iShares MSCI USA ESG Optimized ETF
ALTAR
Score™		 4.9% info Recommen-
dation		 NEUTRAL
2020E    2021E
P/E
ratio		 25.6x P/Sales
ratio		 2.7x
P/BV
ratio		 3.7x Div.
yield		 1.6%


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The iShares MSCI USA ESG Optimized ETF tracks an index composed of US companies that have been selected and weighted for positive environmental, social, and governance characteristics.

FUND BASICS
Category US Equities
Fund Sponsor BlackRock
Website www.ishares.com
Inception date Dec 01, 2016
Assets (mns) $10,773
Currency USD
Expense ratio 15 bp
Distributions Quarterly

FUND STRUCTURE
Regulation Open-Ended Fund
Custodian
Weighting Principles-based
Index replication
Uses derivatives No
Options available Yes

SECTOR BREAKDOWN

 


CONSTITUENT BREAKDOWN
No. of constituents 345
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns) $450,049
Large cap (>$10bn) 96.7%
Mid cap ($2-10bn) 3.2%
Small cap (<$2bn) 0.0%
Developed mkts 99.8%
Emerging mkts 0.2%

TOP TEN HOLDINGS
APPLE INC 6.4 %
MICROSOFT CORP 5.3 %
AMAZON.COM INC 4.4 %
FACEBOOK 2.2 %
ALPHABET INC. CLASS C 1.9 %
ALPHABET INC. CLASS A 1.4 %
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.2 %
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THE 1.2 %
NVIDIA CORP 1.2 %
HOME DEPOT INC 1.1 %
Total 26.3 %

TOP COUNTRY EXPOSURE
UNITED STATES 95.7 %
IRELAND 2.1 %
BRITAIN 1.1 %
SWITZERLAND 0.3 %
ARGENTINA 0.2 %
BERMUDA 0.1 %
NETHERLANDS 0.1 %




HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE info

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Standardized Annual Returns (thru September 30)
Year-to-date 1 year 5 years 10 years Since Incep.
8.1% 18.5% -- -- 14.4%

Market Correlations
versus... Beta R-squared
S&P500 1.01 100%
MSCI EAFE 1.03 85%
MSCI Emg. Mkts. 0.74 69%

Technical Indicators
Recent close $77.39
30d moving avg. $77.19
Annualized volatility 17.9%
Short interest (ETF) 0.3%
Relative strength (RSI) 51

Liquidity measures
Avg. volume (thou.) 511
Turnover 0.4%
Bid/Ask (% of price) 0.04%
ADV underlying (mns) $238,645

Distributions


FINDING ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

Below is a list of 100 potential alternatives to the iShares MSCI USA ESG Optimized ETF ETF based on the alternatives' overlap in portfolio holdings with ESGU. Consider funds with lower expense ratios and/or higher ALTAR Score™ ratings as possible alternatives.

