XJH

iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF

iShares · $404.3m in assets, October 8, 2026

XJH, the iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF, is a $404 million ETF whose main story is the values trade. Over the past year it returned +14.4%, against +16.8% for broad US ETFs. Figures to October 2, 2026; past performance, not a recommendation.

XJH · the ETFFRI OCT 2Market price total return
+13.5% a yearTotal return since launch, September 2020
+14.4%Last 12 months
+12.2%Year to date
19.6%Volatility since launch

The narrative it carries

This is its only narrative.

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ESG, climate and faith-based ETFs, and the anti-ESG ETFs built against them.

The values trade · the narrative this week
42.6WARM level, 17 of 22
last four weeks
127ETFs carry it
38.1%held by the top five
ESGUlargest holder, 13.2%
$142 bncapital, 7th of 22

The band is where this narrative’s level sits among the 22 this week. QUIET means less talked about, not falling.

Who owns the capital
ESGU 13.2%ESGV 9.7%ESGD 6.1%VSGX 5.1%DSI 4.0%122 other ETFs 61.9%38.1%top five
#ETFSHAREASSETS1 YEARCOST
1ESGU13.2%$17.90bn+16.2%0.15%
2ESGV9.7%$13.14bn+15.9%0.09%
3ESGD6.1%$11.87bn+13.7%0.20%
4VSGX5.1%$6.95bn+20.0%–
5DSI4.0%$5.47bn+18.0%0.25%
122 other ETFs61.9%
XJH: 0.3%

Share is each ETF’s slice of the capital carrying this narrative. 1 year is market price total return; cost is the expense ratio. See all 127 ETFs on the narrative page →

FRI OCT 2MARKET PRICE TOTAL RETURN

1M3MYTD1Y3Y*5Y*
XJH−1.6%−3.2%+12.2%+14.4%+15.5%+7.7%
The values tradeits narrative−0.1%+2.1%+12.6%+14.9%+20.4%+10.4%
The marketbroad US ETFs+0.8%+2.6%+14.6%+16.8%+22.9%+12.9%

1M, 3M, 1Y, 3Y, 5Y: one month to five years. YTD: year to date. * A year, annualised. A dash means the ETF has not traded for the whole period. Since it started trading on September 25, 2020: +13.5% a year.

$10,000 invested September 30, 2020

XJH $20,915The values trade $20,913The market $24,597
$0$10,000$20,000$30,000Sep 2020Sep 2022Sep 2024$0$10,000$20,000$30,000Sep 2020Sep 2024

Year by year

XJHThe values tradeThe market
-20%-10%0%10%20%30%XJH 2021: +23.4%Narrative 2021: +19.6%The market 2021: +27.1%2021XJH 2022: -14.4%Narrative 2022: -19.2%The market 2022: -19.8%2022XJH 2023: +16.8%Narrative 2023: +22.3%The market 2023: +27.9%2023XJH 2024: +12.3%Narrative 2024: +16.7%The market 2024: +23.1%2024XJH 2025: +8.1%Narrative 2025: +18.7%The market 2025: +16.8%2025XJH YTD: +12.2%Narrative YTD: +12.6%The market YTD: +14.6%YTD-20%-10%0%10%20%30%XJH 2021: +23.4%Narrative 2021: +19.6%The market 2021: +27.1%2021XJH 2022: -14.4%Narrative 2022: -19.2%The market 2022: -19.8%2022XJH 2023: +16.8%Narrative 2023: +22.3%The market 2023: +27.9%2023XJH 2024: +12.3%Narrative 2024: +16.7%The market 2024: +23.1%2024XJH 2025: +8.1%Narrative 2025: +18.7%The market 2025: +16.8%2025XJH YTD: +12.2%Narrative YTD: +12.6%The market YTD: +14.6%YTD

Total return in each calendar year; this year is year to date. A year appears only if XJH traded for all of it.

Total return on the market price, with each distribution reinvested on its ex-date. Not the NAV return the issuer publishes; the two differ when the ETF trades above or below the value of its holdings. The narrative is the asset-weighted return of the unlevered ETFs that carry it. The market is the asset-weighted return of broad US index ETFs. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Common questions

What story is XJH selling?

XJH’s main story is the values trade, which covers ESG, climate and faith-based ETFs, and the anti-ESG ETFs built against them.

Which ETFs compete with XJH?

The ETFs whose weekly returns move most like XJH’s over the past 3 years are IJH (0.99), SPMD (0.99) and MDY (0.99).

How has XJH performed against its story?

Over the past year XJH returned +14.4%, the ETFs carrying the values trade +14.9% and broad US ETFs +16.8%, to October 2, 2026. Its weekly returns have a correlation of 0.84 with the story. Past performance only.

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Narrative figures are from the weekly board. Performance is market price total return as of October 2, 2026. Assets are StoryVector’s weekly figure. Classification and measurement. Not investment advice. How the measurement works →