iShares ESG MSCI ETF Volatility

LDEM ETF  USD 62.44  0.75  1.22%   
IShares ESG's historical price variability is summarized here, from standard deviation to drawdown and value-at-risk. It carries a 0.86 long-term beta, meaning it tends to be less volatile than the market as a whole. The ETF shows low price volatility over the last 3 months.

Sharpe Ratio = 0.0268

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For iShares ESG MSCI, recent data highlights a Market Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.03%, a Risk of 1.43, and a Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.02%. Moving average data positions the ETF near 2% of its recent return envelope.
Key indicators related to IShares ESG's volatility include:
90 Days Market Risk
Chance Of Distress
90 Days Economic Sensitivity

Key risk metrics for IShares ESG (3 Months):

 Beta
1.18
 Alpha
0.03
 Risk
1.43
 Sharpe Ratio
0.03
 Expected Return
0.04

Moving together with IShares ESG ETF

  0.94VWO Vanguard FTSE EmergingPairCorr
  0.86IEMG iShares Core MSCI Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.9EMC Global X EmergingPairCorr
  0.86EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.94SPEM SPDR Portfolio EmergingPairCorr
  0.9FNDE Schwab FundamentalPairCorr
  0.89ESGE iShares ESG AwarePairCorr
  0.93SFGRX Seafarer OverseasPairCorr
  0.92DGS WisdomTree EmergingPairCorr
  0.84XSOE WisdomTree EmergingPairCorr
  0.84DIEM Franklin Templeton ETFPairCorr
  0.92WSML iShares MSCI WorldPairCorr
  0.86CVMC Morgan Stanley ETFPairCorr
  0.64PMAR Innovator SAMPP 500PairCorr
  0.76BAC Bank of AmericaPairCorr
  0.66MMM 3M CompanyPairCorr
  0.86DIS Walt Disney Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr

Moving Against IShares ESG ETF

  0.54VZ Verizon CommunicationsPairCorr

Sensitivity To Market

The beta coefficient of 1.18 for iShares ESG MSCI measures how its returns respond to broader market changes. In regression terms, beta captures the slope between asset returns and index returns. Historical volatility is currently near 1.43%. This analysis separates observed movement from interpretation for iShares ESG MSCI. Standard deviation (1.43%) and downside deviation (1.41%) describe the range without implying direction. ETF volatility often reflects both the underlying basket and the trading layer. Premium/discount to NAV is often expressed as (Price − NAV) / NAV × 100 when NAV is available. Spread stability also shapes short-term movement.
Current 90-day IShares ESG correlation with market (Dow Jones Industrial)
α0.03   β1.18
3 Months Beta |iShares ESG MSCI Demand Trend
Current 90-day IShares ESG correlation with market (Dow Jones Industrial)

Downside Risk

IShares ESG standard deviation over the selected horizon reflects the magnitude of daily price swings relative to the historical average. A rising standard deviation for IShares ESG over successive periods signals increasing price uncertainty.
Standard Deviation
    
  1.43  
Understanding the asymmetry between upside and downside risk is critical for IShares ESG analysis. Total price dispersion includes upside, while downside deviation captures only loss risk in IShares ESG's returns. For iShares ESG MSCI, recent data highlights a Downside Deviation of 1.41, a Downside Variance of 2.00, and a Maximum Drawdown of 6.10.

ETF Volatility Analysis

Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of IShares ESG ETF returns over a given period of time. Volatility measures how much IShares ESG's ETF price deviates from its average over a period.
Transformation
This analysis covers sixty-one data points across the selected time horizon. The Average Price transformation calculates the mean of iShares ESG MSCI's open, high, low, and close for each trading period. By incorporating all four price components equally, it provides a balanced representation of each period's trading activity. Compared to using the closing price alone, the average price reduces the influence of end-of-day positioning and can serve as a smoother input for other technical indicators.

Projected Return Density Against Market

Given a 90-day horizon, IShares ESG has a beta of 1.1814. This indicates when the benchmark rises, LDEM tends to outperform it on average. However, when benchmark returns turn negative, IShares ESG tends to underperform.
IShares ESG carries exposure to broad market movements as well as company or sector-specific developments. While portfolio diversification can reduce asset-level risk, systematic volatility cannot be avoided. Standard deviation and beta quantify this exposure. For iShares ESG MSCI, recent data highlights a Downside Deviation of 1.41, a Mean Deviation of 1.07, and a Semi Deviation of 1.38.
IShares ESG MSCI has an alpha of 0.0345, implying that it can generate a 0.0345 percent excess return over Dow Jones Industrial after adjusting for the inherent market risk (beta).
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IShares ESG's volatility is typically evaluated with standard deviation and beta. Standard deviation reflects how far IShares ESG's returns usually move from the mean over the selected horizon.

