iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF
$170.28−0.06 (−0.04%)
- 0.15%
- $18.3B
- +20.5%
- 0.91%
- 0.4M sh
- $170.48
- low $136.82high $171.09
The ETF.net ESGU Grade
A
Score 77 out of 100
- 4 of 48
Score 77 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A70 out of 100Rank 13 of 48Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A97 out of 100Rank 12 of 43Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C52 out of 100Rank 21 of 48Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A93 out of 100Rank 2 of 48Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B61 out of 100Rank 21 of 48Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A95 out of 100Rank 1 of 48
Our read on ESGU
AScreening out companies is easy; keeping the market's shape while you do it is the hard part. ESGU's index optimizes toward stronger ESG characteristics while targeting risk and return similar to the broad MSCI USA Index.
Seeks to track an index of large- and mid-cap U.S. companies selected for favorable environmental, social and governance (ESG) characteristics while seeking risk/return similar to the MSCI USA Index.
Why people hold it
- Not a screen-and-drop portfolio: the index optimizes toward better ESG characteristics while targeting risk and return similar to the broad MSCI USA Index.ishares.com
- 0.15% a year, below the typical fund in its US ESG group, spread across roughly 300 large- and mid-cap names rather than a narrow shortlist.
- Running since 2016, a multi-billion-dollar iShares fund that pays quarterly and sits in the top quartile of a crowded US ESG peer group.
Worth knowing
- Cheaper seats in the same row: XVV at 0.08%, ESGV at 0.09%, SNPE and EFIV at 0.10%, against 0.15% here.
- Market-like risk is the stated goal, so exclusions are lighter than a purist ESG fund and the holdings end up looking a lot like the broad US market.ishares.com
- MSCI's ratings decide who makes the cut, so the portfolio reflects one provider's definition of ESG, not an industry standard.ishares.com
ESGU Holdings
- Stocks
- 272
- 38%
- NVDA
Sectors
- Technology41.5%
- Financials11.2%
- Health Care9.5%
- Communication9.0%
- Consumer Discretionary8.1%
- Industrials7.4%
- Consumer Staples3.9%
- Energy3.7%
- Materials2.0%
- Real Estate2.0%
- Utilities1.7%
Geography
- United States97.20%
- Ireland1.42%
- United Kingdom0.56%
- Singapore0.26%
- Bermuda0.20%
- Uruguay0.15%
- Netherlands0.12%
- Cayman Islands0.09%
ESGU Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Not enough history yet.
ESGU$12,047
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | ESGU |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +15.1% |
| 1 month | +2.1% |
| 3 months | +3.1% |
| 1 year | +20.5% |
| 3 years | +22.8% |
| 5 years | +12.8% |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | ESGU |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +15.1% | |
| 2025 | +16.9% | |
| 2024 | +24.3% | |
| 2023 | +25.8% | |
| 2022 | −20.3% | |
| 2021 | +26.9% | |
| 2020 | +22.5% |
ESGU in the news
ESGU Dividends
- 0.91%
- $1.55
- $0.38 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
ESGU Risk
- 12.9%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 1.30
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −26.1%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.04
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
ESGU Cost
0.15%
ESGU0.15%
- The middle half of US ESG & Values Index funds
- Median 0.23%
13 of the 48 US ESG & Values Index funds charge less.
Other funds in US ESG & Values Index
- ASNPEXtrackers S&P 500 Scored & Screened ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return +22.0%
- AEFIVState Street SPDR S&P 500 ESG ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return +22.0%
- AESGVVanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETFExpense ratio 0.09%1 year return +19.9%
- AXVViShares ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETFExpense ratio 0.08%1 year return +18.8%
- ADFSUDimensional - US Sustainability Core 1 ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +17.4%