iShares MSCI USA ESG Optimized ETF
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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. |
Category | US Equities |
Fund Sponsor | BlackRock |
Website | www.ishares.com |
Inception date | Dec 01, 2016 |
Assets (mns) | $13,367 |
Currency | USD |
Expense ratio | 15 bp |
Distributions | Quarterly |
Regulation | Open-Ended Fund |
Custodian | |
Weighting | Principles-based |
Index replication | |
Uses derivatives | No |
Options available | Yes |
No. of constituents | 342 |
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns) | $485,346 |
Large cap (>$10bn) | 98.0% |
Mid cap ($2-10bn) | 1.9% |
Small cap (<$2bn) | 0.0% |
Developed mkts | 99.8% |
Emerging mkts | 0.3% |
APPLE INC | 6.8 % |
MICROSOFT CORP | 4.9 % |
AMAZON.COM INC | 4.0 % |
ALPHABET INC. CLASS A | 2.2 % |
1.9 % | |
TESLA MOTORS INC | 1.9 % |
ALPHABET INC. CLASS C | 1.2 % |
JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 1.2 % |
NVIDIA CORP | 1.1 % |
HOME DEPOT INC | 1.0 % | Total | 26.3 % |
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UNITED STATES | 95.6 % |
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IRELAND | 1.9 % |
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BRITAIN | 1.0 % |
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SWITZERLAND | 0.4 % |
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ARGENTINA | 0.3 % |
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BERMUDA | 0.1 % |
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NETHERLANDS | 0.1 % |
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CANADA | 0.1 % |
HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE 

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Year-to-date | 1 year | 5 years | 10 years | Since Incep. |
22.5% | 22.5% | -- | -- | 17.1% |
versus... | Beta | R-squared |
S&P500 | 1.01 | 100% |
MSCI EAFE | 0.94 | 85% |
MSCI Emg. Mkts. | 0.75 | 70% |
Recent close | $88.61 |
30d moving avg. | $86.29 |
Annualized volatility | 19.1% |
Short interest (ETF) | 0.3% |
Relative strength (RSI) | 66 |
Avg. volume (thou.) | 857 |
Turnover | 0.6% |
Bid/Ask (% of price) | 0.04% |
ADV underlying (mns) | $235,284 |
FINDING ALTERNATIVE FUNDS
Below is a list of 98 potential alternatives to the iShares MSCI USA ESG Optimized ETF ETF based on the alternatives' overlap in portfolio holdings with ESGU. Consider funds with lower expense ratios and/or higher ALTAR Score™ ratings as possible alternatives.
Benchmark ticker: | ESGU | Expense: | 15 bp | ALTAR Score™: | 4.4% |
Ticker | Fund Name |
Overlap1 vs ESGU (%) |
Expense ratio (bp) |
Savings vs ESGU (bp) |
ALTAR Score™ (%) |
ALTAR vs ESGU (%) |
ESGV | Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF | 81.2 | 12 | 3 | 4.5 | +0.1 |
GSUS | Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF | 80.9 | 7 | 8 | 4.5 | +0.1 |
PBUS | Invesco PureBeta MSCI USA ETF | 80.8 | 4 | 11 | 4.6 | +0.2 |
PBP | Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF | 80.8 | 49 | -34 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
BBUS | JP Morgan Betabuilders U.S. Equity ETF | 80.5 | 2 | 13 | 4.6 | +0.2 |
XYLG | Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF | 80.3 | 60 | -45 | 4.4 | -0.0 |
VV | Vanguard Large-Cap Index Fund | 79.8 | 4 | 11 | 4.6 | +0.2 |
SPLG | SPDR Portfolio Large Cap ETF | 79.8 | 3 | 12 | 4.7 | +0.3 |
SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 79.8 | 9 | 6 | 4.7 | +0.3 |
IVV | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 79.7 | 3 | 12 | 4.7 | +0.3 |
VOO | VANGUARD S&P 500 ETF | 78.9 | 3 | 12 | 4.8 | +0.4 |
SCHX | Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF | 78.5 | 3 | 12 | 4.6 | +0.2 |
SPXE | ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Energy ETF | 78.3 | 27 | -12 | 4.6 | +0.2 |
SPYX | SPDR S&P 500 Fossil Fuel Reserves Free ETF | 77.7 | 20 | -5 | 4.8 | +0.4 |
SCHK | Schwab 1000 Index ETF | 76.8 | 5 | 10 | 4.6 | +0.2 |
MGC | Vanguard Mega Cap Index Fund | 76.5 | 7 | 8 | 4.6 | +0.2 |
