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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Dividend Yield: 0.93%
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Years of Dividend History: 10
The iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF dividend comes from a fund that tracks U.S. companies screened for favorable environmental, social, and governance characteristics, while targeting risk and return profiles similar to the broad MSCI USA Index. ESGU currently yields 0.93%, paid on a quarterly basis. The fund invests at least 90% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index, with up to 10% in futures, options, swap contracts, cash, and cash equivalents. At under 1%, this is a low-yield fund suited to investors who prioritize ESG alignment over income generation.
iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF dividend safety depends on the aggregate distributions from the underlying U.S. equity holdings, which fluctuate with corporate earnings and dividend decisions across the index. Payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF), since ESGU passes through what its holdings pay rather than managing a fixed payout from its own earnings. The history table shows year-over-year declines in 2018 ($0.9962 from $1.0602), 2019 ($0.9412 from $0.9962), and 2025 ($1.4719 from $1.5224), confirming that distributions are not guaranteed to rise each year and can pull back when index-level dividends soften.
iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 4.2% per year from 2017 to 2025. Per-share distributions grew from $1.0602 to $1.4719 over that period (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 16.9% in 2022. Growth has not been linear: three years in the window posted year-over-year declines, so the 4.2% figure reflects an average trend, not a straight-line climb.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +3.1% | $1.34 (2022) | $1.47 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +6.2% | $1.09 (2020) | $1.47 (2025) |
ESGU fits dividend investors who want broad U.S. equity exposure filtered through ESG criteria and are not relying on the fund for meaningful income. The yield is low (below 2%), currently sitting at 0.93%, and the dividend has declined in three separate years since 2017. What the fund offers is a 4.2% annualized growth rate over eight years and a mandate that mirrors the MSCI USA Index while excluding companies with poor ESG scores. The trade-off is straightforward: an investor gets ESG-screened U.S. equity exposure with modest, variable distributions, and accepts that income will be secondary to index-like total return.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | $0.3813 |
| 2026-06-15 | $0.3431 |
| 2026-03-17 | $0.3698 |
| 2025-12-16 | $0.4553 |
| 2025-09-16 | $0.3655 |
| 2025-06-16 | $0.3229 |
| 2025-03-18 | $0.3282 |
| 2024-12-17 | $0.4080 |
| 2024-09-25 | $0.4387 |
| 2024-06-11 | $0.2915 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.0942 |
| 2025 | $1.4719 |
| 2024 | $1.5224 |
| 2023 | $1.5040 |
| 2022 | $1.3427 |
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