XUSR

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA Index ETF

Investment objectives

The ETF has been designed to provide investors with exposure to the performance of an environmental, social and governance (ESG)-oriented index selected at the discretion of BlackRock. The current ESG-oriented index for the ETF is MSCI USA Choice ESG Screened Index.

Trading information

  • Ticker: XUSR
  • CUSIP: 46437Q108
  • Exchange: TSX
  • Currency options: CAD

Reasons to invest

  • Obtain exposure to a portfolio of large and mid cap U.S. stocks of U.S. companies that meet a minimum standard for overall environmental, social, and governance (ESG) attributes, as determined by the index provider. 1
  • Significantly reduce exposure to the production of fossil fuels and other industries with elevated sustainability risks
  • Use as a low cost sustainable investing building block for the core of your portfolio.

    • 1 ESG ratings provided by MSCI on over 6,000 companies based on 37 industry-specific issues weighted based on the issue's impact on the industry and the time horizon of the risk / opportunity.


Details

Risk rating
  • Low
  • Low to med
  • Med
  • Med to high
  • High
Management fee %
0.20
MER %
0.23
Assets
284.17
3/12/2025
Units outstanding
3,275,000
3/12/2025
Income distribution
Quarterly
Capital gains distribution
Annually
Fund category
(CIFSC)
U.S. Equity
Inception date
Apr 2020

Index

MSCI USA Choice ESG Screened Index

Prices

As of 3/12/2025
Market
$86.75$0.76 (0.88%)
Market 52 week high$96.95
Market 52 week low$73.21
Volume4260
NAV
$86.77$0.50 (0.58%)
Market 52 week high$97.18
Market 52 week low$73.27

Chart

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Performance

Trailing returns %

As of 2/28/2025
YTD1 mo3 mo6 mo1 yr3 yr5 yr10 yrIncept.
NAV
0.7-1.5-1.011.122.618.6--19.7
Index
0.7-1.5-1.011.122.718.7--19.8

Calendar returns %

As of 2/28/2025

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Growth of $10,000

As of 2/28/2025

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Highest/lowest returns (%)

As of 2/28/2025
1 yr3 yr5 yr
EndedReturnEndedReturnEndedReturn
Highest10-202447.102-202518.602-202516.9
Lowest12-2022-15.710-20237.102-202516.9
Average-17.7-12.4-16.9
No. of periods-49-25-1
% positive-79.6-100.0-100.0

Portfolio analysis

Characteristics

As of 3/12/2025
Characteristic

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Distribution yield (%) 0.74
Number of securities 335
12m trailing yield (%) as of 03/12/20250.72

Sustainability characteristics

As of 1/20/2025

Sustainability Characteristics can help investors integrate non-financial, sustainability considerations into their investment process. These metrics enable investors to evaluate funds based on their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities. This analysis can provide insight into the effective management and long-term financial prospects of a fund.

The metrics below have been provided for transparency and informational purposes only. The existence of an ESG rating is not indicative of how or whether ESG factors will be integrated into a fund. The metrics are based on MSCI ESG Fund Ratings and, unless otherwise stated in fund documentation and included within a fund’s investment objective, do not change a fund’s investment objective or constrain the fund’s investable universe, and there is no indication that an ESG or Impact focused investment strategy or exclusionary screens will be adopted by a fund. For more information regarding a fund's investment strategy, please see the fund's prospectus.

Please refer to the Disclosure section below to review the MSCI methodology behind Sustainability Characteristics.

MSCI ESG Fund Rating (AAA-CCC)AA
MSCI ESG Quality Score - Peer Percentile99.08
MSCI ESG Quality Score (0-10)7.80
MSCI ESG % Coverage100.00
Fund Lipper Global ClassificationEquity US
MSCI Weighted Average Carbon Intensity (Tons CO2E/$M SALES)58.16
Funds in Peer Group3,578.00

All data is from MSCI ESG Fund Ratings as of Nov 30, 2024, based on holdings as of Jan 20, 2025. As such, the fund’s sustainable characteristics may differ from MSCI ESG Fund Ratings from time to time.

To be included in MSCI ESG Fund Ratings, 65% of the fund’s gross weight must come from securities covered by MSCI ESG Research (certain cash positions and other asset types deemed not relevant for ESG analysis by MSCI are removed prior to calculating a fund’s gross weight; the absolute values of short positions are included but treated as uncovered), the fund’s holdings date must be less than one year old, and the fund must have at least ten securities. For newly launched funds, sustainability characteristics are typically available 6 months after launch.

Business involvement

As of 3/11/2025

Business Involvement metrics can help investors gain a more comprehensive view of specific activities in which a fund may be exposed through its investments.