IWB | iShares Russell 1000 ETF | 76.3 | 15 | 0 | 4.5 | +0.1 |
XVV | iShares ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF | 76.1 | 8 | 7 | 4.9 | +0.5 |
IYY | iShares Dow Jones U.S. ETF | 76.1 | 20 | -5 | 4.4 | +0.0 |
SPTM | SPDR Portfolio Total Stock Market ETF | 75.7 | 3 | 12 | 4.8 | +0.4 |
JUST | Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF | 75.7 | 20 | -5 | 4.6 | +0.2 |
BKLC | BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF | 75.2 | 0 | 15 | 4.4 | +0.0 |
IWL | iShares Russell Top 200 ETF | 74.7 | 15 | 0 | 4.4 | -0.0 |
VTHR | Vanguard Russell 3000 Index Fund | 74.3 | 10 | 5 | 4.4 | -0.0 |
SPXN | ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Financials ETF | 72.9 | 27 | -12 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
SCHB | Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF | 72.2 | 3 | 12 | 4.5 | +0.1 |
JCTR | JPMorgan Carbon Transition U.S. Equity ETF | 72.1 | 15 | 0 | 4.7 | +0.3 |
IWV | iShares Russell 3000 ETF | 72.0 | 20 | -5 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
ITOT | iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF | 71.8 | 3 | 12 | 4.4 | -0.0 |
SPXV | ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Health Care ETF | 71.6 | 27 | -12 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
VONE | Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF | 70.8 | 8 | 7 | 4.6 | +0.2 |
CATH | Global X S&P 500 Catholic Values Custom ETF | 70.7 | 29 | -14 | 4.6 | +0.2 |
IQSU | IQ Candriam ESG US Equity ETF | 70.6 | 9 | 6 | 4.5 | +0.1 |
VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 70.3 | 3 | 12 | 4.4 | +0.0 |
GSLC | Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF | 69.1 | 9 | 6 | 4.8 | +0.4 |
SFY | SoFi Select 500 ETF | 69.0 | 0 | 15 | 4.6 | +0.2 |
SNPE | Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF | 68.9 | 10 | 5 | 4.6 | +0.2 |
EFIV | SPDR S&P 500 ESG ETF | 68.9 | 10 | 5 | 4.6 | +0.2 |
JHML | John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF | 68.6 | 29 | -14 | 4.9 | +0.5 |
DFAU | Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF | 68.4 | 12 | 3 | 4.7 | +0.3 |
MMTM | SPDR S&P 1500 Momentum Tilt ETF | 64.7 | 12 | 3 | 4.0 | -0.4 |
XOUT | GraniteShares XOUT U.S. Large Cap ETF | 63.0 | 60 | -45 | 3.6 | -0.8 |
ESG | FlexShares STOXX US ESG Impact Index Fund | 62.7 | 32 | -17 | 4.5 | +0.1 |
EPS | WisdomTree U.S. Earnings 500 Fund | 62.0 | 8 | 7 | 5.9 | +1.5 |
SUSA | iShares MSCI USA ESG Select ETF | 61.6 | 25 | -10 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
OEF | iShares S&P 100 ETF | 61.3 | 20 | -5 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
VOOG | Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF | 60.8 | 10 | 5 | 3.9 | -0.6 |
SPXT | ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Technology ETF | 60.6 | 27 | -12 | 4.9 | +0.5 |
SPYG | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF | 60.1 | 4 | 11 | 3.6 | -0.8 |
IVW | iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF | 60.1 | 18 | -3 | 3.5 | -0.9 |
KOKU | Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF | 60.0 | 9 | 6 | 5.0 | +0.6 |
TOK | iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF | 59.9 | 25 | -10 | 4.9 | +0.5 |
QUS | SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF | 59.8 | 15 | 0 | 5.3 | +0.9 |
IUSG | iShares Core S&P US Growth ETF | 59.4 | 4 | 11 | 3.6 | -0.8 |
DYNF | BlackRock U.S. Equity Factor Rotation ETF | 59.2 | 30 | -15 | 5.3 | +0.9 |
AVUS | Avantis U.S. Equity ETF | 59.0 | 15 | 0 | 4.8 | +0.4 |
DSI | iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETF | 58.4 | 25 | -10 | 4.6 | +0.2 |
DIVB | iShares U.S. Dividend & Buyback ETF | 58.0 | 25 | -10 | 5.9 | +1.5 |
TILT | Flexshares Morningstar US Market Factors Tilt Index Fund | 56.7 | 25 | -10 | 4.9 | +0.5 |
RESP | WisdomTree US ESG Fund of Benef Interest | 56.7 | 28 | -13 | 5.0 | +0.6 |
IWF | iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF | 56.6 | 19 | -4 | 3.4 | -1.0 |
