iShares MSCI USA ESG Optimized ETF (ESGU)
| Assets | $23.28B |
| NAV | $104.18 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.15% |
| PE Ratio | 33.73 |
| Shares Out | 223.50M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $1.13 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.09% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Sep 24, 2021 |
| 1-Year Return | - |
| Volume | 1,413,901 |
| Open | 104.05 |
| Previous Close | 104.17 |
| Day's Range | 103.55 - 104.37 |
| 52-Week Low | 72.67 |
| 52-Week High | 104.37 |
| Beta | 1.00 |
| Holdings | 334 |
| Inception Date | Dec 1, 2016 |
About ESGU
The investment seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus Index. The fund generally will invest at least 90% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and may invest up to 10% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents. The underlying index is optimized index designed to reflect the equity performance of U.S. companies that have favorable environmental, social and governance (ESG) characteristics (as determined by the index provider), while exhibiting risk and return characteristics similar to those of the MSCI USA Index (the parent index).
Top 10 Holdings
26.76% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | AAPL | 5.91% |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 5.60% |
| Amazon | AMZN | 3.71% |
| Alphabet | GOOG | 2.02% |
| Alphabet | GOOGL | 1.98% |
| Tesla | TSLA | 1.81% |
| FB | 1.80% | |
| NVIDIA | NVDA | 1.52% |
| JPMorgan Chase | JPM | 1.27% |
| Home Depot | HD | 1.13% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2021 | $0.31853 | Sep 30, 2021 |
| Jun 10, 2021 | $0.24846 | Jun 16, 2021 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | $0.27208 | Mar 31, 2021 |
| Dec 14, 2020 | $0.29208 | Dec 18, 2020 |
| Sep 23, 2020 | $0.28253 | Sep 29, 2020 |
| Jun 15, 2020 | $0.25465 | Jun 19, 2020 |
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