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ETF analysis

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) holdings & weights

Per-holding contribution · concentration · sector skew — a deep read

US-listed
IndexMSCI USA Extended ESG Focus Index
Annual fee0.15%
Net assets$18.0B
InceptionDec 1, 2016

Fund overview

This is a US-listed ETF from BlackRock. It tracks the MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus Index. Key facts — expense ratio 0.15%; net assets about $18.0B; inception Dec 1, 2016. Its 1-year return is +16.49%.

Index tracked
MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus Index
Provider
BlackRock
Expense ratio
0.15%
Net assets (AUM)
$18.0B
Inception
Dec 1, 2016
1-year return
+16.49%
Holdings
272
52-week range
$136.82–$171.09
Fund details

Fund overview

This is a US-listed ETF from BlackRock. It tracks the MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus Index. Key facts — expense ratio 0.15%; net assets about $18.0B; inception Dec 1, 2016. Its 1-year return is +16.49%.

Index tracked
MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus Index
Provider
BlackRock
Expense ratio
0.15%
Net assets (AUM)
$18.0B
Inception
Dec 1, 2016
1-year return
+16.49%
Holdings
272
52-week range
$136.82–$171.09

25 identified stocks · net exposure / NAV 50.15%. Display weights are normalized to 100%; calculations retain original exposures without an additional leverage multiplier. Cash and unallocated contracts are excluded from stock attribution.

Weight and calculation basis

25 identified stocks · net exposure / NAV 50.15%. Display weights are normalized to 100%; calculations retain original exposures without an additional leverage multiplier. Cash and unallocated contracts are excluded from stock attribution.

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Holdings not priced
74.2%
Top-10 weight
802
Concentration HHI (Low)
Information Technology
Top sector

We have this ETF's holdings, but the prices for those particular listings are outside our quote coverage (currently Korea- and US-listed securities). So today's contribution and return are not computed — showing 0% would claim it did not move, which is a different statement. The holdings and weights below follow the calculation basis above.

Today's summary

Its top 10 holdings make up about 74.2% of the fund. The concentration index (HHI) is 802 — Low — evenly diversified, and the largest sector is Information Technology (57%). The higher the concentration, the more one stock or sector drives the whole ETF's return.

Structural health

A five-axis read on how this fund is built. It is not a return forecast or a recommendation, and a low score does not mean a bad fund — leveraged products score low by design. Each axis shows the figure behind it.

79/ 100
BSound structure
DiversificationHHI 80262

Concentration is below 1,500 (802), so no single holding dominates.

Sector balanceInformation Technology 57%47

Information Technology is 57%, a clear tilt. That industry's swings will drive the fund.

Cost0.15%/yr91

At 0.15% a year this is a low-cost fund — little drag over a long hold.

Fund size$18.0B98

Net assets of $18.0B — liquid enough to trade, and unlikely to be wound down.

Structural simplicityPhysical, 1x100

A plain 1x physical fund holding the shares themselves — no structural drift from how long you hold it.

Concentration and diversification

Structural health

A five-axis read on how this fund is built. It is not a return forecast or a recommendation, and a low score does not mean a bad fund — leveraged products score low by design. Each axis shows the figure behind it.

79/ 100
BSound structure
DiversificationHHI 80262

Concentration is below 1,500 (802), so no single holding dominates.

Sector balanceInformation Technology 57%47

Information Technology is 57%, a clear tilt. That industry's swings will drive the fund.

Cost0.15%/yr91

At 0.15% a year this is a low-cost fund — little drag over a long hold.

Fund size$18.0B98

Net assets of $18.0B — liquid enough to trade, and unlikely to be wound down.

Structural simplicityPhysical, 1x100

A plain 1x physical fund holding the shares themselves — no structural drift from how long you hold it.

Top 20 holdings

Weights are normalized to 100% of absolute exposures across analysed positions, including positions outside this top list. Cash, collateral and unverified assets are excluded. Contributions retain original signed NAV exposures; leverage is not applied twice.

Normalized to 100% of analysed positions

Weights are normalized to 100% of absolute exposures across analysed positions, including positions outside this top list. Cash, collateral and unverified assets are excluded. Contributions retain original signed NAV exposures; leverage is not applied twice.

Tile size = weight, colour = the day's return (deeper = larger). Covers the top 25 holdings, 50.2% of the fund. Labels are dropped where a tile is too small; hover any tile for its name and figures.
#HoldingWeight
1AppleAAPL15.05%
2NVIDIANVDA14.97%
3MicrosoftMSFT11.42%
4Amazon.comAMZN7.16%
5AlphabetGOOG6.90%
6BroadcomAVGO4.55%
7Meta PlatformsMETA4.35%
8AlphabetGOOGL3.81%
9TeslaTSLA3.03%
10Eli Lilly andLLY2.97%
11Micron TechnologyMU2.93%
12JPMorgan ChaseJPM2.67%
13Advanced Micro DevicesAMD2.67%
14VisaV2.55%
15AbbVieABBV1.69%
16ExxonMobilXOM1.53%
17Johnson & JohnsonJNJ1.49%
18MastercardMA1.42%
19Cisco SystemsCSCO1.40%
20The Procter & GamblePG1.28%

Holdings below 0.5% or outside the top list are folded into “Others” and omitted above.

Where the weight sits — sector mix

Listed equity weights summed by sector and normalized to 100%. Each band is one sector's share.

Information Technology56.6%
Communication Services15.1%
Consumer Discretionary11.4%
Financials6.6%
Health Care6.2%
Consumer Staples2.5%
Energy1.5%
Industry breakdown
Semiconductors26.3%
Computer Manufacturing15.1%
Computer Software: Programming Data Processing15.1%
Computer Software: Prepackaged Software11.4%
Catalog/Specialty Distribution7.2%
Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Preparations6.2%
Business Services4.0%
Auto Manufacturing3.0%
Major Banks2.7%
Semiconductor Equipment2.4%
Integrated oil Companies1.5%
Computer Communications Equipment1.4%
Package Goods/Cosmetics1.3%
Department/Specialty Retail Stores1.3%
RETAIL: Building Materials1.2%
Concentration at a glanceHHI 802well spread
spread1,0001,8002,500concentrated

HHI sums the squared weights. The more it leans on a few names, the higher it goes — and the more the whole ETF moves with them.

How concentrated is it

Concentration (HHI) is low at 802, with the top 10 holdings at just 74.2% of equity weight. No single name can dominate the fund.

Good for damping single-stock risk — and equally, a big winner inside gets diluted.

HHI squares each weight and sums them: 10,000 means one stock is everything, and the more evenly spread the holdings, the closer it falls to zero.

Where the sector weight sits

By sector, Information Technology alone is 57% — whatever the fund is called, this is a bet on that industry.

Bad news for the sector moves the whole fund. Worth checking against anything else you hold in the same space.

Weights above sum the individually listed equities and normalize that equity total to 100%.

How much it overlaps others

Its closest neighbour is DFAL at 90% overlap — effectively the same basket.

Holding both is not diversification, it is buying the same companies twice. Pick whichever is cheaper.

What it is made of

The fund holds 272 positions in total; this page lists the largest 25 and folds the rest into "Others".

Equities are 50.2% of the fund, the rest swaps and cash — index exposure built synthetically rather than by owning the shares, which adds counterparty risk.

The expense ratio is 0.15% a year. Funds tracking the same index tend to perform alike, which makes the fee one of the few things that reliably separates them over time.

This page is not investment advice. Investment decisions and responsibility are your own.

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