Business Involvement metrics are not indicative of a fund’s investment objective, and, unless otherwise stated in fund documentation and included within a fund’s investment objective, do not change a fund’s investment objective or constrain the fund’s investable universe, and there is no indication that an ESG or Impact focused investment strategy or exclusionary screens will be adopted by a fund. For more information regarding a fund's investment strategy, please see the fund's prospectus.

Please refer to the Disclosure to review the MSCI methodology behind the Business Involvement metrics.

MSCI - Controversial Weapon0.00%
MSCI - Nuclear Weapons0.00%
MSCI - Civilian Firearms0.00%
MSCI - Tobacco0.00%
MSCI - UN Global Compact0.00%
MSCI - Thermal Coal0.00%
MSCI - Oil Sands0.00%
Business Involvement Coverage99.90%
Percentage of Fund not covered0.10%

BlackRock business involvement exposures as shown above for Thermal Coal and Oil Sands are calculated and reported for companies that generate more than 5% of revenue from thermal coal or oil sands as defined by MSCI ESG Research. For the exposure to companies that generate any revenue from thermal coal or oil sands (at a 0% revenue threshold), as defined by MSCI ESG Research, it is as follows: Thermal Coal 0 % and for Oil Sands 0 %.

Business Involvement metrics are calculated by BlackRock using data from MSCI ESG Research which provides a profile of each company’s specific business involvement. BlackRock leverages this data to provide a summed up view across holdings and translates it to a fund's market value exposure to the listed Business Involvement areas above.

Business Involvement metrics are designed only to identify companies where MSCI has conducted research and identified as having involvement in the covered activity. As a result, it is possible there is additional involvement in these covered activities where MSCI does not have coverage. This information should not be used to produce comprehensive lists of companies without involvement. Business Involvement metrics are only displayed if at least 1% of the fund’s gross weight includes securities covered by MSCI ESG Research.

Sustainability Characteristics and Business Involvement metrics are updated monthly, subject to the availability of data. Sustainability Characteristics do not evaluate the ESG-related investment objectives of, or any ESG strategies used by, a fund and are not indicative of how well ESG factors are integrated by a fund. Providers other than MSCI ESG Research may also prepare ESG ratings or scores using their own methodologies, which may be different than the methodology used by MSCI ESG Research.

Equity breakdown

As of 3/11/2025
Information Technology38.2%
Financials20.6%
Industrials11.3%
Consumer Discretionary9.1%
Health Care7.4%
Real Estate4.8%
Materials3.8%
Communication2.5%
Consumer Staples2.0%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.2%
Utilities0.2%

Holdings

As of 3/12/2025
HoldingsAssets
NVIDIA CORP14.2%
BROADCOM INC4.5%
VISA INC CLASS A3.1%
MASTERCARD INC CLASS A2.3%
HOME DEPOT INC2.0%
LINDE PLC1.2%
ACCENTURE PLC CLASS A1.1%
ADOBE INC1.0%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC1.0%
QUALCOMM INC0.9%
Total % of top 10 holdings31.2%
Total number of holdings337

In general, the values shown for an asset’s percentage weight (the “calculated value”) are based on a price provided by a third-party pricing vendor and do not reflect the impact of fair valuation, if applicable (the “vendor price”). The vendor price is not necessarily the price at which the Fund values the portfolio holding for the purposes of determining the Fund’s net asset value (the “valuation price”), and the calculated value may have been different if the valuation price were to have been used to calculate such values. The vendor price is as of the most recent date for which a price is available and may not necessarily be as of the date shown above.

Where a Fund invests directly or indirectly in Russian equity securities, as well as American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts evidencing ownership of Russian equity securities and for which trading has been suspended, the calculated values for such securities are based on the Fund’s valuation price.

Distributions

PeriodEx-DividendRecord datePay dateCash distr.Re-invested distr.†Total distr.††
Mar 20242024-03-222024-03-252024-03-280.1470.0000.147
Jun 20242024-06-252024-06-252024-06-280.1640.0000.164
Sep 20242024-09-242024-09-242024-09-270.1480.0000.148
Total0.4590.0000.459

† Distributions by the Fund that are not paid in cash but result in additional units of the Fund. These distributions should be accounted for by investors for tax purposes by adding the distribution amount to the adjusted cost base of the units held.

†† The exact tax treatment of the distributions for a calendar year is calculated after the Fund's tax year-end. As a result, investors will receive an official tax statement from their broker detailing the type of income they have to report for tax purposes for the entire year and not for each distribution.

Distributions ($)/unit

As of 2/28/2025
YTD*20242023202220212020
Interest--0.000.000.000.00
Canadian dividends--0.000.000.000.00
Foreign dividends--0.750.640.480.21
Foreign taxes paid---0.12-0.11-0.07-0.04
Capital gains--0.290.000.000.00
Return of capital--0.000.000.000.00
Total distributions--0.930.530.420.17

* Distributions are characterized into income type at year-end.