Benchmark ticker: ESGU Expense: 15 bp ALTAR Score™: 4.9%


ALTERNATIVE ETFs BASED ON OVERLAP WITH ESGU
Ticker Fund
Name		 Overlap1
vs ESGU
(%)		 Expense
ratio
(bp)		 Savings
vs ESGU
(bp)		 ALTAR
Score™
(%)		 ALTAR
vs ESGU
(%)
GSUS Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF 82.3 7 8 5.1 +0.1
PBUS Invesco PureBeta MSCI USA ETF 81.9 4 11 5.1 +0.2
HSPX Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF 81.7 60 -45 4.8 -0.1
BBUS JP Morgan Betabuilders U.S. Equity ETF 81.4 2 13 5.1 +0.2
PBP Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF 80.9 49 -34 4.8 -0.1
XYLG Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF 80.7 60 -45 4.9 -0.0
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 80.4 9 6 5.2 +0.3
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 80.4 3 12 5.2 +0.3
SPLG SPDR Portfolio Large Cap ETF 80.4 3 12 5.2 +0.3
VV Vanguard Large-Cap Index Fund 80.4 4 11 5.1 +0.1
VOO VANGUARD S&P 500 ETF 79.8 3 12 5.3 +0.3
SPYX SPDR S&P 500 Fossil Fuel Reserves Free ETF 79.8 20 -5 5.2 +0.3
SCHX Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF 79.5 3 12 5.0 +0.1
SPXE ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Energy ETF 79.0 27 -12 5.1 +0.2
ESGV Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF 78.1 12 3 4.9 +0.0
SCHK Schwab 1000 Index ETF 78.0 5 10 5.1 +0.1
IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF 77.6 15 0 4.9 +0.0
IYY iShares Dow Jones U.S. ETF 77.4 20 -5 4.9 0.0
MGC Vanguard Mega Cap Index Fund 77.0 7 8 5.0 +0.1
SPTM SPDR Portfolio Total Stock Market ETF 77.0 3 12 5.4 +0.4
VONE Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF 76.2 8 7 5.0 +0.1
JUST Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF 75.8 20 -5 4.8 -0.1
IWL iShares Russell Top 200 ETF 75.5 15 0 4.8 -0.1
VTHR Vanguard Russell 3000 Index Fund 74.5 10 5 4.9 -0.0
SCHB Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF 74.0 3 12 5.0 +0.1
BKLC BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF 73.9 0 15 5.0 +0.1
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF 73.7 3 12 4.9 0.0
IWV iShares Russell 3000 ETF 73.7 20 -5 4.8 -0.1
SPXN ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Financials ETF 73.5 27 -12 4.8 -0.1
CATH Global X S&P 500 Catholic Values Custom ETF 72.1 29 -14 5.0 +0.1
SPXV ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Health Care ETF 71.7 27 -12 4.9 -0.0
IQSU IQ Candriam ESG US Equity ETF 71.4 9 6 5.0 +0.0
VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund 71.4 3 12 4.9 0.0
EFIV SPDR S&P 500 ESG ETF 70.6 10 5 5.0 +0.0
SNPE Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF 70.5 10 5 4.9 +0.0
GSLC Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF 70.4 9 6 5.4 +0.5
SFY SoFi Select 500 ETF 69.8 0 15 5.0 +0.1
JHML John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF 68.8 29 -14 5.4 +0.5
MMTM SPDR S&P 1500 Momentum Tilt ETF 66.4 12 3 4.6 -0.3
EPS WisdomTree U.S. Earnings 500 Fund 66.2 8 7 6.3 +1.4
VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF 64.4 10 5 4.2 -0.7
SPYG SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF 63.9 4 11 4.3 -0.7
IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF 63.9 18 -3 16.9 +12.0
XOUT GraniteShares XOUT U.S. Large Cap ETF 63.3 60 -45 4.0 -0.9
IUSG iShares Core S&P US Growth ETF 63.2 4 11 4.3 -0.6
ESG FlexShares STOXX US ESG Impact Index Fund 63.0 32 -17 5.0 +0.1
KOKU Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF 61.3 9 6 5.6 +0.7
TOK iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF 61.1 25 -10 5.4 +0.5
OEF iShares S&P 100 ETF 61.0 20 -5 4.7 -0.2
AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity ETF 60.7 15 0 5.5 +0.6
SPXT ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Technology ETF 60.6 27 -12 5.5 +0.5
QUS SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF 60.0 15 0 5.8 +0.8
TILT Flexshares Morningstar US Market Factors Tilt Index Fund 58.8 25 -10 6.2 +1.3
DSI iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETF 58.5 25 -10 5.0 +0.1
FNDX Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Co. Index ETF 58.3 25 -10 6.6 +1.7
IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF 57.3 19 -4 3.7 -1.3
VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund 57.0 8 7 3.8 -1.2
DIVB iShares U.S. Dividend & Buyback ETF 56.8 25 -10 6.8 +1.9
PRF Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF 56.8 39 -24 6.7 +1.8
URTH iShares MSCI World ETF 56.7 24 -9 5.5 +0.6
SUSL iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF 56.1 10 5 5.2 +0.3
USSG Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF 55.9 10 5 5.2 +0.3
FNDB Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF 55.8 25 -10 6.7 +1.8
DYNF BlackRock U.S. Equity Factor Rotation ETF 55.6 30 -15 6.5 +1.6
DLN WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund 55.5 28 -13 6.4 +1.5
EXT WisdomTree U.S. Total Earnings Fund 55.3 28 -13 5.4 +0.5
IUS Invesco Strategic US ETF 55.2 19 -4 6.4 +1.5
VUG Vanguard Growth Index Fund 54.2 4 11 3.8 -1.1
PLC Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF 54.1 15 0 6.1 +1.2
DTD WisdomTree U.S.Total Dividend Fund 53.6 28 -13 6.6 +1.7
NACP Impact Shares NAACP Minority Empowerment ETF 53.5 75 -60 4.7 -0.2
WOMN Impact Shares YWCA Women's Empowerment ETF 52.8 75 -60 4.2 -0.7
KRMA Global X Conscious Companies ETF 52.7 43 -28 5.1 +0.2
AFLG First Trust Active Factor Large Cap ETF 52.6 55 -40 5.3 +0.4
IWY iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF 52.6 20 -5 3.8 -1.1
MFUS PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF 52.5 29 -14 5.9 +1.0
SUSA iShares MSCI USA ESG Select ETF 52.3 25 -10 4.7 -0.2
USXF iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF 52.2 10 5 4.8 -0.1
ESGG FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Impact Index Fund 51.7 42 -27 5.2 +0.3
XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF 51.3 20 -5 4.4 -0.5
LOWC SPDR MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF 50.5 20 -5 6.0 +1.0
CRBN iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF 50.2 20 -5 6.0 +1.0
VEGN US Vegan Climate ETF 50.1 60 -45 5.0 +0.1
VLU SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF 49.6 12 3 7.3 +2.4
SPUS SP Funds S&P 500 Sharia Industry Exclusions ETF 49.6 49 -34 4.0 -1.0
ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF 49.5 32 -17 5.7 +0.8
VOOV Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF 49.4 10 5 7.2 +2.3
RWL Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF 49.2 39 -24 7.1 +2.2
RECS Columbia Research Enhanced Core ETF 49.0 15 0 5.5 +0.6
SCHV Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF 48.9 4 11 6.8 +1.9
IVE iShares S&P 500 Value ETF 48.6 18 -3 7.1 +2.2
SPYV SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF 48.6 4 11 7.3 +2.4
VONV Vanguard Russell 1000 Value Index Fund 48.2 8 7 6.9 +2.0
IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF 48.1 19 -4 6.8 +1.9
MGK Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF 47.8 7 8 4.0 -0.9
IUSV iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF 47.7 4 11 7.4 +2.4
NULC Nuveen ESG Large-Cap ETF 47.3 20 -5 5.0 +0.1
GSEW Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF 47.2 9 6 5.9 +1.0
SPGM SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock Market ETF 47.0 9 6 5.8 +0.9
TMFC Motley Fool 100 Index ETF 46.8 50 -35 3.4 -1.6

