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iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) ETF Analysis

ESGU

Expense ratio 0.15% Yield 0.93% Assets $17.90B Since December 1, 2016 Family iShares

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

$169.13

+$1.06 (+0.63%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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ESGU Annualized Returns

With dividends reinvested · as of October 21, 2026

Period	Total return	Annualized	$100 becomes	$300 becomes
1 year	+16.26%	+16.26%	$116.26	$348.78
3 years	+89.46%	+23.74%	$189.46	$568.39
5 years	+73.09%	+11.60%	$173.09	$519.26
Since December 6, 2016	+302.72%	+15.15%	$402.72	$1,208.17

Returns are total returns computed from daily closes, with dividends reinvested. As of October 21, 2026.

ESGU Return by Calendar Year

2016 and 2026 are partial years

+31.72%−20.27%+14.32%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

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Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	+14.32%
2025	+16.90%
2024	+24.31%
2023	+25.79%
2022	−20.27%
2021	+26.89%
2020	+22.54%
2019	+31.72%
2018	−4.24%
2017	+21.07%
2016 (partial year)	+1.79%

ESGU Monthly Returns

−13%+14%

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2026	+1.2	−1.0	−5.0	+10.7	+5.5	−0.7	−0.0	+2.8	−0.6	+1.4	—	—
2025	+2.7	−1.8	−5.9	−0.7	+6.5	+5.2	+2.2	+2.0	+3.5	+2.8	−0.1	−0.0
2024	+1.3	+5.1	+3.2	−4.1	+4.8	+3.5	+1.5	+2.3	+2.3	−1.2	+6.5	−2.6
2023	+6.5	−2.6	+3.5	+1.2	+0.4	+6.3	+3.5	−1.6	−4.9	−2.4	+9.6	+4.7
2022	−6.0	−3.2	+3.6	−9.2	−0.1	−8.4	+9.5	−4.0	−9.5	+8.0	+5.6	−6.0
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
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
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
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
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

Monthly total returns with dividends reinvested; each cell prints its signed value.

ESGU Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 9 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs

Annualized volatility: 19.16%
Beta (3y): 1.03
Best year: +31.72%
Worst year: −20.27%

Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. As of October 21, 2026.

Top Holdings

#	Symbol	Name	Weight
1	NVDA	NVIDIA Corp	8%
2	AAPL	Apple Inc	7.32%
3	MSFT	Microsoft Corp	5.55%
4	AMZN	Amazon.com Inc	3.58%
5	GOOG	Alphabet Inc Class C	3.5%
6	AVGO	Broadcom Inc	2.44%
7	META	Meta Platforms Inc Class A	2.23%
8	GOOGL	Alphabet Inc Class A	1.93%
9	MU	Micron Technology Inc	1.78%
10	AMD	Advanced Micro Devices Inc	1.54%

Analysis

Data-derived

Fund Overview

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) is an exchange-traded fund in the Large Blend category. The fund is issued by iShares. It has been trading since December 1, 2016. Total net assets stand at $17.90B. The expense ratio is 0.15%. On a $10,000 position that is $15.00 a year.

Its biggest positions are NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), Apple Inc (AAPL), and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). NVIDIA Corp alone accounts for 8% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 37.86% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

ESGU last closed at $169.13 on October 21, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months the total return is +16.26%. Measured over 5 years, that is +11.60% a year compounded. The trailing distribution yield is 0.93%.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2019 returned +31.72% and 2022 returned −20.27%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the total return is +14.32% year to date.

Price & Risk Profile

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $136.82 to $171.09. The latest close sits 23.61% above that 52-week low. Daily returns over the trailing 9 years annualize to a volatility of 19.16%. The reported beta is 1.03. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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