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About ISHARES ESG AWARE MSCI EMERGING MAR UNITS
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Inception date
Mar 18, 2019
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Primary advisor
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Ltd.
The fund aims to increase exposure to emerging market companies with strong ESG traits, while maintaining a market-like risk portfolio. Companies in the broad MSCI Emerging Markets Index are rated on risk factors related to environmental, social, and governance issues. Portfolio optimization software is used to maximize the fund's stake in highly-rated companies while staying close to market-like exposure, performance, and risk. Notably, the fund completely rejects companies based on values (controversial weapons, tobacco and civilian firearms) and climate change (thermal coal and oil sands climate). Companies involved in severe business controversies as determined by the index provider, are also excluded. The index is rebalanced quarterly. Prior to April 21, 2020, the fund name was iShares ESG MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Electronic Technology
Technology Services
Stocks97.57%
Finance31.19%
Electronic Technology20.69%
Technology Services10.78%
Retail Trade5.44%
Consumer Durables3.39%
Communications3.18%
Producer Manufacturing2.91%
Consumer Non-Durables2.83%
Transportation2.80%
Energy Minerals2.64%
Health Technology2.48%
Utilities2.07%
Non-Energy Minerals1.93%
Consumer Services1.78%
Process Industries1.64%
Distribution Services0.65%
Health Services0.52%
Industrial Services0.47%
Commercial Services0.19%
Bonds, Cash & Other2.43%
ETF1.46%
UNIT0.67%
Cash0.30%
Stock breakdown by region
Asia79.86%
Middle East4.82%
Latin America4.54%
Europe4.24%
North America3.45%
Africa3.09%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
XSEM invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 31.19% stocks, and Electronic Technology, with 20.69% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Asia region.
XSEM top holdings are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd, occupying 10.29% and 4.48% of the portfolio correspondingly.
XSEM last dividends amounted to 0.30 CAD. Six months before that, the issuer paid 0.14 CAD in dividends, which shows a 51.84% increase.
XSEM assets under management is 4.04 B CAD. It's risen 0.73% over the last month.
XSEM fund flows account for 653.79 M CAD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, XSEM pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.94%. The last dividend (Jan 3, 2025) amounted to 0.30 CAD. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
XSEM shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Mar 18, 2019, and its management style is Passive.
XSEM expense ratio is 0.69% meaning you'd have to pay 0.69% of your investment to help manage the fund.
XSEM follows the MSCI EM Extended ESG Focus Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
XSEM invests in stocks.
XSEM price has risen by 0.22% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 13.00% increase. See more dynamics on XSEM price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.16% over the last month, showed a 1.12% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 15.66% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.16% over the last month, showed a 1.12% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 15.66% in a year.
XSEM trades at a premium (0.17%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.