The MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF (USSG) tracks an MSCI index of U.S. stocks, selecting those securities that score the highest relative to their peers on environmental, social and governance factors (ESG). USSG includes companies that score in the top 50% of scores in each sector — and so will own about half as many companies as the parent index — then weights those stocks to keep the sector allocation in line with the parent index. The fund excludes companies involved in alcohol, tobacco, gambling, controversial and conventional weapons, nuclear power, and civilian firearms. USSG’s management fee is cheaper than rival iShares ESG MSCI USA ETF (ESGU). The iShares fund has significantly more assets, but both funds have drawn a sizable investor following and offer good daily liquidity.
| Segment | Equity: U.S. - Total Market |
| Category | Size and Style |
| Focus | Total Market |
| Niche | Broad-based |
| Strategy | ESG |
| Weighting Scheme | Tiered |
This section compares how balanced and deep this ETF is relative to its peers.
| USSG | ETF Database Category Average | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Holdings | 267 | 336 |
| % of Assets in Top 10 | 46.75% | 48.71% |
| % of Assets in Top 15 | 53.06% | 56.99% |
| % of Assets in Top 50 | 73.47% | 80.84% |
| USSG | ETF Database Category Average | |
|---|---|---|
| Large (>12.9B) | 99.09% | 79.85% |
| Mid (>2.7B) | 0.42% | 3.34% |
| Small (>600M) | 0.00% | 0.26% |
| Micro (<600M) | 0.00% | 0.04% |
This section compares the P/E ratio of this ETF to its peers.
This section compares the dividend yield of this ETF to its peers.
| USSG | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $ 0.11 | $ 0.33 | $ 0.27 |
| Dividend Date | 2026-03-20 | N/A | N/A |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $ 0.66 | $ 1.08 | $ 0.82 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 0.95% | 1.21% | 2.02% |
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View charts featuring ETF fund flow data.
5 Day Net Flows: 0 1 Month Net Flows: -104.33 K 3 Month Net Flows: -13.41 M 6 Month Net Flows: 20.36 M 1 Year Net Flows: -96.85 M 3 Year Net Flows: -1.17 B 5 Year Net Flows: -3.57 B 10 Year Net Flows: -1.04 BView charts that break down the influence that fund flows and price had on overall assets.
5 Day Net AUM Change: 11.2 MThe adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for USSG on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, concentration of holdings in addition to an overall rating. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETF Database Pro members, shows the ETF in the Large Cap Growth Equities with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field. To view all of this data, sign up for a free 14-day trial for ETF Database Pro. To view information on how the ETF Database Realtime Ratings work, click here.
This section compares the cost efficiency of this ETF to its peers.
| Max ST Capital Gains Rate | 39.60% |
| Max LT Capital Gains Rate | 20.00% |
| Tax On Distributions | Qualified dividends |
| Distributes K1 | No |
This section shows how this ETF has performed relative to its peers. Returns over 1 year are annualized.
| USSG |
ETF Database
Category Average |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 Month Return | 0.70% | 2.39% |
| 3 Month Return | 12.22% | 12.30% |
| YTD Return | 9.08% | 9.80% |
| 1 Year Return | 27.18% | 24.04% |
| 3 Year Return | 20.87% | 17.57% |
| 5 Year Return | 13.73% | 8.90% |
The following charts reflect the geographic spread of USSG's underlying holdings.
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| North, Central and South America | 99.46% |
| Other | 0.47% |
| Europe | 0.07% |
| Country | Percentage |
|---|---|
| United States | 96.49% |
| Ireland | 1.45% |
| United Kingdom | 0.83% |
| Other | 0.49% |
| Netherlands | 0.23% |
| Uruguay | 0.22% |
| Switzerland | 0.16% |
| Bermuda | 0.09% |
| Canada | 0.04% |
The following charts reflect the allocation of USSG's underlying holdings.
| Sector | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Technology Services | 23.74% |
| Electronic Technology | 21.92% |
| Finance | 12.09% |
| Health Technology | 8.65% |
| Producer Manufacturing | 8.13% |
| Retail Trade | 4.86% |
| Consumer Non-Durables | 3.7% |
| Consumer Durables | 3.64% |
| Consumer Services | 2.84% |
| Industrial Services | 1.73% |
| Process Industries | 1.22% |
| Utilities | 1.12% |
| Transportation | 1.12% |
| Communications | 1.01% |
| Non-Energy Minerals | 0.92% |
| Commercial Services | 0.87% |
| Health Services | 0.73% |
| Distribution Services | 0.62% |
| Energy Minerals | 0.61% |
| Other | 0.43% |
| CASH | 0.04% |
| Miscellaneous | 0.02% |
| Market Cap | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Large | 99.09% |
| Mid | 0.42% |
| Small | 0.0% |
| Micro | 0.0% |
| Region | Percentage |
|---|
| Asset | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Share/Common/Ordinary | 99.51% |
| Other | 0.43% |
| CASH | 0.04% |
| Exchange Traded Fund (ETF-ETF) | 0.02% |
| Sector | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Technology Services | 23.74% |
| Electronic Technology | 21.92% |
| Finance | 12.09% |
| Health Technology | 8.65% |
| Producer Manufacturing | 8.13% |
| Retail Trade | 4.86% |
| Consumer Non-Durables | 3.7% |
| Consumer Durables | 3.64% |
| Consumer Services | 2.84% |
| Industrial Services | 1.73% |
| Process Industries | 1.22% |
| Utilities | 1.12% |
| Transportation | 1.12% |
| Communications | 1.01% |
| Non-Energy Minerals | 0.92% |
| Commercial Services | 0.87% |
| Health Services | 0.73% |
| Distribution Services | 0.62% |
| Energy Minerals | 0.61% |
| Other | 0.43% |
| CASH | 0.04% |
| Miscellaneous | 0.02% |
This section shows how the volatility of this ETF compares to the peer group ETF Database Category.
| 5 Day Volatility | 25.19% |
| 20 Day Volatility | 17.43% |
| 50 Day Volatility | 15.24% |
| 200 Day Volatility | 16.25% |
| Beta | 1.04 |
| Standard Deviation | 3.63% |
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A fact sheet is not available for this ETF. Please visit the USSG ETF home page for more information.
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