iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU)
| Assets | $13.86B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.15% |
| PE Ratio | 26.14 |
| Shares Out | 102.00M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $1.50 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.10% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jun 16, 2025 |
| Payout Frequency | Quarterly |
| Payout Ratio | 28.79% |
| Volume | 219,835 |
| Open | 136.88 |
| Previous Close | 136.34 |
| Day's Range | 135.73 - 136.89 |
| 52-Week Low | 105.18 |
| 52-Week High | 136.89 |
| Beta | 1.04 |
| Holdings | 298 |
| Inception Date | Dec 1, 2016 |
About ESGU
Fund Home PageThe 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.
Top 10 Holdings
35.98% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation | NVDA | 7.44% |
| Microsoft Corporation | MSFT | 6.39% |
| Apple Inc. | AAPL | 5.71% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | AMZN | 3.82% |
| Alphabet Inc. | GOOG | 3.42% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | META | 2.70% |
| Broadcom Inc. | AVGO | 2.25% |
| Tesla, Inc. | TSLA | 1.63% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | JPM | 1.41% |
| Visa Inc. | V | 1.22% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2025 | $0.32289 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| Mar 18, 2025 | $0.32816 | Mar 21, 2025 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | $0.40799 | Dec 20, 2024 |
| Sep 25, 2024 | $0.43868 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Jun 11, 2024 | $0.29155 | Jun 17, 2024 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | $0.38416 | Mar 27, 2024 |
Performance
ESGU had a total return of 11.93% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 14.45%.
News
ESGU: Aligning ESG Values With Some Sacrifices
iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF holds 285 U.S. stocks meeting ESG standards, with a higher expense ratio of 0.15% compared to similar funds. ESGU has slightly underperformed the S&P 500 since inception...
ESGU: Pretty Much A Core S&P 500 Fund
iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF offers exposure to ESG-friendly US stocks, selected based on ESG ratings and negative screening criteria. ESGU holdings overlap with S&P 500, raising questions about dif...
U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Equity ETFs Attract Largest Weekly Net Inflows Since Dec. 20, 2023 For Fund Flows Week
U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Equity ETFs Attract Largest Weekly Net Inflows Since Dec. 20, 2023 For Fund Flows Week
ESGU Chooses Ethics Without Adding Risk
iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF is a passively managed fund that follows an ethical investing approach. The sector breakdown is very close to the S&P 500 index, as well as valuation and growth metrics....
ESGU: No Value-Add, And ESG May Just Mean Executive Rents
iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF is not a very helpful fund in our opinion. The ESGU ETF closely matches the sectoral distributions and exposures of the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, but levies higher expen...
Tech Rally Attracts Interest In Select ETF Classifications
The strong surge in mega-cap technology stocks has helped the Nasdaq composite post its strongest fund-flows week return since the week ended February 1. The preliminary flows figures through the firs...
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.
Tradeweb Exchange-Traded Funds Update - March 2023
Trading activity on the Tradeweb European ETF marketplace reached EUR 59.2 billion in March, while the proportion of transactions processed via Tradeweb's Automated Intelligent Execution (AiEX) tool w...
ESGU: $5 Billion Outflow This Month Prompts ESG Skepticism
ESGU follows a sector-neutral strategy designed to mimic the risk and return profile of the broader market. With $14 billion in assets, it's the largest ESG fund in the world. Still, the fund had $5 b...
U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Government-Treasury Funds Set New Weekly Record With $8.3 Billion In Inflows
During Refinitiv Lipper's fund-flows week that ended March 22, 2023, investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets (including both conventional funds and ETFs) for the fourth week in a row, add...
No Meaningful Difference Between ESGU And SPY
There are many ETFs out there that really don't need to exist, and ESGU is one of them. The mandate here is to invest in large cap and mid cap US stocks with an ESG tilt.
U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Fixed Income And Equity Exchange-Traded Funds Report Their Fourth Straight Week Of Inflows
Our fund-flows week kicked off Thursday, October 20, with bond yields rising and equity markets falling for the second straight day. The Russell 2000 fell 1.24% as the 10-year Treasury yield rose 2.35...
ESGU Costs More But Adds Nothing
ESGU is an ETF with companies that score well according to MSCI's ESG ratings, which is supposed to be supported by a team of ESG analysts. The thing is apparently most companies pass the mustard, so ...
ESGU Vs. ESGV: Can ESG ETFs Work For Regular Investors?
ESGU and ESGV are the two largest ESG ETFs on the market today, with AUMs of $22.50 billion and $5.07 billion. Annual fees are low at 0.15% and 0.09%, respectively. These ETFs are solid evidence that ...
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.
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.
iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF: Key Themes
ESGU is one of the most popular names in the ESG space and its AUM has grown at a rapid pace since its inception.
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...
U.S. Fund Families Add New Responsible Investing Funds And ETFs To Their Lineup In 2021
The U.S. fund business added 689 unique new funds (including ETFs but excluding share classes) in 2021. The stickiness of RI fund flows breaks away from what we are seeing in the overall universe.
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
Responsible Investing Making Strides With U.S. Investors, Fund Companies, And Regulators In 2021
Momentum for the U.S. Responsible Investing industry picked up in January when President Joe Biden signed executive orders to re-enter into the Paris Climate Agreement. In 2021 through October month-e...
