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USCL: ISHARES CLIMATE CONSCIOUS & TRANSITION MSCI USA ETF

Generated from StockValueFinder data · Updated Oct 11, 2026 9:20 PM
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ETF Education Report: ISHARES CLIMATE CONSCIOUS & TRANSITION MSCI USA ETF (USCL)

What this ETF is trying to do

The ISHARES CLIMATE CONSCIOUS & TRANSITION MSCI USA ETF (ticker: USCL) is an exchange-traded fund. While the specific investment strategy isn't detailed in the data, its name suggests it focuses on companies related to climate consciousness and transition within the USA. This ETF holds a variety of different companies, including large names like NVIDIA Corp, Apple Inc, and Microsoft Corp.

What the numbers show

When looking at an ETF, it is important to understand two different types of returns: price return and total return.

• Price Return: This measures only the change in the share price.

• Total Return: This includes both the share price change and any cash distributions (dividends) paid out.

For USCL, the numbers show growth in both areas:

• Year-to-Date (YTD): The price return is approximately 10.82%, while the total return is approximately 11.69%.

• One Year: The price return was approximately 12.03%, and the total return was approximately 13.29%.

• Three Year: The price return was approximately 72.27%, and the total return was approximately 78.71%.

To give you an idea of price movement, the current price is $88.06. The estimated price from roughly one year ago was approximately $78.60.

Income and distribution explanation

Some investors look for "income," which is cash paid out by the ETF. USCL has a distribution yield of approximately 1.03%. This means the cash distributed is about 1.03% of the ETF's price. The trailing distributions were approximately $0.91. These payments usually happen quarterly, and over the last 12 months, there were four payouts.

NAV erosion explanation

"NAV erosion" is a term used to describe when the value of the underlying assets in an ETF decreases significantly over time. It is important to note that a falling share price does not always mean NAV erosion is happening.

In the case of USCL, the erosion-risk score is 100, and the label states "No price erosion detected." There is no severe erosion-risk flag for this ETF.

Pros

• The ETF has shown positive price returns and total returns over the one-year and three-year periods.

• The data shows no detected price erosion.

Cons

• The distribution yield is relatively low at approximately 1.03%.

• As with all ETFs, the top holdings (like NVIDIA and Apple) make up a large portion of the fund, meaning the performance of those specific companies can impact the ETF.

Beginner takeaway

When studying USCL, remember that total return is a more complete picture than price return because it includes the cash distributions you receive. While this ETF provides some income, its primary growth has been seen in its share price. Always remember that past performance does not guarantee what will happen in the future.

Top Holdings

Structured portfolio holdings supplied by the ETF data provider. These figures are not generated by the AI article.

354 holdings available
# Holding Ticker Weight
1 NVIDIA CORP NVDA 9.67%
2 APPLE INC AAPL 8.95%
3 MICROSOFT CORP MSFT 6.65%
4 AMAZON.COM INC AMZN 4.42%
5 ALPHABET INC CLASS A GOOGL 3.70%
6 META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A META 3.00%
7 BROADCOM INC AVGO 2.97%
8 ALPHABET INC CLASS C GOOG 2.92%
9 TESLA INC TSLA 1.87%
10 ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC AMD 1.83%
Show all 354 holdings
1. NVIDIA CORP NVDA 9.67%
2. APPLE INC AAPL 8.95%
3. MICROSOFT CORP MSFT 6.65%
4. AMAZON.COM INC AMZN 4.42%
5. ALPHABET INC CLASS A GOOGL 3.70%
6. META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A META 3.00%
7. BROADCOM INC AVGO 2.97%
8. ALPHABET INC CLASS C GOOG 2.92%
9. TESLA INC TSLA 1.87%
10. ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC AMD 1.83%
11. ELI LILLY AND CO LLY 1.75%
12. JPMORGAN CHASE & CO JPM 1.24%
13. JOHNSON & JOHNSON JNJ 1.19%
14. VISA INC CLASS A V 1.12%
15. WALMART INC WMT 0.87%
16. ABBVIE INC ABBV 0.86%
17. MASTERCARD INC CLASS A MA 0.85%
18. CISCO SYSTEMS INC CSCO 0.78%
19. n/a PLTR 0.75%
20. MERCK & CO INC MRK 0.68%
21. BLACKROCK INC BLK 0.29%
22. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP IBM 0.29%
23. NEXTERA ENERGY INC NEE 0.29%
24. SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC STX 0.28%
25. DANAHER CORP DHR 0.27%
26. SERVICENOW INC NOW 0.25%
27. THE WALT DISNEY CO DIS 0.25%
28. VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC VRTX 0.25%
29. ABBOTT LABORATORIES ABT 0.24%
30. BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO BMY 0.24%
31. GE VERNOVA INC GEV 0.24%
32. BOOKING HOLDINGS INC BKNG 0.23%
33. n/a DELL 0.23%
34. NEWMONT CORP NEM 0.23%
35. PROLOGIS INC PLD 0.23%
36. UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC UBER 0.23%
37. WELLS FARGO & CO WFC 0.23%
38. S&P GLOBAL INC SPGI 0.22%
39. WESTERN DIGITAL CORP WDC 0.22%
40. CITIGROUP INC C 0.21%
41. ACCENTURE PLC CLASS A ACN 0.20%
42. CLOUDFLARE INC NET 0.20%
43. FORTINET INC FTNT 0.20%
44. INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC ISRG 0.20%
45. SNOWFLAKE INC ORDINARY SHARES SNOW 0.20%
46. STARBUCKS CORP SBUX 0.20%
47. AMPHENOL CORP CLASS A APH 0.19%
48. AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC ADP 0.19%
49. TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC CLASS A TT 0.19%
50. CME GROUP INC CLASS A CME 0.18%
51. CORNING INC GLW 0.18%
52. QUANTA SERVICES INC PWR 0.18%
53. ADOBE INC ADBE 0.17%
54. CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC CDNS 0.17%
55. n/a JCI 0.17%
56. PARKER HANNIFIN CORP PH 0.17%
57. VERTIV HOLDINGS CO CLASS A VRT 0.17%
58. 3M CO MMM 0.16%
59. BLACKSTONE INC BX 0.16%
60. CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP COF 0.16%
61. CHUBB LTD CB 0.16%
62. CSX CORP CSX 0.16%
63. DATADOG INC CLASS A DDOG 0.16%
64. ELEVANCE HEALTH INC ELV 0.16%
65. EMERSON ELECTRIC CO EMR 0.16%
66. INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC ICE 0.16%
67. ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC CLASS A HOOD 0.16%
68. CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORP CEG 0.15%
69. CVS HEALTH CORP CVS 0.15%
70. MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL INC CLASS A MAR 0.15%
71. MARSH MRSH 0.15%
72. MEDTRONIC PLC MDT 0.15%
73. MERCADOLIBRE INC MELI 0.15%
74. T-MOBILE US INC TMUS 0.15%
75. WASTE MANAGEMENT INC WM 0.15%
76. AMERICAN TOWER CORP AMT 0.14%
77. BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP BNY 0.14%
78. CONOCOPHILLIPS COP 0.14%
79. EQUINIX INC EQIX 0.14%
80. HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC HLT 0.14%
81. INTUIT INC INTU 0.14%
82. LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC LITE 0.14%
83. MCKESSON CORP MCK 0.14%
84. MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC CLASS A MDLZ 0.14%
85. SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO SHW 0.14%
86. SLB LTD SLB 0.14%
87. SYNOPSYS INC SNPS 0.14%
88. ECOLAB INC ECL 0.13%
89. MOODYS CORP MCO 0.13%
90. NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP NSC 0.13%
