ESGU

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

The iShares MSCI USA ESG Optimized ETF tracks an index composed of US companies that have been selected and weighted for positive environmental, social, and governance characteristics.


Rules-Based, Semi-Diverse

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Fund Basics
Fund sponsorBlackRock
CategoryUS Equities
Asset classEquity
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Inception dateDec 01, 2016
Assets (mns)$12,662
Expense ratio15 bp
CurrencyUSD
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
RegulationOpen-Ended Fund
DistributionsQuarterly
Taxation1099
Stock selectionPrinciples-based
WeightingPrinciples-based
Holdings TransparencyFull
Derivatives-basedNo
Options availableYes
Currency hedgedNo
Fund of fundsNo
Top 10 Holdings Complete list  + 
MICROSOFT CORP 6.9 %
APPLE INC 5.3 %
NVIDIA CORP 5.2 %
AMAZON.COM INC 3.5 %
ALPHABET INC. CLASS C 2.7 %
META PLATFORMS INC 2.3 %
ELI LILLY & CO 1.4 %
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.2 %
BROADCOM INC. 1.2 %
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 1.1 %
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings284
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index 161
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns)$772,686
Large cap (>$10bn)98.7%
Mid cap ($2-10bn)1.0%
Small cap (<$2bn)0.0%
Developed mkts.99.8%
Emerging mkts.0.2%
Country Exposure
UNITED STATES 95.9 %
IRELAND 1.7 %
BRITAIN 1.1 %
Historical Performance


Standardized Annual Returns (as of 02/29/2024)
YTD1 YR2 YR3 YR5 YR10 YRIncep.
0.0% 21.8% 5.2% 7.8% 13.1% -- 13.0%
Market Correlations
versus...BetaR-squared
S&P 5001.04102%
MSCI EAFE0.9578%
MSCI Emg Mkts0.6742%
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000)1,115
Turnover1.0%
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price)0.02%
ADV of underlying (mns)$267,578
Technical Indicators
Recent close$114.95
30d moving avg.$99.58
Annualized volatility18.4%
Relative strength (RSI)83
Short interest (ETF)0.6%
Short interest (underlying)1.7%
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Results & Estimates
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Valuation Metrics
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ETF Research Center Fund Rating

Our measure of an ETF's overall investment merit

ALTAR Score™

ESGU

5.0%

Cat. Avg

5.6%

Fund Category: US Equities

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Recommendation

NEUTRAL

Average appreciation potential. A rating of NEUTRAL is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the middle quintile (ranking between 40%-60%) of their category. This indicates that valuations adequately reflect the fundamentals of stocks in these funds.

Category Overview
There are 882 funds in the US Equities category, with an average ALTAR Score™ of 5.6% and a standard deviation of 2.7%. ESGU's ALTAR Score™ is approximately 0.3 standard deviations below the category average. This places ESGU in the 40th percentile among funds in the category.
Consensus Recommendation

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Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
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ESGU 15.0 2.0 17
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Fundamental data for individual fund constituents sourced from FactSet Research Systems.