iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (ESML)
| Assets | $2.01B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.17% |
| PE Ratio | 17.56 |
| Shares Out | 44.00M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $0.54 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.17% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Payout Ratio | 20.55% |
| 1-Year Return | +1.75% |
| Volume | 101,955 |
| Open | 46.47 |
| Previous Close | 46.48 |
| Day's Range | 46.41 - 46.74 |
| 52-Week Low | 32.91 |
| 52-Week High | 46.74 |
| Beta | 1.08 |
| Holdings | 916 |
| Inception Date | Apr 10, 2018 |
About ESML
Fund Home PageThe 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.
Top 10 Holdings
4.85% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| SunocoCorp LLC | SUNC | 0.73% |
| US Foods Holding Corp. | USFD | 0.52% |
| Casey's General Stores, Inc. | CASY | 0.50% |
| Sandisk Corporation | SNDK | 0.49% |
| Coherent Corp. | COHR | 0.48% |
| TechnipFMC plc | FTI | 0.46% |
| Assurant, Inc. | AIZ | 0.44% |
| Lumentum Holdings Inc. | LITE | 0.42% |
| Janus Henderson Group plc | JHG | 0.41% |
| Exact Sciences Corporation | EXAS | 0.40% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2025 | $0.14299 | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | $0.1189 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| Mar 18, 2025 | $0.10255 | Mar 21, 2025 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | $0.17915 | Dec 20, 2024 |
| Sep 25, 2024 | $0.13817 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Jun 11, 2024 | $0.08829 | Jun 17, 2024 |
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