ESGD Fees and Costs — iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF
Data updated: 2026-07-27
The net expense ratio is 0.20%. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $701K in broker commissions, 0.0078% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 26%.
ESGD Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of ESGD. Prospectus, as of August 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.20% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.00% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.20% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.20% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | No |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
ESGD Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in ESGD, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $132 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.22% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.20%) | $21 | $66 | $116 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $3 | $5 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $3 | $12 |
| Total costs | $22 | $72 | $132 |
| Value after costs | $10,478 | $11,504 | $12,631 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.22% | 0.22% | 0.22% |
ESGD Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0078%
- Total broker commissions: $701K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.2B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 26%
- Securities on loan, average value: $18.2M
- Net income from securities lending: $102K (0.001% of average net assets)
ESGD Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $89K | 14.60% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $84K | 13.78% |
| Jefferies LLC | $82K | 13.44% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $65K | 10.61% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $64K | 10.46% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $52K | 8.44% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $50K | 8.25% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $50K | 8.15% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $40K | 6.52% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $35K | 5.74% |
ESGD Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Funds III - BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury | $654.1M | 52.98% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $311.7M | 25.25% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $117.4M | 9.51% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $112.0M | 9.07% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $31.1M | 2.51% |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $6.4M | 0.52% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $1.3M | 0.11% |
| Jane Street Capital, LLC | $741K | 0.06% |
| Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. | $3 | 0.00% |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.