iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU)
- Expense ratio0.15%
- Net assets$17.84B
- Dividend yield0.96%
- 1-year return+16.77%
- Holdings267
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ESGU quote & trading statistics
ESGU performance
Total return · as of October 17, 2026- YTD+12.90%
- 1 year+16.77%
- 3 years+22.03%/yr
- 5 years+11.82%/yr
- 10 years0.00%/yr
- 1Y volatility
- 14.16%
- 3Y volatility
- 12.99%
- 3Y Sharpe ratio
- 1.29
Returns include reinvested distributions; 3-, 5- and 10-year figures are annualized.
ESGU top 10 holdings
| # | Symbol | Name | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AAPL | Apple Inc. | 7.79% |
| 2 | NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | 7.36% |
| 3 | MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | 5.86% |
| 4 | GOOG | Alphabet Inc Class C | 3.67% |
| 5 | AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | 3.65% |
| 6 | AVGO | Broadcom Inc | 2.27% |
| 7 | META | Meta Platforms Inc. | 2.14% |
| 8 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc Class A | 1.95% |
| 9 | MU | Micron Technology Inc | 1.61% |
| 10 | TSLA | Tesla Inc | 1.50% |
The top 10 holdings make up 37.8% of the fund (267 holdings in total). As of October 17, 2026.
About iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF
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 an optimized equity index designed to reflect the equity performance of U.S. companies that have favorable environmental, social and governance (ESG) characteristics, while exhibiting risk and return characteristics similar to those of the MSCI USA Index (the parent index).
ESGU ETF FAQ
What is the ESGU expense ratio?
iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a net expense ratio of 0.15%, or $15.00 a year for every $10,000 invested.
How much money is in ESGU?
iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has about $17.84B in net assets.
What are the top holdings of ESGU?
The largest positions in ESGU are Apple Inc. (7.79%), NVIDIA Corporation (7.36%), Microsoft Corporation (5.86%). The fund holds 267 securities in total.
How has ESGU performed?
ESGU returned +16.77% over the past year and +11.82% a year over the past five years, including reinvested distributions.
Does ESGU pay dividends?
ESGU has a dividend yield of 0.96% and pays distributions na.
When was ESGU launched?
iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF began trading on December 1, 2016.
ETFs similar to ESGU
Funds that track the same index or whose top-10 holdings overlap most with ESGU's. Overlap: shared top-10 weight as a share of the larger top-10 total of the two funds.
| Symbol | Fund | Overlap | Expense ratio | Net assets | 1-year return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESGU | iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF | — | 0.15% | $17.84B | +16.77% |
| BBUS | JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Equity ETF | 95% | 0.02% | $9.48B | +16.42% |
| BKLC | BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF | 95% | 0.00% | $6.78B | +16.49% |
| USPX | Franklin LibertyQ Global Equity ETF | 95% | 0.03% | $2.05B | +16.02% |
| ILCB | iShares Morningstar U.S. Equity ETF | 95% | 0.02% | $1.31B | +16.90% |
| ZALT | Innovator U.S. Equity 10 Buffer ETF - Quarterly | 95% | 0.65% | $823.3M | +9.06% |
| MLRG | iShares MSCI USA ETF | 95% | — | — | — |
| PTLC | Pacer Trendpilot US Large Cap ETF | 94% | 0.60% | $3.30B | +11.28% |
| GUSA | Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF | 94% | 0.10% | $2.41B | +15.96% |