91. AIRBNB INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A ABNB 0.12%
92. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP BSX 0.12%
93. CINTAS CORP CTAS 0.12%
94. COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO CL 0.12%
95. MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC MPWR 0.12%
96. RTX CORP RTX 0.12%
97. SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC SPG 0.12%
98. UNITED RENTALS INC URI 0.12%
99. WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC WMB 0.12%
100. COMCAST CORP CLASS A CMCSA 0.11%
101. COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC FIX 0.11%
102. HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CO HPE 0.11%
103. KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC KEYS 0.11%
104. KKR & CO INC ORDINARY SHARES KKR 0.11%
105. MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP MNST 0.11%
106. NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV NXPI 0.11%
107. PROGRESSIVE CORP PGR 0.11%
108. REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC REGN 0.11%
109. TE CONNECTIVITY PLC REGISTERED SHARES TEL 0.11%
110. AFLAC INC AFL 0.10%
111. AON PLC CLASS A AON 0.10%
112. BAKER HUGHES CO CLASS A BKR 0.10%
113. CRH PLC CRH 0.10%
114. CUMMINS INC CMI 0.10%
115. DOMINION ENERGY INC D 0.10%
116. GENERAL MOTORS CO GM 0.10%
117. LOWE'S COMPANIES INC LOW 0.10%
118. NATERA INC NTRA 0.10%
119. ONEOK INC OKE 0.10%
120. TARGET CORP TGT 0.10%
121. AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC A 0.09%
122. BLACKROCK CASH FUNDS TREASURY SL AGENCY n/a 0.09%
123. CIENA CORP CIEN 0.09%
124. DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC DLR 0.09%
125. EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP EW 0.09%
126. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC HON 0.09%
127. HOWMET AEROSPACE INC HWM 0.09%
128. REALTY INCOME CORP O 0.09%
129. ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC ROK 0.09%
130. SOUTHERN CO SO 0.09%
131. STRYKER CORP SYK 0.09%
132. TERADYNE INC TER 0.09%
133. AMETEK INC AME 0.08%
134. ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO AJG 0.08%
135. AUTODESK INC ADSK 0.08%
136. CENCORA INC COR 0.08%
137. CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC CMG 0.08%
138. DUKE ENERGY CORP DUK 0.08%
139. EVERPURE INC CLASS A P 0.08%
140. EXELON CORP EXC 0.08%
141. FASTENAL CO FAST 0.08%
142. IDEXX LABORATORIES INC IDXX 0.08%
143. IQVIA HOLDINGS INC IQV 0.08%
144. KEURIG DR PEPPER INC KDP 0.08%
145. MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC MCHP 0.08%
146. NASDAQ INC NDAQ 0.08%
147. PACCAR INC PCAR 0.08%
148. PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC PYPL 0.08%
149. REPUBLIC SERVICES INC RSG 0.08%
150. TWILIO INC CLASS A TWLO 0.08%
151. U.S. BANCORP USB 0.08%
152. VEEVA SYSTEMS INC CLASS A VEEV 0.08%
153. WATERS CORP WAT 0.08%
154. AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC AIG 0.07%
155. APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC APO 0.07%
156. BECTON DICKINSON & CO BDX 0.07%
157. BLOCK INC CLASS A XYZ 0.07%
158. CARDINAL HEALTH INC CAH 0.07%
159. CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC ED 0.07%
160. CORTEVA INC CTVA 0.07%
161. EBAY INC EBAY 0.07%
162. EOG RESOURCES INC EOG 0.07%
163. FORD MOTOR CO F 0.07%
164. GARMIN LTD GRMN 0.07%
165. HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC HONA 0.07%
166. ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC ITW 0.07%
167. ILLUMINA INC ILMN 0.07%
168. MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC MSI 0.07%
169. n/a WBD 0.07%
170. NUCOR CORP NUE 0.07%
171. O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC ORLY 0.07%
172. PUBLIC STORAGE PSA 0.07%
173. ROSS STORES INC ROST 0.07%
174. SEMPRA SRE 0.07%
175. TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC TTWO 0.07%
176. THE CIGNA GROUP CI 0.07%
177. THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC TRV 0.07%
178. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC CLASS B UPS 0.07%
