iShares MSCI USA ESG Optimized ETF (ESGU)
Description
The investment seeks to track the performance of the MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus Index. The ESGU ETF contains 332 constituents. It is focused on blend holdings in the North America region.
Price $83.04 as of 2022-10-21Cost/Risk/Yield
| Dividend yield | 1.57% |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% |
| Average spread | 0.012% |
| 1Y roundtrip cost | 0.162% |
Historic prices
Total Returns (including dividends)
Monthly returns heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -6.0% | -3.2% | 3.6% | -9.2% | -0.1% | -8.4% | 9.5% | -4.0% | -9.5% | 4.6% | -22.8% | ||
| 2021 | -0.5% | 2.5% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 0.7% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.0% | -4.8% | 7.0% | -1.2% | 4.0% | 24.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -8.0% | -12.5% | 13.3% | 5.2% | 2.6% | 5.9% | 7.5% | -4.0% | -2.3% | 11.7% | 3.8% | 23.7% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | 3.4% | 1.8% | 4.4% | -6.5% | 6.9% | 1.9% | -2.2% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 3.8% | 3.0% | 28.7% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -3.5% | -2.5% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 0.8% | -6.8% | 1.6% | -8.8% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | 3.3% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 0.1% | 1.4% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 1.1% | 19.3% |
| 9.7% | -5.5% | -5.3% | 15.6% | 2.3% | 5.8% | 24.6% | 7.5% | -14.3% | 7.9% | 18.9% | 3.0% |
Historical Dividends
Monthly dividend heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.32 | 0.28 | 0.40 | 0.99 | |||||||||
| 2021 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 1.15 | ||||||||
| 2020 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 1.09 | ||||||||
| 2019 | 0.22 | 0.29 | 0.11 | 0.31 | 0.93 | ||||||||
| 2018 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.95 | ||||||||
| 2017 | 0.32 | 0.24 | 0.18 | 0.31 | 1.06 | ||||||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.58 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.55 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.53 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.51 |
Sectors and Top Holdings
| Security | % Assets |
|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | 5.98% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 5.79% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.69% |
| Tesla Inc | 2.16% |
| Alphabet Inc. Class C | 2.05% |
| Alphabet Inc. Class A | 2.02% |
| Meta Platforms Inc. Class A | 1.66% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 1.65% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1.26% |
| Home Depot, Inc. | 1.15% |
| Bank of America Corp | 0.95% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.92% |
| Visa Inc. Class A | 0.91% |
| Adobe Inc. | 0.90% |
| Walt Disney Company | 0.86% |
| Top 15 Weights | 31.95% |
Compare with similar ETFs
| ESGU | ESGV | GSUS | IWL | MGC | VV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product name | iShares MSCI USA ESG Optimized ETF | Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF | Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF | iShares Russell Top 200 ETF | Vanguard Mega Cap ETF | Vanguard Large-Cap ETF |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard | Goldman Sachs | iShares | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| Price | $83.04 | $65.11 | $49.79 | $86.96 | $127.8 | $167.06 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.15% |  0.12% | 0.07% | 0.15% | 0.07% | 0.04% |
| Average Spread | 0.012% | 0.046% | 0.100% | 0.034% | 0.031% | 0.030% |
| AUM | $18,579,100,000 | $4,386,250,000 | $344,950,000 | $770,122,000 | $3,404,130,000 | $21,122,300,000 |
| Shares | 223,736,628 | 67,366,836 | 6,928,094 | 8,856,049 | 26,636,364 | 126,435,634 |
| Average Daily Volume | 2,019,187 | 409,113 | 147,823 | 108,082 | 148,197 | 740,100 |
| Home page | Visit external site | Visit external site | Visit external site | Visit external site | Visit external site | Visit external site |
| Inception Date | 2016-12-01 | 2018-09-18 | 2020-05-12 | 2009-09-22 | 2007-12-24 | 2004-01-27 |
| Index Tracked | MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus Index | FTSE US All Cap Choice Index | Solactive GBS United States Large & Mid Cap Index | Russell Top 200 | CRSP US Mega Cap | CRSP US Large Cap |
| Category | Large Cap Growth Equities | Large Cap Growth Equities | Large Cap Growth Equities | Large Cap Growth Equities | Large Cap Growth Equities | Large Cap Growth Equities |
| Asset Class | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity |
| Asset Class Size | Large Caps | Large Caps | Large Caps | Large Caps | Large Caps | Large Caps |
| Value or Growth | Blend | Growth | Blend | Growth | Blend | Blend |
| Region | North America | North America | North America | North America | North America | North America |
| Countries | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $1.302 | $0.879 | $0.545 | $1.346 | $2.13 | $2.825 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 0.016% | 0.014% | 0.011% | 0.015% | 0.017% | 0.017% |
| Number of Holdings | 332 | 1545 | 515 | 194 | 240 | 577 |
| YTD Return | -22.18% | -25.26% | -23.78% | -22.88% | -23.08% | -23.55% |
| Beta | 1.00 | 1.02 | 0.98 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.99 |
| Upside Beta | 0.62 | 0.53 | 0.44 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.23 |
| Downside Beta | 0.27 | 0.59 | -0.16 | -0.22 | -0.18 | 0.04 |
| Volatility 1Y | 23.49% | 24.92% | 23.08% | 22.99% | 23.07% | 23.26% |
| Sharpe Ratio 3Y | 0.62 | 0.56 | 0.00 | 0.61 | 0.57 | 0.52 |
| Treynor Ratio 3Y | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |