SDG ETF — iShares MSCI Global Impact ETF

iShares MSCI Global Impact ETF (SDG)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SDG is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.54%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.76%, its expense ratio is 0.50%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 83/100 (Safe). Total return is 114.2% over the past 10.5 years, 217.9 points behind SPY at 332.1%.

iShares MSCI Global Impact ETF is an equity fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in companies deriving a majority of revenue from products and services addressing major social and environmental challenges identified by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The fund offers a modest current distribution rate paid semi-annually, with an expense ratio of 0.50%. It may appeal to investors seeking equity exposure with an emphasis on companies addressing global sustainability challenges.

SDG performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 114.2% over the past 10.5 years, 217.9 points behind SPY at 332.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 4.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 8.9%.

SDG key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

83 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.28%

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/20/2016

Expense ratio

0.50%

Distribution rate

1.54%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

1.76%

Last close

$85.89 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$162,352,943

Average volume

2411.0

Dividend

$0.661

Ex-dividend date

06/15/2026

Payment date

06/18/2026

Beta

0.78

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.54%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.76%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: iShares; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

SDG risks and drawbacks

SDG's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 8.9%.

Who may consider SDG — and who may not

SDG may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SDG pays semi-annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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