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- iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (SUSL) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI USA Extended ESG Leaders Index, which comprises U.S. large- and mid-capitalization stocks exhibiting leading environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings relative to sector peers. The fund provides investors with exposure to a diversified portfolio of ESG leaders across sectors including information technology, financials, health care, consumer discretionary, communication services, industrials, consumer staples, and energy; it emphasizes market-cap weighting within each sector bucket while maintaining sector neutrality to the parent index. SUSL offers low-cost access to sustainable U.S. equity investing with an expense ratio of 0.10%, quarterly distributions, and high liquidity on the Nasdaq exchange. Launched on May 7, 2019, and sponsored by BlackRock's iShares division, the fund is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, as part of iShares Inc., and primarily targets institutional and retail investors seeking ESG-integrated core equity strategies in the United States market. The ETF holds approximately 177 securities, with top positions typically in leading ESG-rated firms such as Microsoft Corp., NVIDIA Corp., and Apple Inc., representing about 99% in U.S. stocks and minimal cash or non-U.S. exposure. In recent developments, the underlying MSCI index methodology was refined in May 2024 to enhance transparency by removing ESG trend considerations from security selection, improve sector diversification through inclusion of the top 25% of eligible securities by number per sector alongside market-cap criteria, and reduce tracking error via relative weight caps (±3% deviation from parent index weights, absolute cap at 18%) and sector weight limits (±1%). These changes narrowed prior sector biases, such as technology exposure aligning more closely with the MSCI USA Index at roughly one-third, while preserving high active share and ESG focus by screening out over 1,100 constituents. No major acquisitions, funding rounds, or name changes have occurred for SUSL itself within the last two years, though BlackRock continues to expand its broader iShares ESG suite amid growing sustainable investing assets under management.