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ESGU: ISHARES ESG AWARE MSCI USA ETF

Generated from StockValueFinder data · Updated Oct 11, 2026 9:47 PM
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What this ETF is trying to do

The ISHARES ESG AWARE MSCI USA ETF (ticker: ESGU) is an exchange-traded fund, or ETF. This specific fund holds 232 different companies in its portfolio. Because the list of holdings provided is only a partial list, we can only see some of the largest companies it owns. These "Top Holdings" include NVIDIA Corp (8%), Apple Inc (7.32%), Microsoft Corp (5.55%), Amazon.com Inc (3.58%), Alphabet Inc Class C (3.5%), Broadcom Inc (2.44%), Meta Platforms Inc Class A (2.23%), Alphabet Inc Class A (1.93%), Micron Technology Inc (1.78%), and Advanced Micro Devices Inc (1.54%).

What the numbers show

As of October 6, 2026, the current price of one share is $170.65. An estimated price from roughly one year ago was $146.93. If you had invested $10,000 into this ETF a year ago based on these prices, your investment would have grown to approximately $11,614 through share-price changes alone.

It is important to understand the difference between "price return" and "total return." Price return only tracks how much the share price moves. Total return includes those price changes plus any cash distributions paid to you.

• Year-to-Date (YTD): The price return is 14.55%, while the total return is 15.34%.

• One Year: The price return is 16.14%, while the total return is 17.31%.

• Three Years: The price return is 81.04%, while the total return is 87.18%.

Income and distribution explanation

Some investors look for ETFs that pay them cash regularly. This is called a "distribution." This ETF has a distribution yield of approximately 0.91%. Over the last year, it made four payments, which means it usually pays out quarterly. The trailing distributions were about $1.55 per share. While these payments provide cash, a low yield like this means the fund is not primarily focused on providing high levels of immediate income.

NAV erosion explanation

"NAV erosion" is a term used to describe when the actual value of the assets inside an ETF goes down over time. Some investors worry about this because it can make it harder for the fund to grow. However, for this ETF, the erosion-risk score is 100, and the label says "No price erosion detected." There is also no severe erosion-risk flag for this fund.

Pros

• The ETF has shown strong positive returns over the last one, three, and five years.

• The data shows no signs of price erosion.

• It holds many large, well-known companies.

Cons

• The distribution yield (0.91%) is relatively low for investors seeking high cash income.

• The list of holdings provided is only a partial view of the full portfolio.

Beginner takeaway

ESGU has experienced significant share-price growth over the last few years. It also provides small, regular cash distributions. According to the current data, there are no warnings regarding price erosion.

Top Holdings

Structured portfolio holdings supplied by the ETF data provider. These figures are not generated by the AI article.

