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iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU)

Large Blend | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
168.72 USD -0.59 (-0.348%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 168.72

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★⯪Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:55 a.m. EDT

The long-term outlook remains exceptionally strong, driven by an eight-year cumulative gain of +161.26% and a robust track record of seven out of eight years delivering positive annual returns. Despite a recent dip in price, the underlying business quality and growth trajectory are unambiguous, justifying a near-maximum rating. However, the short-term picture is clouded by a slight negative statistical forecast (-0.02%) and a recent price pullback, which tempers immediate bullishness despite the solid 50-day and 200-day moving average uptrends. The dividend yield sits at a respectable 0.94%, offering modest income but falling short of the high-yield category typical of mature utilities or REITs.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.014855
MSTL0.017652
AutoTheta0.018988
AutoARIMA0.026927

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 62%
H-stat 0.73
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.229
Excess Kurtosis 0.24
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 26.03

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:55 a.m. EDT: Options activity is virtually dormant with negligible volume and open interest across both calls and puts. The lack of positioning suggests a wait-and-see approach rather than aggressive speculation on either side.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.21% 1.02% 1.18% 1.30%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-15 0.343 0.208156
2026-03-17 0.370 0.254488
2025-12-16 0.455 0.307308
2025-09-16 0.365 0.253948
2025-06-16 0.323 0.245665
2025-03-18 0.328 0.268610
2024-12-17 0.408 0.307832
2024-09-25 0.439 0.350219
2024-06-11 0.292 0.248934
2024-03-21 0.384 0.334466
2023-12-20 0.337 0.326392
2023-09-26 0.399 0.426829
2023-06-07 0.298 0.318308
2023-03-23 0.470 0.541724
2022-12-13 0.350 0.393524
2022-09-26 0.395 0.488438
2022-06-09 0.276 0.309348
2022-03-24 0.322 0.318623
2021-12-13 0.309 0.292060
2021-09-24 0.319 0.312898
2021-06-10 0.248 0.255908
2021-03-25 0.272 0.304455
2020-12-14 0.292 0.349408
2020-09-23 0.283 0.385664
2020-06-15 0.255 0.369351
2020-03-25 0.260 0.470418
2019-12-30 0.011 0.015461
2019-12-16 0.306 0.434443
2019-09-24 0.110 0.168782
2019-06-17 0.294 0.463649
2019-03-20 0.220 0.354982
2018-12-28 0.045 0.082934
2018-12-17 0.295 0.531053
2018-09-26 0.240 0.376707
2018-06-26 0.235 0.393174
2018-03-22 0.181 0.307980
2017-12-19 0.310 0.531915
2017-09-26 0.185 0.338933
2017-06-27 0.245 0.462046
2017-03-24 0.321 0.619811
Additional Data
dividendYield 0.94

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 170.85
All Time Low 48.26
Ask 169.07
Ask Size 20
Average Daily Volume10 Day 467,740
Average Daily Volume3 Month 426,057
Average Volume 426,057
Average Volume10Days 467,740
Beta3 Year 1.03
Bid 168.77
Bid Size 20
Category Large Blend
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 170.04
Day Low 168.57
Dividend Yield 0.94
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.4821763
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 165.3054
Fifty Day Average Change 3.4145966
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.020656291
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 20.583189
Fifty Two Week High 170.85
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.130005
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.012467105
Fifty Two Week Low 136.82
Fifty Two Week Low Change 31.899994
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.23315299
Fifty Two Week Range 136.82 - 170.85
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,481,034,600,000
Five Year Average Return 0.1181278
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fullday Change -0.589996
Fullday Change Percent -0.348471
Fullday Price 168.72
Fund Family iShares
Fund Inception Date 1,480,550,400
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary 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").
Long Name iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_381286509
Nav Price 169.33434
Net Assets 17,750,149,100.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.15
Open 169.54
Phone 415-670-2000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 168.72
Post Market Time 1,787,959,806
Previous Close 169.31
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.589996
Regular Market Change Percent -0.348471
Regular Market Day High 170.04
Regular Market Day Low 168.57
Regular Market Day Range 168.57 - 170.04
Regular Market Open 169.54
Regular Market Previous Close 169.31
Regular Market Price 168.72
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 365,293
Short Name iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol ESGU
Three Year Average Return 0.2191098
Total Assets 17,750,149,120
Tradeable 0
Trailing P E 26.028296
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 4.83203
Trailing Three Month Returns 4.83203
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 154.9631
Two Hundred Day Average Change 13.756897
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.08877531
Type Disp ETF
Volume 365,293
Yield 0.0094
Ytd Return 10.38745