iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU)

NASDAQ: ESGU · Real-Time Price · USD
154.41
+1.90 (1.25%)
Apr 17, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
Assets$15.54B
Expense Ratio0.15%
PE Ratio26.40
Shares Out105.40M
Dividend (ttm)$1.51
Dividend Yield0.98%
Ex-Dividend DateMar 17, 2026
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Payout Ratio25.88%
Volume436,373
Open153.57
Previous Close152.51
Day's Range153.49 - 154.88
52-Week Low110.69
52-Week High154.88
Beta1.04
Holdings291
Inception DateDec 1, 2016

About ESGU

Fund Home Page

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus index. The fund tracks an index composed of US companies that are selected and weighted for positive environmental, social and governance characteristics. ESGU was launched on Dec 1, 2016 and is issued by BlackRock.

Asset Class Equity
Category Large Blend
Region North America
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol ESGU
ETF Provider BlackRock
Index Tracked MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus Index

Top 10 Holdings

36.82% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
NVIDIA CorporationNVDA7.90%
Apple Inc.AAPL6.24%
Microsoft CorporationMSFT4.78%
Alphabet Inc.GOOG4.51%
Amazon.com, Inc.AMZN3.81%
Broadcom Inc.AVGO2.96%
Meta Platforms, Inc.META2.25%
Tesla, Inc.TSLA1.79%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.JPM1.31%
Alphabet Inc.GOOGL1.27%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Mar 17, 2026$0.36984Mar 20, 2026
Dec 16, 2025$0.45535Dec 19, 2025
Sep 16, 2025$0.36547Sep 19, 2025
Jun 16, 2025$0.32289Jun 20, 2025
Mar 18, 2025$0.32816Mar 21, 2025
Dec 17, 2024$0.40799Dec 20, 2024
Full Dividend History

Performance

ESGU had a total return of 36.25% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 14.87%.

News

ETF Edge: SEC hearing on ESG and crypto

CNBC's Bob Pisani with Vettafi's Dave Nadig and DWS Group's Arne Noack, join 'Halftime Report' to discuss climate control and cryptocurrency ahead of the SEC hearings.

3 years ago - CNBC Television

I welcome the scrutiny of ESG investing, says Capricorn's Michaela Edwards

Michaela Edwards, Capricorn Investment Group partner, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss ESG investing and the outflow of funds from the sector in the last few months.

Other symbols: ESGV
4 years ago - CNBC Television

They may be attracting big money, but these ETFs may not be as eco-friendly as you think

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) ETFs lack clarity, so investors don't always know where their money is going, S&P Global's Mona Naqvi warns.

Other symbols: EFIVSUSAUSSG
4 years ago - CNBC

7 Megatrend Stock ETFs With Massive Potential

In 2022, the U.S. equities market got off to its worst start to a year since the dark days of the financial crisis, with many areas of the market, including stocks and stock exchange-traded funds (ETF...

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4 years ago - Kiplinger

Sustainable investing is mostly marketing and PR: Former BlackRock exec

Tariq Fancy, former Blackrock CIO, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss Larry Fink's recent comments and how sustainable investing has unfolded in recent years.tan

Other symbols: ESGVICLNTANWNDY
4 years ago - CNBC Television

ESG inflows pace for best quarter, year ever. Unpacking the action

Armando Senra, BlackRock's head of iShares Americas, Salvatore Bruno, chief investment officer at IndexIQ, and Todd Rosenbluth, senior director of ETF and mutual fund research at CFRA, discuss the ris...

5 years ago - CNBC Television

There's no hotter area on Wall Street than ESG with sustainability-focused funds nearing $2 trillion

Record inflows into sustainability-focused funds during the first quarter pushed total assets to nearly $2 trillion.

Other symbols: ESGDESGEICLNQCLN
5 years ago - CNBC

How 2020 has impacted environmental, social and governance investing

Morningstar's Jon Hale, MSCI's Linda-Eling Lee and Main Management's Kim Arthur discuss how the past year has impacted ESG ETFs. With CNBC's Bob Pisani.

Other symbols: ESGVUSSG
5 years ago - CNBC Television

The big problem with sustainable investing, according to Wall Street legend Burton Malkiel

Burton Malkiel, professor emeritus of economics at Princeton University and author of "A Random Walk Down Wall Street," and Dave Nadig, chief investment officer and director of research at ETF Trends,...

5 years ago - CNBC Television