American Century Sustainable Equity ETF (ESGA)
| Assets | $133.76M |
| NAV | $49.54 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.39% |
| PE Ratio | 29.25 |
| Shares Out | 2.70M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $0.45 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.90% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Mar 22, 2022 |
| 1-Year Return | -3.67% |
| Volume | 6,807 |
| Open | 50.38 |
| Previous Close | 49.54 |
| Day's Range | 50.36 - 50.75 |
| 52-Week Low | 46.60 |
| 52-Week High | 60.86 |
| Beta | 1.06 |
| Holdings | 96 |
| Inception Date | Jul 13, 2020 |
About ESGA
The fund will generally invest in large capitalization companies the advisor believes show sustainable business improvement using a proprietary multi-factor model that combines fundamental measures of a stock's value and growth potential with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics. Under normal market conditions, it will invest at least 80% of its assets in sustainable equity securities.
Top 10 Holdings
35.14% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | MSFT | 8.29% |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 5.57% |
| Apple | AAPL | 4.88% |
| Amazon.com | AMZN | 3.72% |
| Prologis | PLD | 2.46% |
| NVIDIA | NVDA | 2.41% |
| Tesla | TSLA | 2.06% |
| Cisco Systems | CSCO | 2.03% |
| NextEra Energy | NEE | 1.93% |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 1.78% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2022 | $0.1238 | Mar 25, 2022 |
| Dec 16, 2021 | $0.1118 | Dec 21, 2021 |
| Sep 21, 2021 | $0.108 | Sep 24, 2021 |
| Jun 22, 2021 | $0.1106 | Jun 25, 2021 |
| Mar 23, 2021 | $0.1026 | Mar 26, 2021 |
| Dec 17, 2020 | $0.1267 | Dec 23, 2020 |
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