232 holdings available
# Holding Ticker Weight
1 NVIDIA CORP NVDA 8.00%
2 APPLE INC AAPL 7.32%
3 MICROSOFT CORP MSFT 5.55%
4 AMAZON.COM INC AMZN 3.58%
5 ALPHABET INC CLASS C GOOG 3.50%
6 BROADCOM INC AVGO 2.44%
7 META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A META 2.23%
8 ALPHABET INC CLASS A GOOGL 1.93%
9 MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC MU 1.78%
10 ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC AMD 1.54%
Show all 232 holdings
1. NVIDIA CORP NVDA 8.00%
2. APPLE INC AAPL 7.32%
3. MICROSOFT CORP MSFT 5.55%
4. AMAZON.COM INC AMZN 3.58%
5. ALPHABET INC CLASS C GOOG 3.50%
6. BROADCOM INC AVGO 2.44%
7. META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A META 2.23%
8. ALPHABET INC CLASS A GOOGL 1.93%
9. MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC MU 1.78%
10. ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC AMD 1.54%
11. TESLA INC TSLA 1.52%
12. ELI LILLY AND CO LLY 1.37%
13. JPMORGAN CHASE & CO JPM 1.30%
14. VISA INC CLASS A V 1.14%
15. INTEL CORP INTC 0.81%
16. ABBVIE INC ABBV 0.78%
17. JOHNSON & JOHNSON JNJ 0.78%
18. APPLIED MATERIALS INC AMAT 0.76%
19. LAM RESEARCH CORP LRCX 0.76%
20. EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP XOM 0.70%
21. SANDISK CORP ORDINARY SHARES SNDK 0.34%
22. AMERICAN TOWER CORP AMT 0.33%
23. ARISTA NETWORKS INC ANET 0.33%
24. LOWE'S COMPANIES INC LOW 0.33%
25. METLIFE INC MET 0.33%
26. S&P GLOBAL INC SPGI 0.33%
27. AMGEN INC AMGN 0.32%
28. KLA CORP KLAC 0.32%
29. SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC STX 0.32%
30. STERIS PLC STE 0.32%
31. WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC WMB 0.32%
32. ANALOG DEVICES INC ADI 0.31%
33. CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC CLASS A CRWD 0.31%
34. EXELON CORP EXC 0.31%
35. WESTERN DIGITAL CORP WDC 0.30%
36. CRH PLC CRH 0.29%
37. STRYKER CORP SYK 0.29%
38. UNION PACIFIC CORP UNP 0.29%
39. CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC CHD 0.28%
40. IDEXX LABORATORIES INC IDXX 0.28%
41. PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP INC PNC 0.28%
42. PROLOGIS INC PLD 0.28%
43. QUALCOMM INC QCOM 0.28%
44. W.W. GRAINGER INC GWW 0.27%
45. AT&T INC T 0.26%
46. CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC CDNS 0.26%
47. CHENIERE ENERGY INC LNG 0.26%
48. COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO CL 0.26%
49. CONOCOPHILLIPS COP 0.26%
50. MCKESSON CORP MCK 0.26%
51. VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC VRTX 0.26%
52. 3M CO MMM 0.25%
53. BLACKROCK INC BLK 0.25%
54. CARDINAL HEALTH INC CAH 0.25%
55. KINDER MORGAN INC CLASS P KMI 0.25%
56. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC LHX 0.25%
57. PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC PRU 0.25%
58. THE WALT DISNEY CO DIS 0.25%
59. ACCENTURE PLC CLASS A ACN 0.24%
60. ADOBE INC ADBE 0.24%
61. EATON CORP PLC ETN 0.24%
62. n/a DELL 0.24%
63. STATE STREET CORP STT 0.24%
64. SYNOPSYS INC SNPS 0.24%
65. DEERE & CO DE 0.23%
66. DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC FANG 0.23%
67. KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP KMB 0.23%
68. PFIZER INC PFE 0.23%
69. WELLTOWER INC WELL 0.23%
70. CENCORA INC COR 0.22%
71. RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC RJF 0.22%
72. SYSCO CORP SYY 0.22%
73. THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC TMO 0.22%
74. AUTODESK INC ADSK 0.21%
75. PROGRESSIVE CORP PGR 0.21%
76. TARGA RESOURCES CORP TRGP 0.21%
77. AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC A 0.20%
78. ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD ACGL 0.20%
79. EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP EW 0.20%
80. HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CO HPE 0.20%
81. METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC MTD 0.20%
82. NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP NOC 0.20%
83. U.S. BANCORP USB 0.20%
84. BOOKING HOLDINGS INC BKNG 0.19%
85. CORNING INC GLW 0.19%
86. DANAHER CORP DHR 0.19%
87. DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC DLR 0.19%
88. INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC ICE 0.19%
89. KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC KEYS 0.19%
90. THE CIGNA GROUP CI 0.19%
91. AMPHENOL CORP CLASS A APH 0.18%
92. CASEY'S GENERAL STORES INC CASY 0.18%
93. ELEVANCE HEALTH INC ELV 0.18%
94. HOWMET AEROSPACE INC HWM 0.18%
95. TARGET CORP TGT 0.18%
96. THE KRAFT HEINZ CO KHC 0.18%
97. UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC UBER 0.18%
98. CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP COF 0.17%
99. CLOUDFLARE INC NET 0.17%
100. CROWN CASTLE INC CCI 0.17%
101. GENERAL MILLS INC GIS 0.17%
102. n/a EXPD 0.17%
103. NASDAQ INC NDAQ 0.17%
104. NEWMONT CORP NEM 0.17%
105. STARBUCKS CORP SBUX 0.17%
106. T. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC TROW 0.17%
107. VEEVA SYSTEMS INC CLASS A VEEV 0.17%
108. WELLS FARGO & CO WFC 0.17%
109. XYLEM INC XYL 0.17%
110. F5 INC FFIV 0.16%
111. FORTINET INC FTNT 0.16%
112. OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP OXY 0.16%
113. PHILLIPS 66 PSX 0.16%
114. SNOWFLAKE INC ORDINARY SHARES SNOW 0.16%
115. THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC TRV 0.16%
116. BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC BR 0.15%
117. CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC CMG 0.15%
118. DELTA AIR LINES INC DAL 0.15%
