Is ESGU a good investment?

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) is a ESG ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores ESGU 5.5 out of 10 — highest on Quality (8.6), lowest on Valuation (2.2). It trades at 25.6 times earnings, against its own median of 21.5. Its ten largest holdings are 37% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is ESGU rated? ETF Copilot scores iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) 5.5 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) 5.5 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 5.5 / 10
Growth: 3.6 / 10
Valuation: 2.2 / 10
Risk: 7.3 / 10
Quality: 8.6 / 10
Return: 6.4 / 10

What is ESGU's expense ratio? 0.15% a year

As of September 11, 2026, ESGU charges 0.15% a year, yields 1.06% and holds $18.2B in assets across 271 positions.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) — cost, income and size
Measure	ESGU
Expense ratio	0.15%
Dividend yield	1.06%
Assets under management	$18.2B
Holdings	271

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

What stands out in ESGU's data

U.S. large-cap stocks screened for ESG criteria.

Earns more on its capital than the typical ESG peer — a sign of real business quality.

Return on equity of 22.4% sits above the category median of 17.3% and its own five-year median of 20.4%.

A quality tilt within a sustainable-equity allocation, built on profitable companies.

Why did ESGU move this week? It fell 1.3% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Nvidia and Microsoft drove it

ESGU fell 1.3% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Nvidia (−4.4%), Microsoft (−2.8%) and Eli Lilly (−3.8%); Advanced Micro Devices (+13.1%) pushed the other way.

Is ESGU expensive right now? It trades at 25.6 times earnings, against its own median of 21.5

As of September 11, 2026, ESGU is more expensive than 86% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 98 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside ESGU? 46% Tech

What's inside ESGU: Size (Large 93%, Mid 7%, Small 0%); Geography (International 3%, US 97%); Tech 46.1%; Magnificent 7 32.8%; AI 23.0%; Semiconductors 16.9%; Memory 14.8%.

What are ESGU's top holdings? The ten largest are 37% of the fund

Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon.com, Alphabet, Broadcom, Meta Platforms, Micron Technology and Tesla are ESGU's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 52% of ESG ETFs.

Half of ESGU's weight sits in its 26 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 48 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/esgu