179. VISTRA CORP VST 0.07%
180. VIVMARK RESIDENTIAL VMRK 0.07%
181. WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORP WAB 0.07%
182. WORKDAY INC CLASS A WDAY 0.07%
183. YUM BRANDS INC YUM 0.07%
184. AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC AEP 0.06%
185. BIOGEN INC BIIB 0.06%
186. CARRIER GLOBAL CORP ORDINARY SHARES CARR 0.06%
187. EXPEDIA GROUP INC EXPE 0.06%
188. FEDEX CORP FDX 0.06%
189. FLEX LTD FLEX 0.06%
190. HUMANA INC HUM 0.06%
191. INGERSOLL RAND INC IR 0.06%
192. IRON MOUNTAIN INC IRM 0.06%
193. KENVUE INC KVUE 0.06%
194. KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP KMB 0.06%
195. METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC MTD 0.06%
196. n/a ODFL 0.06%
197. NETAPP INC NTAP 0.06%
198. NIKE INC CLASS B NKE 0.06%
199. OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP OXY 0.06%
200. OKTA INC CLASS A OKTA 0.06%
201. PAYCHEX INC PAYX 0.06%
202. PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC PEG 0.06%
203. TRANSDIGM GROUP INC TDG 0.06%
204. VENTAS INC VTR 0.06%
205. VULCAN MATERIALS CO VMC 0.06%
206. ALLSTATE CORP ALL 0.05%
207. AMEREN CORP AEE 0.05%
208. AMERICAN WATER WORKS CO INC AWK 0.05%
209. ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD ACGL 0.05%
210. ATLASSIAN CORP CLASS A TEAM 0.05%
211. CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS INC CBOE 0.05%
212. CBRE GROUP INC CLASS A CBRE 0.05%
213. DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC FANG 0.05%
214. DOVER CORP DOV 0.05%
215. F5 INC FFIV 0.05%
216. HALLIBURTON CO HAL 0.05%
217. HUBBELL INC HUBB 0.05%
218. INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP INC CLASS A IBKR 0.05%
219. LABCORP HOLDINGS INC LH 0.05%
220. MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC MLM 0.05%
221. METLIFE INC MET 0.05%
222. n/a EXPD 0.05%
223. n/a CTSH 0.05%
224. OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP ORDINARY SHARES OTIS 0.05%
225. PG&E CORP PCG 0.05%
226. STATE STREET CORP STT 0.05%
227. SYSCO CORP SYY 0.05%
228. TECHNIPFMC PLC FTI 0.05%
229. THE HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP INC HIG 0.05%
230. USD CASH n/a 0.05%
231. W.W. GRAINGER INC GWW 0.05%
232. WILLIAMS-SONOMA INC WSM 0.05%
233. WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC WTW 0.05%
234. ZOETIS INC CLASS A ZTS 0.05%
235. AMCOR PLC ORDINARY SHARES AMCR 0.04%
236. AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC AMP 0.04%
237. CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC CHD 0.04%
238. CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP HOLDING LTD CRDO 0.04%
239. EVERSOURCE ENERGY ES 0.04%
240. EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC EXR 0.04%
241. HP INC HPQ 0.04%
242. INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC IFF 0.04%
243. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC LHX 0.04%
244. n/a GEHC 0.04%
245. ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP ON 0.04%
246. PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP INC PNC 0.04%
247. PPG INDUSTRIES INC PPG 0.04%
248. PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC PRU 0.04%
249. SOFI TECHNOLOGIES INC ORDINARY SHARES SOFI 0.04%
250. STEEL DYNAMICS INC STLD 0.04%
251. TAPESTRY INC TPR 0.04%
252. TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP TPL 0.04%
253. THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC CLASS A EL 0.04%
254. THE HERSHEY CO HSY 0.04%
255. ULTA BEAUTY INC ULTA 0.04%
256. VERALTO CORP VLTO 0.04%
257. VERISK ANALYTICS INC VRSK 0.04%
258. WASTE CONNECTIONS INC WCN 0.04%
259. WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC WST 0.04%
260. XYLEM INC XYL 0.04%
261. ZSCALER INC ZS 0.04%
262. ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC NLY 0.03%
263. BALL CORP BALL 0.03%
264. BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC BR 0.03%
265. COHERENT CORP COHR 0.03%
266. DOLLAR TREE INC DLTR 0.03%
267. DOW INC DOW 0.03%
268. DTE ENERGY CO DTE 0.03%
269. EQUIFAX INC EFX 0.03%
270. ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC ESS 0.03%
271. FIRSTENERGY CORP FE 0.03%
272. FISERV INC FISV 0.03%
273. FORTIVE CORP FTV 0.03%
274. GENERAL MILLS INC GIS 0.03%
275. GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC GPN 0.03%
276. IDEX CORP IEX 0.03%
277. JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC J 0.03%
278. KIMCO REALTY CORP KIM 0.03%
279. LEIDOS HOLDINGS INC LDOS 0.03%
280. n/a FWONK 0.03%
281. n/a FIS 0.03%
282. NISOURCE INC NI 0.03%
283. NORTHERN TRUST CORP NTRS 0.03%
284. NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP NOC 0.03%
285. NRG ENERGY INC NRG 0.03%
286. OMNICOM GROUP INC OMC 0.03%
287. PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA PKG 0.03%
288. PTC INC PTC 0.03%
289. RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE INC CLASS A RIVN 0.03%
290. SAMSARA INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A IOT 0.03%
291. SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP CLASS A SBAC 0.03%
292. SMURFIT WESTROCK PLC SW 0.03%
293. SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC SMCI 0.03%
294. THE KRAFT HEINZ CO KHC 0.03%
295. TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP TFC 0.03%
296. WEC ENERGY GROUP INC WEC 0.03%
297. XPO INC XPO 0.03%
298. ALLIANT ENERGY CORP LNT 0.02%
299. ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND CO ADM 0.02%
300. BEST BUY CO INC BBY 0.02%
301. BUNGE GLOBAL SA BG 0.02%
302. C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC CHRW 0.02%
303. CDW CORP CDW 0.02%
304. CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC CLASS A CHTR 0.02%
305. CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC CLASS A STZ 0.02%
306. DECKERS OUTDOOR CORP DECK 0.02%
307. DELTA AIR LINES INC DAL 0.02%
308. DEXCOM INC DXCM 0.02%
309. DUPONT DE NEMOURS INC DD 0.02%
310. EVERGY INC EVRG 0.02%
311. EXPAND ENERGY CORP ORDINARY SHARES NEW EXE 0.02%
312. FERGUSON ENTERPRISES INC FERG 0.02%
313. FIFTH THIRD BANCORP FITB 0.02%
314. FIRST SOLAR INC FSLR 0.02%
315. FLUTTER ENTERTAINMENT PLC FLUT 0.02%
316. GEN DIGITAL INC GEN 0.02%
317. INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO IP 0.02%
318. JABIL INC JBL 0.02%
319. LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP LVS 0.02%
320. LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC LII 0.02%
321. LPL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC LPLA 0.02%
322. n/a MKC 0.02%
323. NORDSON CORP NDSN 0.02%
324. PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC PFG 0.02%
325. REGENCY CENTERS CORP REG 0.02%
326. T. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC TROW 0.02%
327. TOAST INC CLASS A TOST 0.02%
328. TRACTOR SUPPLY CO TSCO 0.02%
329. TRADEWEB MARKETS INC TW 0.02%
330. TRANSUNION TRU 0.02%
331. TYSON FOODS INC CLASS A TSN 0.02%
332. W.P. CAREY INC WPC 0.02%
333. WEYERHAEUSER CO WY 0.02%
334. ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS INC ZBH 0.02%
335. CARNIVAL CORPORATION LTD CCL 0.01%
336. CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC CFG 0.01%
337. DICK'S SPORTING GOODS INC DKS 0.01%
338. ENTEGRIS INC ENTG 0.01%
339. EVEREST GROUP LTD EG 0.01%
340. FOX CORP CLASS A FOXA 0.01%
341. HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC HBAN 0.01%
342. HYATT HOTELS CORP CLASS A H 0.01%
343. JB HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES INC JBHT 0.01%
344. KEYCORP KEY 0.01%
345. M&T BANK CORP MTB 0.01%
346. MASCO CORP MAS 0.01%
347. MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES INC MAA 0.01%
348. NEWS CORP CLASS A NWSA 0.01%
349. REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP RF 0.01%
350. SUN COMMUNITIES INC SUI 0.01%
351. THE CARLYLE GROUP INC CG 0.01%
352. UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS INC UAL 0.01%
353. WR BERKLEY CORP WRB 0.01%
354. E-MINI S&P 500 FUTURE DEC 26 n/a 0.00%
Holdings data last updated Oct 8, 2026 5:05 AM . Provider-reported weights may not sum exactly to 100%.
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