119. EVERSOURCE ENERGY ES 0.15%
120. INTUIT INC INTU 0.15%
121. MOODYS CORP MCO 0.15%
122. OKTA INC CLASS A OKTA 0.15%
123. PARKER HANNIFIN CORP PH 0.15%
124. SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO SHW 0.15%
125. ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND CO ADM 0.14%
126. CARRIER GLOBAL CORP ORDINARY SHARES CARR 0.14%
127. CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC CFG 0.14%
128. FIFTH THIRD BANCORP FITB 0.14%
129. MERCADOLIBRE INC MELI 0.14%
130. NETAPP INC NTAP 0.14%
131. ZOETIS INC CLASS A ZTS 0.14%
132. BAKER HUGHES CO CLASS A BKR 0.13%
133. BLOOM ENERGY CORP CLASS A BE 0.13%
134. CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS INC CBOE 0.13%
135. DEVON ENERGY CORP DVN 0.13%
136. IQVIA HOLDINGS INC IQV 0.13%
137. JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC J 0.13%
138. n/a JCI 0.13%
139. NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV NXPI 0.13%
140. PPG INDUSTRIES INC PPG 0.13%
141. SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP CLASS A SBAC 0.13%
142. TRACTOR SUPPLY CO TSCO 0.13%
143. TWILIO INC CLASS A TWLO 0.13%
144. VERALTO CORP VLTO 0.13%
145. WATERS CORP WAT 0.13%
146. ABBOTT LABORATORIES ABT 0.12%
147. BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO BMY 0.12%
148. BUNGE GLOBAL SA BG 0.12%
149. CBRE GROUP INC CLASS A CBRE 0.12%
150. DATADOG INC CLASS A DDOG 0.12%
151. ENTERGY CORP ETR 0.12%
152. EQT CORP EQT 0.12%
153. LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC LITE 0.12%
154. ONEOK INC OKE 0.12%
155. ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC CLASS A HOOD 0.12%
156. BLACKROCK CASH FUNDS TREASURY SL AGENCY n/a 0.11%
157. C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC CHRW 0.11%
158. HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC HLT 0.11%
159. MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP MPC 0.11%
160. n/a WBD 0.11%
161. PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC PEG 0.11%
162. ROYALTY PHARMA PLC CLASS A RPRX 0.11%
163. TECHNIPFMC PLC FTI 0.11%
164. WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC WST 0.11%
165. WILLIAMS-SONOMA INC WSM 0.11%
166. ZSCALER INC ZS 0.11%
167. ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS INC ALNY 0.10%
168. BEST BUY CO INC BBY 0.10%
169. BIOGEN INC BIIB 0.10%
170. CHEVRON CORP CVX 0.10%
171. CME GROUP INC CLASS A CME 0.10%
172. COHERENT CORP COHR 0.10%
173. COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC FIX 0.10%
174. CSX CORP CSX 0.10%
175. DOLLAR GENERAL CORP DG 0.10%
176. EXPAND ENERGY CORP ORDINARY SHARES NEW EXE 0.10%
177. HUMANA INC HUM 0.10%
178. INCYTE CORP INCY 0.10%
179. INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO IP 0.10%
180. INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC ISRG 0.10%
181. KEURIG DR PEPPER INC KDP 0.10%
182. MCDONALD'S CORP MCD 0.10%
183. MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC MPWR 0.10%
184. MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC MSI 0.10%
185. NUCOR CORP NUE 0.10%
186. QUANTA SERVICES INC PWR 0.10%
187. RESMED INC RMD 0.10%
188. RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE INC CLASS A RIVN 0.10%
189. ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC ROK 0.10%
190. STEEL DYNAMICS INC STLD 0.10%
191. SUNBELT RENTALS HOLDINGS INC SUNB 0.10%
192. TE CONNECTIVITY PLC REGISTERED SHARES TEL 0.10%
193. THE KROGER CO KR 0.10%
194. UNITED RENTALS INC URI 0.10%
195. WORKDAY INC CLASS A WDAY 0.10%
196. APPLOVIN CORP ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A APP 0.09%
197. CIENA CORP CIEN 0.09%
198. CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORP CEG 0.09%
199. D.R. HORTON INC DHI 0.09%
200. DECKERS OUTDOOR CORP DECK 0.09%
201. DOLLAR TREE INC DLTR 0.09%
202. EMCOR GROUP INC EME 0.09%
203. FERGUSON ENTERPRISES INC FERG 0.09%
204. GENERAL MOTORS CO GM 0.09%
205. INGERSOLL RAND INC IR 0.09%
206. IRON MOUNTAIN INC IRM 0.09%
207. LABCORP HOLDINGS INC LH 0.09%
208. LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC LII 0.09%
209. MARSH MRSH 0.09%
210. MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC CLASS A MDLZ 0.09%
211. PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC PYPL 0.09%
212. REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC REGN 0.09%
213. ROCKET LAB CORP RKLB 0.09%
214. ROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP RCL 0.09%
215. SEMPRA SRE 0.09%
216. SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL SYF 0.09%
217. TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP TPL 0.09%
218. WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC WTW 0.09%
219. XPO INC XPO 0.09%
220. YUM BRANDS INC YUM 0.09%
221. ARES MANAGEMENT CORP ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A ARES 0.08%
222. COEUR MINING INC CDE 0.08%
223. CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP HOLDING LTD CRDO 0.08%
224. FIRST SOLAR INC FSLR 0.08%
225. FLUTTER ENTERTAINMENT PLC FLUT 0.08%
226. JB HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES INC JBHT 0.08%
227. MONGODB INC CLASS A MDB 0.08%
228. WEYERHAEUSER CO WY 0.08%
229. AXON ENTERPRISE INC AXON 0.07%
230. USD CASH n/a 0.03%
231. E-MINI S&P 500 FUTURE DEC 26 n/a 0.00%
232. HOLOGIC INC n/a 0.00%
Holdings data last updated Oct 7, 2026 6:20 AM . Provider-reported weights may not sum exactly to 100%.
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