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About Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF
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Inception date
Sep 18, 2018
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Distributor
Vanguard Marketing Corp.
ISIN
US9219107334
ESGV offers an ESG slant on the US market and includes companies of all market capitalizations. The fund excludes companies in these industries: adult entertainment, alcohol and tobacco, weapons, fossil fuels, gambling, and nuclear power. ESGVs index also uses UN Global Compact principles to exclude stocks of companies that dont meet standards for labor rights, human rights, the environment, and anti-corruption. The index is market-capitalization-weighted and reviewed on a quarterly basis. Beginning February 1, 2023, ESGV is the first true ETF to offer shareholders the opportunity to participate in proxy voting.
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Exposure type
Electronic Technology
Technology Services
Finance
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
ESGV assets under management is 11.69 B USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
ESGV invests in stocks. See more details in our Analysis section.
ESGV expense ratio is 0.09%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, ESGV isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
Yes, ESGV pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 0.91%.
ESGV shares are issued by The Vanguard Group, Inc.
ESGV follows the FTSE USA All Cap Choice Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Sep 18, 2018.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.