What Drives IShares ESG's Price Volatility?

Holdings and Allocation

Exposure changes, asset reallocation, or index methodology updates in the Diversified Emerging Mkts category can alter IShares ESG's day-to-day volatility profile.

Political and Economic Environment

Broad market tone, policy uncertainty, and recession or expansion signals shape volatility conditions for IShares ESG.

IShares ESG's Fund-Specific Factors

Unexpected fund flow surges, tracking deviation, or liquidity changes can drive outsized moves in IShares ESG's price.

ETF Risk Measures

Given a 90-day horizon, the coefficient of variation of IShares ESG is 3738.17. The daily returns are distributed with a variance of 2.03 and standard deviation of 1.43. The mean deviation of iShares ESG MSCI is currently at 1.06. For similar time horizon, the selected benchmark (Dow Jones Industrial) has volatility of 0.97
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Alpha over Dow Jones
0.03
β
Beta against Dow Jones1.18
σ
Overall volatility
1.43
Ir
Information ratio 0.02

ETF Return Volatility

Volatility for IShares ESG quantifies the day-to-day dispersion of ETF returns around their historical average. The ETF carries 1.4261% return volatility across the 90-day horizon. As a benchmark, Dow Jones Industrial reported 0.9671% volatility on return distribution over a 90-day investment horizon.
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Related Correlations Analysis


Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.

High positive correlations

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IShares ESG Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

Headline performance for IShares ESG ETF may not fully reflect how the business compares across its competitive set. Peer-relative risk metrics add context on drawdown behavior, consistency, and return quality. These indicators are quantitative in nature and measure volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across different positions.

Risk Metrics, Assumptions & Methodology

Volatility regime analysis for IShares ESG identifies whether the fund is currently in a high, low, or transitioning dispersion state. Regime transitions often precede directional moves, making volatility shifts a useful timing signal.

iShares ESG MSCI data is compiled from fund disclosures and market reference feeds and standardized for comparability. Volatility and downside metrics are estimated from historical return dispersion.

Editorial review and methodology oversight provided by: Rifka Kats, Member of Macroaxis Editorial Board

Volatility Profile Summary

Recent data suggests that iShares ESG MSCI is more volatile than Dow Jones Industrial by approximately 1.47x over the selected horizon. This differential reflects the relative dispersion of returns and frames how the asset responds to broader market conditions. Observed price behavior indicates modest directional movement within the current volatility regime. Across the current 90-day horizon, that places the security below 12% of the broader equity and portfolio universe on a pure volatility basis. This positioning reflects relative dispersion compared to peers rather than extreme instability.

iShares ESG MSCI with characteristics aligned to broad market upside participation. This short-horizon analysis focuses on what the latest move may imply for immediate market context. It is intended to separate routine noise from more speculative bursts in price action. a large bullish trend. Return distributions derived from historical modeling outline a range of potential outcomes over the selected 90-day horizon. View IShares ESG probability analysis.

Minimal diversification benefit
For the present investment horizon, the measured correlation between IShares ESG and Dow Jones stands at 0.94, or Minimal diversification benefit. Lower overlap tends to improve diversification, while higher overlap means both positions carry similar risk.

Additional Risk Indicators

Risk analysis around iShares ESG MSCI gains depth when secondary indicators confirm, refine, or challenge the basic volatility picture. Cross-security comparison within similar growth and valuation profiles provides additional context for interpreting relative risk positioning.

IShares ESG Suggested Diversification Pairs

Pair analysis provides a framework for evaluating relative performance between iShares ESG MSCI and comparable securities. Pair trading is less about prediction in isolation and more about identifying relative mispricing between related positions.
Risk reduction through pair trading is real but has limits - not every type of exposure can be offset by a second leg. IShares ESG's exposure to overall market risk stays intact regardless of pairing. The value of a second leg lies in reducing IShares ESG's idiosyncratic risk - the part that comes from company-level events rather than macro conditions.

More Resources for IShares ESG ETF Analysis

Analysis of iShares ESG MSCI often begins with its portfolio holdings and historical return patterns. All figures are aligned with IShares ESG's latest available data.