This ETF offers exposure to an index consisting of companies that exhibit positive environmental, social, and governance characteristics, while seeking to maintain a risk/return profile that is generally similar to a more general benchmark of U.S. equities. KLD’s holdings are generally large cap U.S. companies with which many investors are familiar, as the fund consists primarily of mega cap and large cap stocks. KLD can be used as a substitute to other large cap funds such as SPY, potentially appealing to investors who wish to avoid companies with questionable morals. There is also an investment case to be made for using an ESG screening methodology, as companies that avoid lawsuits and other penalties and establish strong reputations among consumers should perform well over the long run. KLD is well balanced from a sector perspective, and does a nice job spreading around exposure to individual stocks. The biggest potential drawback is the expense ratio; investors can expect to pay a bit more for the peace of mind (or the pursuit of alpha through a focus on ESG metrics).
| Segment | Equity: U.S. - Total Market |
| Category | Size and Style |
| Focus | Total Market |
| Niche | Broad-based |
| Strategy | ESG |
| Weighting Scheme | Market Cap |
This section compares how balanced and deep this ETF is relative to its peers.
| DSI | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Holdings | 404 | 373 | 341 |
| % of Assets in Top 10 | 41.69% | 44.82% | 36.75% |
| % of Assets in Top 15 | 46.71% | 52.88% | 46.09% |
| % of Assets in Top 50 | 66.94% | 77.51% | 78.02% |
| DSI | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large (>12.9B) | 97.01% | 87.17% | 73.70% |
| Mid (>2.7B) | 2.48% | 4.52% | 12.19% |
| Small (>600M) | 0.17% | 0.60% | 2.53% |
| Micro (<600M) | 0.01% | 0.08% | 0.75% |
This section compares the P/E ratio of this ETF to its peers.
This section compares the dividend yield of this ETF to its peers.
| DSI | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $ 0.32 | $ 0.35 | $ 0.35 |
| Dividend Date | 2024-12-17 | N/A | N/A |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $ 1.13 | $ 1.04 | $ 0.87 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 1.01% | 1.23% | 2.40% |
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View charts featuring ETF fund flow data.
5 Day Net Flows: 0 1 Month Net Flows: -123.56 M 3 Month Net Flows: -129.24 M 6 Month Net Flows: -155.03 M 1 Year Net Flows: -196.31 M 3 Year Net Flows: -287.77 M 5 Year Net Flows: 786.65 M 10 Year Net Flows: 1.75 BView charts that break down the influence that fund flows and price had on overall assets.
5 Day Net AUM Change: 19.52 MThe adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for DSI on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, concentration of holdings in addition to an overall rating. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETF Database Pro members, shows the ETF in the Large Cap Growth Equities with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field. To view all of this data, sign up for a free 14-day trial for ETF Database Pro. To view information on how the ETF Database Realtime Ratings work, click here.
This section compares the cost efficiency of this ETF to its peers.
| Max ST Capital Gains Rate | 39.60% |
| Max LT Capital Gains Rate | 20.00% |
| Tax On Distributions | Qualified dividends |
| Distributes K1 | No |
This section shows how this ETF has performed relative to its peers. Returns over 1 year are annualized.
| DSI |
ETF Database
Category Average |
Factset Segment
Average |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Month Return | 2.63% | 6.29% | 3.69% |
| 3 Month Return | -1.35% | 3.97% | 0.98% |
| YTD Return | 1.77% | 5.59% | 3.31% |
| 1 Year Return | 18.04% | 23.30% | 12.29% |
| 3 Year Return | 11.19% | 10.97% | 4.97% |
| 5 Year Return | 13.45% | 10.06% | 4.34% |
The following charts reflect the geographic spread of DSI's underlying holdings.
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| North, Central and South America | 99.95% |
| Other | 0.02% |
| Country | Percentage |
|---|---|
| United States | 95.62% |
| Ireland | 2.14% |
| United Kingdom | 1.1% |
| Switzerland | 0.55% |
| Other | 0.32% |
| Netherlands | 0.2% |
| Sweden | 0.03% |
| Bermuda | 0.01% |
The following charts reflect the allocation of DSI's underlying holdings.
| Sector | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Technology Services | 27.64% |
| Electronic Technology | 17.27% |
| Finance | 11.17% |
| Health Technology | 6.47% |
| Producer Manufacturing | 5.54% |
| Consumer Non-Durables | 5.43% |
| Commercial Services | 5.35% |
| Consumer Durables | 4.02% |
| Consumer Services | 3.65% |
| Retail Trade | 3.13% |
| Process Industries | 2.31% |
| Transportation | 1.53% |
| Health Services | 1.27% |
| Utilities | 1.08% |
| Distribution Services | 1.02% |
| Industrial Services | 0.99% |
| Communications | 0.65% |
| Non-Energy Minerals | 0.58% |
| Energy Minerals | 0.55% |
| Miscellaneous | 0.3% |
| CASH | 0.02% |
| Market Cap | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Large | 97.01% |
| Mid | 2.48% |
| Small | 0.17% |
| Micro | 0.01% |
| Region | Percentage |
|---|
| Asset | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Share/Common/Ordinary | 99.65% |
| Open-ended Fund | 0.3% |
| CASH | 0.02% |
| Sector | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Technology Services | 27.64% |
| Electronic Technology | 17.27% |
| Finance | 11.17% |
| Health Technology | 6.47% |
| Producer Manufacturing | 5.54% |
| Consumer Non-Durables | 5.43% |
| Commercial Services | 5.35% |
| Consumer Durables | 4.02% |
| Consumer Services | 3.65% |
| Retail Trade | 3.13% |
| Process Industries | 2.31% |
| Transportation | 1.53% |
| Health Services | 1.27% |
| Utilities | 1.08% |
| Distribution Services | 1.02% |
| Industrial Services | 0.99% |
| Communications | 0.65% |
| Non-Energy Minerals | 0.58% |
| Energy Minerals | 0.55% |
| Miscellaneous | 0.3% |
| CASH | 0.02% |
This section shows how the volatility of this ETF compares to the peer group ETF Database Category.
| 5 Day Volatility | 44.43% |
| 20 Day Volatility | 14.76% |
| 50 Day Volatility | 15.67% |
| 200 Day Volatility | 13.91% |
| Beta | 1.02 |
| Standard Deviation | 6.16% |
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