Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF (USSG)
| Assets | $943.22M |
| Expense Ratio | 0.09% |
| PE Ratio | 28.05 |
| Shares Out | 17.40M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $0.65 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.20% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Sep 20, 2024 |
| Payout Ratio | 33.55% |
| 1-Year Return | +23.70% |
| Volume | 31,179 |
| Open | 53.80 |
| Previous Close | 54.02 |
| Day's Range | 53.80 - 55.06 |
| 52-Week Low | 43.43 |
| 52-Week High | 56.71 |
| Beta | 1.01 |
| Holdings | 298 |
| Inception Date | Mar 7, 2019 |
About USSG
Fund Home PageThe Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF (USSG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI USA ESG Leaders index. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of US large- and mid-cap stocks, screened for environmental, social, and governance characteristics. USSG was launched on Mar 7, 2019 and is issued by Xtrackers.
Top 10 Holdings
43.76% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation | NVDA | 11.60% |
| Microsoft Corporation | MSFT | 11.33% |
| Tesla, Inc. | TSLA | 4.64% |
| Alphabet Inc. | GOOGL | 4.05% |
| Alphabet Inc. | GOOG | 3.50% |
| Eli Lilly and Company | LLY | 2.27% |
| Visa Inc. | V | 1.90% |
| Mastercard Incorporated | MA | 1.58% |
| The Procter & Gamble Company | PG | 1.46% |
| The Home Depot, Inc. | HD | 1.43% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2024 | $0.156 | Sep 27, 2024 |
| Jun 21, 2024 | $0.169 | Jun 28, 2024 |
| Mar 15, 2024 | $0.082 | Mar 22, 2024 |
| Dec 15, 2023 | $0.246 | Dec 22, 2023 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | $0.128 | Sep 22, 2023 |
| Jun 23, 2023 | $0.220 | Jun 30, 2023 |
News
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USSG: An ETF For Responsible Investing, But Returns Match The Broad Market
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ESG 2.0: Refining the criteria
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ETF Edge, June 28, 2021
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How 2020 has impacted environmental, social and governance investing
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EY CEO on defining common ESG metrics; Wirecard
More investors are pouring money into ESG funds.
ESG index funds hit $250 billion as pandemic accelerates impact investing boom
The number of sustainability-focused index funds, and investor assets in these funds, have doubled over the last three years, according to Morningstar, and Covid-19 added to interest.
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COVID-19 Drives ESG Demand
According to Morningstar, the global sustainable funds universe experienced net inflows of nearly $46 billion during the first quarter of 2020, compared with net outflows of $385 billion for the overa...
How the protests are informing socially responsible investing as ESG index outperforms
Mona Naqvi, head of ESG product strategy at S&P Dow Jones Indices, and Tom Lydon, CEO of ETF Trends, discuss ESG's recent outperformance with CNBC's Bob Pisani.