ESGE Fees and Costs — iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF
Data updated: 2026-07-27
The net expense ratio is 0.25%. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $1.5M in broker commissions, 0.0319% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 35%.
ESGE Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of ESGE. Prospectus, as of August 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.25% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.00% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.25% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.25% |
| 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 |
ESGE Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in ESGE, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $179 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.30% 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 0.25%) | $26 | $83 | $144 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $3 | $11 | $18 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $5 | $16 |
| Total costs | $30 | $98 | $179 |
| Value after costs | $10,470 | $11,479 | $12,584 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.30% | 0.30% | 0.30% |
ESGE 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): 0.0319%
- Total broker commissions: $1.5M
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $741.7M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 35%
- Securities on loan, average value: $20.4M
- Net income from securities lending: $386K (0.008% of average net assets)
ESGE Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $320K | 24.89% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $265K | 20.64% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $170K | 13.18% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $132K | 10.29% |
| CLSA Americas, LLC | $98K | 7.66% |
| HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | $65K | 5.05% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $64K | 5.00% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $59K | 4.55% |
| Jefferies LLC | $58K | 4.54% |
| BTG Pactual US Capital, LLC | $54K | 4.21% |
ESGE Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Funds III - BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury | $648.0M | 87.37% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $56.1M | 7.57% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $21.3M | 2.87% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $8.9M | 1.19% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $5.4M | 0.72% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $2.1M | 0.28% |
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.