ESGU Fees and Costs — iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF
Data updated: 2026-07-27
The net expense ratio is 0.15%. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $374K in broker commissions, 0.0028% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 24%.
ESGU Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of ESGU. Prospectus, as of August 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.15% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.00% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.15% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.15% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | No |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
ESGU Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in ESGU, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $97 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.16% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.15%) | $16 | $50 | $87 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $2 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $2 | $9 |
| Total costs | $16 | $53 | $97 |
| Value after costs | $10,484 | $11,523 | $12,666 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.16% | 0.16% | 0.16% |
ESGU Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0028%
- Total broker commissions: $374K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $5.5B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 24%
- Securities on loan, average value: $60.1M
- Net income from securities lending: $130K (0.001% of average net assets)
ESGU Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $45K | 14.50% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $39K | 12.55% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $37K | 11.97% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $35K | 11.28% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $28K | 9.24% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $28K | 9.17% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $27K | 8.77% |
| Piper Sandler & Co. | $24K | 7.87% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $23K | 7.52% |
| Jefferies LLC | $22K | 7.13% |
ESGU Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jane Street Capital, LLC | $1.5B | 28.54% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $1.4B | 25.58% |
| Citadel Securities LLC | $707.4M | 13.11% |
| BlackRock Funds III - BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury | $491.8M | 9.11% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $395.4M | 7.33% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $247.3M | 4.58% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $214.5M | 3.97% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $187.6M | 3.48% |
| HRT Financial LP | $138.8M | 2.57% |
| ABN Amro Securities (USA) LLC | $93.1M | 1.72% |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.