1Overlap is the percentage of holdings by weight that are identical. For example, if Fund A has a 2% position in Apple, Inc. (AAPL) and Fund B has a 5% position, their overlapping position in AAPL is 2%.

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RESULTS & ESTIMATES

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*Six months ago = 100

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VALUATION METRICS
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Historical valuation trends

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NEUTRAL
Average appreciation potential. A rating of NEUTRAL is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the middle quintile (ranking between 40%-60%) of their category. This indicates that valuations adequately reflect the fundamentals of stocks in these funds.

ALTAR Score™


Calculation of ALTAR Score™
Avg. Return on Equity 17.0 %
Divided by: Fwd. P/BV 3.3 x
Less: Expense ratio 15 bp
Equals: ALTAR Score 4.9 %
info More information on ALTAR Score™
MODERN PORTFOLIO THEORY info

CONSENSUS RECOMMENDATIONS: FUND CONSTITUENTS
COMPOSITE
RATING		 1.45 CATEGORY
AVERAGE		 1.51
 
The composite rating is a weighted average of analysts' consensus recommendations for individual ETF constituents, based on the following scale:

BUY = 1; OVERWEIGHT = 1.5, HOLD = 2; UNDERWEIGHT = 2.5; and SELL = 3.

Readers are cautioned that because analyst ratings tend to be inflated, the composite score may be more useful as a relative measure of sentiment between funds rather than as a stand-alone recommendation.
 

 

See RATING tab for calculation of ALTAR Score™
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