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iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap (ESML)

Small-cap ETF · iShares (BlackRock) · BATS · 900 holdings
$52.90 ▼ -0.04 (0.08%)
At close · USD · Volume 1,021,317
Returns and riskCostIncomeDividend historyHoldingsQuestions
52-week range
$42.87 – $56.75
Day's range
$52.42 – $52.94
1-year total return
+18.8%

ESML price chart

Daily, split-corrected, distributions markedEnd-of-day prices

ESML fund facts

FundiShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF
TickerESML · BATS
Issuer (by our rules)iShares (BlackRock)
Category (by our rules)Small-cap
Expense ratio0.17%
Holdings900
Net assets (fund, SEC)$2.4B
Yield (last 12 months)0.95%
DistributionsQuarterly
52-week range$42.87 – $56.75
Average volume (3 months)141,691
First price in our data12 Apr 2018
Issuer and category are assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name. Expense ratio and net assets come from SEC filings; where a fund does not file them (for example grantor trusts) the field stays empty.

Returns and risk

1 month
−1.0%
3 months
−2.2%
6 months
+3.9%
Year to date
+15.9%
1 year
+18.8%
3 years a year
+19.9%
5 years a year
+6.6%
10 years a year
n/a
Volatility (1 year)
16.3%
Largest drop, last year
−9.0%
Largest drop in our data
−42.0%
Total return includes distributions, from end-of-day prices adjusted for splits and distributions, to 22 Oct 2026. Periods of 3 years and longer are annualised and shown only when the fund's history is long enough. Volatility is the standard deviation of daily returns over the last year, annualised. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Cost: expense ratio

0.17% a year

On $10,000 invested that is about $17 a year in fund costs, taken out of the fund's assets.

Source: the fund's prospectus, as filed with the SEC on 19 Dec 2025 (risk/return summary data). Brokerage commissions and the bid-ask spread are separate costs.

Income: distributions

Paid, last 12 months
0.50 USD
Yield on today's price
0.95%
Frequency
Quarterly
Latest ex-date
15 Sep 2026
Full ESML dividend history →
Cash paid per current share (restated for share splits), before tax, from EODHD.

ESML top holdings

#HoldingWeight
1 BlackRock Funds III: BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional; SL Agency Shares 5.59%
2 SANDISK CORPORATION SNDK 3.60%
3 TECHNIPFMC PLC 0.56%
4 AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AKAM 0.45%
5 US FOODS HOLDING CORP. 0.45%
6 ASSURANT, INC. AIZ 0.45%
7 STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. 0.45%
8 OVINTIV INC. 0.43%
9 NVENT ELECTRIC PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.43%
10 XPO, INC. 0.41%
The top 10 make up 12.8% of the fund, out of 900 holdings.
Positions as of 31 May 2026, from the fund's Form N-PORT filed with the SEC. Public N-PORT holdings are quarter-end positions published about 60 days later, so they can be months old and the fund may have changed since.

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ESML: frequently asked questions

What is ESML?

ESML is the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF, issued by iShares (BlackRock), listed on BATS. By our rules it is classed as "Small-cap". Its latest SEC filing lists 900 holdings.

What is the expense ratio of ESML?

ESML charges 0.17% a year, according to its prospectus filed with the SEC on 19 Dec 2025. On $10,000 that is about $17 a year in fund costs.

Does ESML pay dividends?

Yes. ESML paid 0.50 per share over the last 12 months, quarterly, a trailing yield of 0.95% on today's price. The latest ex-dividend date was 15 Sep 2026.

What does ESML hold?

The largest holdings in the latest SEC filing are BlackRock Funds III: BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional; SL Agency Shares (5.6%), SANDISK CORPORATION (3.6%), TECHNIPFMC PLC (0.6%). The top 10 together make up 12.8% of the fund.

How has ESML performed?

Total return including distributions to 22 Oct 2026: 1 year +18.8%, 3 years +19.9% a year, 5 years +6.6% a year. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Where the numbers come from

Prices and distributions end-of-day data from EODHD; returns are our own calculations from it.
Expense ratio and holdings SEC filings (prospectus risk/return data and Form N-PORT).
Category, issuer and leverage assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name.
X-Ray look-through our scores applied to the SEC holdings.
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