iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU)

NASDAQ: ESGU · Real-Time Price · USD
125.72
+0.92 (0.74%)
Oct 8, 2024, 1:59 PM EDT - Market open
0.74%
Assets $13.37B
Expense Ratio 0.15%
PE Ratio 28.91
Shares Out 106.20M
Dividend (ttm) $1.45
Dividend Yield 1.16%
Ex-Dividend Date Sep 25, 2024
Payout Ratio 33.38%
1-Year Return +32.40%
Volume 291,591
Open 125.20
Previous Close 124.80
Day's Range 125.20 - 125.85
52-Week Low 89.69
52-Week High 126.33
Beta 1.03
Holdings 288
Inception Date Dec 1, 2016

About ESGU

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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

32.28% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Apple Inc. AAPL 6.42%
NVIDIA Corporation NVDA 6.22%
Microsoft Corporation MSFT 5.92%
Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN 3.40%
Meta Platforms, Inc. META 2.41%
Alphabet Inc. GOOG 2.32%
Broadcom Inc. AVGO 1.50%
Eli Lilly and Company LLY 1.47%
Tesla, Inc. TSLA 1.42%
Alphabet Inc. GOOGL 1.18%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Sep 25, 2024 $0.43868 Sep 30, 2024
Jun 11, 2024 $0.29155 Jun 17, 2024
Mar 21, 2024 $0.38416 Mar 27, 2024
Dec 20, 2023 $0.33714 Dec 27, 2023
Sep 26, 2023 $0.39918 Oct 2, 2023
Jun 7, 2023 $0.29808 Jun 13, 2023
Full Dividend History

News

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...

3 months ago - Seeking Alpha

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

7 months ago - Seeking Alpha

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....

10 months ago - Seeking Alpha

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...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

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...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

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.

1 year ago - CNBC Television

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...

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1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

ESGU Outflow May Reflect Rise of the Quality Factor

iShares' QUAL fund may appeal to investors as banking risks linger.

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1 year ago - ETFcom

ESG Funds Could Face 'Tons of Closures'

The label is spooking issuers and has investors running for the hills.

1 year ago - ETFcom

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...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

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...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

BlackRock's Fink Reframes ESG in Annual Letter

The top ETF issuer's CEO address steers clear of ESG terminology, but the firm isn't giving up on sustainable investing.

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1 year ago - ETFcom

ESG Investing's Benefits, Baggage

Socially responsible ETFs like ESGU may benefit with more government spending.

1 year ago - ETFcom

ESG ETFs Buffeted by Volatile Politics and Markets

Sustainable funds in the U.S. shed $6.2 billion in the last quarter of 2022.

1 year ago - ETFcom

$1T of Inflows? Sumit's 2023 ETF Predictions

ETF.com Senior Analyst Sumit Roy offers 4 bold predictions for 2023.

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1 year ago - ETFcom

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.

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

Florida to Divest $2B From BlackRock Over ESG

The move comes amid mounting criticism from the GOP.

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2 years ago - ETFcom

ESG's Underperformance So Far This Year

ESG ETFs have lagged conventional funds year to date.

2 years ago - ETFcom

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...

2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

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 ...

2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

Demand for ESG Funds Tops Supply: PwC

U.S., European managers plan to increase their sustainable investments, a survey finds.

2 years ago - ETFcom

ESG Filings Stand Out Over Past Month

Despite the backlash against the environmental, social, governance concept, more funds are in the works.

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2 years ago - ETFcom

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 ...

Other symbols: ESGV
2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

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
2 years ago - CNBC Television

Zeroing In On Gun Stock Exposure In ETFs

Stocks of gun-makers are found primarily in small cap ETFs.

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2 years ago - ETFcom