VONG | Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund | 56.2 | 8 | 7 | 3.5 | -0.9 |
PLC | Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF | 56.1 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | -4.4 |
SUSL | iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF | 55.6 | 10 | 5 | 4.8 | +0.4 |
USSG | Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF | 55.6 | 10 | 5 | 4.8 | +0.4 |
FNDX | Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Co. Index ETF | 55.5 | 25 | -10 | 5.7 | +1.3 |
URTH | iShares MSCI World ETF | 55.4 | 24 | -9 | 5.0 | +0.6 |
PRF | Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF | 55.1 | 39 | -24 | 5.7 | +1.3 |
KRMA | Global X Conscious Companies ETF | 54.7 | 43 | -28 | 4.8 | +0.4 |
VOOV | Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF | 54.7 | 10 | 5 | 6.6 | +2.2 |
IUS | Invesco Strategic US ETF | 53.8 | 19 | -4 | 5.5 | +1.1 |
VUG | Vanguard Growth Index Fund | 53.5 | 4 | 11 | 3.5 | -0.9 |
FNDB | Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF | 52.9 | 25 | -10 | 5.7 | +1.3 |
HIPR | Direxion High Growth ETF | 52.3 | 40 | -25 | 3.8 | -0.6 |
NACP | Impact Shares NAACP Minority Empowerment ETF | 52.0 | 49 | -34 | 4.7 | +0.3 |
IVE | iShares S&P 500 Value ETF | 51.9 | 18 | -3 | 6.3 | +1.9 |
SPYV | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF | 51.9 | 4 | 11 | 6.5 | +2.1 |
MFUS | PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF | 51.7 | 30 | -15 | 5.1 | +0.7 |
IWY | iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF | 51.6 | 20 | -5 | 3.5 | -0.9 |
DLN | WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund | 50.8 | 28 | -13 | 6.1 | +1.7 |
SPUS | SP Funds S&P 500 Sharia Industry Exclusions ETF | 50.7 | 49 | -34 | 3.4 | -1.0 |
IUSV | iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF | 50.6 | 4 | 11 | 6.5 | +2.1 |
WOMN | Impact Shares YWCA Women's Empowerment ETF | 50.6 | 75 | -60 | 3.5 | -0.9 |
AFLG | First Trust Active Factor Large Cap ETF | 50.5 | 55 | -40 | 4.7 | +0.3 |
RWL | Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF | 50.4 | 39 | -24 | 6.3 | +1.9 |
ESGG | FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Impact Index Fund | 49.6 | 42 | -27 | 4.6 | +0.2 |
XLG | Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF | 49.5 | 20 | -5 | 4.0 | -0.4 |
SCHV | Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF | 49.2 | 4 | 11 | 6.1 | +1.7 |
DTD | WisdomTree U.S.Total Dividend Fund | 48.9 | 28 | -13 | 6.2 | +1.8 |
VONV | Vanguard Russell 1000 Value Index Fund | 48.6 | 8 | 7 | 6.2 | +1.8 |
LOWC | SPDR MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF | 48.4 | 20 | -5 | 5.3 | +0.9 |
CRBN | iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF | 48.2 | 20 | -5 | 5.3 | +0.9 |
RECS | Columbia Research Enhanced Core ETF | 48.1 | 15 | 0 | 5.1 | +0.7 |
ACWI | iShares MSCI ACWI ETF | 47.8 | 32 | -17 | 5.1 | +0.7 |
VLU | SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF | 47.8 | 12 | 3 | 6.2 | +1.8 |
IWD | iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF | 47.8 | 19 | -4 | 6.1 | +1.7 |
GSEW | Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF | 47.1 | 9 | 6 | 5.0 | +0.6 |
MGK | Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF | 46.9 | 7 | 8 | 3.6 | -0.8 |
1Overlap is the percentage of holdings by weight that are identical. For example, if Fund A has a 2% position in Apple, Inc. (AAPL) and Fund B has a 5% position, their overlapping position in AAPL is 2%.
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RESULTS & ESTIMATES
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Asset turnover | **% | Assets-to-equity | **x |
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VALUATION METRICS
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S&P500 | MSCI EAFE | MSCI Emg. Mkts. | Other ETF: |
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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. |
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