iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF | Prison industrial complex investments

Exchange-traded fund

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

TickerACWX

Fund manager

Flagged investments:

$107.84 MILLION, 2.48% of assets

Higher risk:

$52.12 MILLION, 1.2% of assets

Private prison operators:

$1.53 MILLION, 0.04% of assets

For each prison industrial complex category, click to see the breakdown of flagged holdings.

Prison industry

Incarceration and detention facilities, services in facilities, supervision and monitoring

holdings

$62.67M

invested

1.44%

of portfolio

Border industry

Incarceration and detention facilities, immigrant monitoring and surveillance, militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border

holdings

$100.74M

invested

2.32%

of portfolio

This fund is invested in the following private prison operator companies:

All flagged holdings

16 holdings

1. HSBC Holdings PLC
$28.69M
0.66%
2. BNP Paribas Act. Cat.A
$14.62M
0.34%
3. Airbus SE
$14.58M
0.34%
4. RELX PLC
$10.8M
0.25%
5. Honda Motor Co Ltd
$7.84M
0.18%

Higher risk
Private prison operator

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iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF $ACWX has $107.84 MILLION invested in 16 companies involved in the prison industrial complex, amounting to 2.48% of fund assets

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iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF ACWX

Environment

Fossil fuels
Investments in coal, oil, and natural gas energy and utility companies, and related financial companies

Deforestation
Investments in deforestation-risk agricultural commodities, and related financial companies and consumer brands

Social

Gender equality
Gender equality group ranking, based on Equileap company data

Civilian firearms
Investments in civilian firearms manufacturers, and related gun retailers

Prison industrial complex
Investments in prisons and borders industry, including private prison operators

Military weapons
Investments in military arms manufacturers and services companies, including nuclear weapon manufacturers and servicers

Tobacco
Investments in tobacco and e-cigarette manufacturers, and tobacco-promoting entertainment companies

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Financial performance

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Current fund

ACWX

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

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BlackRock/iShares

Category

Foreign Large Blend

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Investment timeline

Performance as of: 2/28/23

1 year

3 years

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10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Same 10-yr returns

0% same in annualized returns

Same in private prison operators

Both 0% invested

Same in higher risk companies, prison industry

Both 0% invested

Same in higher risk companies, border industry

Both 0% invested

Same in higher risk companies

Both 0% invested

Same in all screened prison industry companies

Both 0% invested

Same in all screened border industry companies

Both 0% invested

Same in all screened companies

Both 0% invested

Current fund

ACWX

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

Family

BlackRock/iShares

Category

Foreign Large Blend

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Benchmark

ACWX

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

Family

iShares from BlackRock

Category

Foreign Large Blend

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Fund comparison settings

Investment timeline

Performance as of: 2/28/23

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Same 10-yr returns

0% same in annualized returns

Same in private prison operators

Both 0% invested

Same in higher risk companies, prison industry

Both 0% invested

Same in higher risk companies, border industry

Both 0% invested

Same in higher risk companies

Both 0% invested

Same in all screened prison industry companies

Both 0% invested

Same in all screened border industry companies

Both 0% invested

Same in all screened companies

Both 0% invested

Current fund

ACWX

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

Family

BlackRock/iShares

Category

Foreign Large Blend

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vs.

Benchmark

ACWX

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

Family

iShares from BlackRock

Category

Foreign Large Blend

Change benchmark

Fund comparison settings

Investment timeline

Performance as of: 2/28/23

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Same 10-yr returns

0% same in annualized returns

Same in private prison operators

Both 0% invested

Same in higher risk companies, prison industry

Both 0% invested

Same in higher risk companies, border industry

Both 0% invested

Same in higher risk companies

Both 0% invested

Same in all screened prison industry companies

Both 0% invested

Same in all screened border industry companies

Both 0% invested

Same in all screened companies

Both 0% invested

Month-end trailing returns

Performance as of date: 2/28/23

Morningstar suggested benchmark: MSCI ACWI Ex USA NR USD

Annualized returns

Flagged investments

1-yr

3-yr

5-yr

10-yr

This fund
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

-7.22%

5.05%

1.43%

3.8%

0.04%

Benchmark

-7.22%

5.05%

1.43%

3.8%

0.04%

Fund compared to benchmark

+0%

Same

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