
    0.64%
  • 3. Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras Participating Preferred
    Carbon Underground 200Oil/gas industry
    $96.9M
    0.54%
  • 4. Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras
    Carbon Underground 200Oil/gas industry
    $77.7M
    0.43%
  • 5. Hyundai Motor Co
    Oil/gas industry
    $65.18M
    0.36%
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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF $EEM is 12% ($2.09 BILLION) invested in fossil fuel stocks
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Financial performance
Performance data provided byMorningstarFind more financial data on EEM at Morningstar.com
Current fund
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Family
BlackRock/iShares
Category
Diversified Emerging Mkts
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: 2/29/24
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:
Lower
 10-yr returns 
-1.51% less in annualized returns
More invested in fossil fuels 
0.02% more invested
Lower fossil finance risk score 
12 points lower
Lower fossil insurance risk score 
8 points lower
More invested in Clean200 
0.13% more invested
Current fund
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Family
BlackRock/iShares
Category
Diversified Emerging Mkts
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: 2/29/24
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:
Lower
 10-yr returns 
-1.51% less in annualized returns
More invested in fossil fuels 
0.02% more invested
Lower fossil finance risk score 
12 points lower
Lower fossil insurance risk score 
8 points lower
More invested in Clean200 
0.13% more invested
Current fund
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Family
BlackRock/iShares
Category
Diversified Emerging Mkts
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: 2/29/24
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:
Lower
 10-yr returns 
-1.51% less in annualized returns
More invested in fossil fuels 
0.02% more invested
Lower fossil finance risk score 
12 points lower
Lower fossil insurance risk score 
8 points lower
More invested in Clean200 
0.13% more invested
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Climate analysis
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Fossil fuel %
This fund
EEM - iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
7.76%
-7.09%
1.11%
2.32%
12% 
Benchmark
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
13%
1.17%
5.26%
3.83%
12% 
Fund compared to benchmark
 
-4.89%
-8.26%
-4.16%
-1.51%
0.02%  higher
Find more financial data on EEM at Morningstar.com
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