Overview
The US large/mid-cap market, re-weighted toward higher ESG scorers and screening out weapons, tobacco and thermal coal — index investing with a sustainability tilt.
Top Holdings
| Ticker | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | 7.4% |
| AAPL | Apple Inc. | 6.5% |
| MSFT | Microsoft Corp. | 6.3% |
| AMZN | Amazon.com Inc. | 3.9% |
| META | Meta Platforms | 2.9% |
| AVGO | Broadcom Inc. | 2.5% |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Class A | 2.1% |
| TSLA | Tesla Inc. | 1.9% |
| GOOG | Alphabet Class C | 1.7% |
| BRK.B | Berkshire Hathaway | 1.6% |
Fund Details
Investment Thesis
ESGU is deliberately market-like: it optimises for ESG scores while keeping sector weights and returns close to plain MSCI USA, so holders keep market performance — its +23.8% year is within a hair of the index — while tilting capital toward better-rated operators. Critics call that ESG-lite; supporters call it the only version institutions can adopt at scale without benchmark risk. Both are describing the same design choice.
Who It's For
Investors who want their core equity holding to reflect ESG screening without betting against the market. The default sustainable core in many managed portfolios.
10-Year History
| Year | Close | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | $52.35 | -- |
| 2018 | $49.83 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | $65.48 | +31.4% |
| 2020 | $78.58 | +20.0% |
| 2021 | $100.18 | +27.5% |
| 2022 | $80.25 | -19.9% |
| 2023 | $101.75 | +26.8% |
| 2024 | $126.58 | +24.4% |
| 2025 | $148.35 | +17.2% |
| Year | Yield |
|---|---|
| 2016 | -- |
| 2017 | 1.42% |
| 2018 | 1.30% |
| 2019 | 1.35% |
| 2020 | 1.23% |
| 2021 | 1.27% |
| 2022 | 1.16% |
| 2023 | 1.20% |
| 2024 | 1.09% |
| 2025 | 1.09% |
| Year | AUM | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | $0.50B | -- |
| 2018 | $0.76B | +52.0% |
| 2019 | $1.2B | +57.9% |
| 2020 | $1.7B | +41.7% |
| 2021 | $2.6B | +52.9% |
| 2022 | $4.0B | +53.8% |
| 2023 | $6.1B | +52.5% |
| 2024 | $9.2B | +50.8% |
| 2025 | $14B | +52.2% |
Historical figures are ETFHub estimates modelled from asset-class return patterns and may differ from official fund records. Data as of August 2026.
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