Columbia Sustainable U.S. Equity Income ETF
ESGS
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in mil. unless spec.- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Income
- Address
- Boston MA United States of America
- IPO Date
- Jul 20, 2016
- CIK
- 0001551950
- Similar Companies
- Business
- Columbia Sustainable U.S. Equity Income ETF (ESGS) is an exchange-traded fund that provides exposure to a portfolio of U.S. equities selected for income generation and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) characteristics. The fund invests primarily in approximately 100 dividend-paying U.S. stocks, excluding real estate investment trusts (REITs), screened for attractive dividend yields using the investment manager's proprietary ESGM Ratings framework, which incorporates the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) materiality map; top holdings include Broadcom Inc., Bank of America Corp., Home Depot Inc., UnitedHealth Group Inc., Exxon Mobil Corp., Chevron Corp., Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo Inc., QUALCOMM Inc., and Verizon Communications Inc. ESGS trades on the NYSE Arca exchange, targets investors seeking total return through income and capital appreciation from financially strong, sustainable U.S. companies operating in broad equity sectors such as financials, consumer staples, health care, energy, and technology, and maintains assets under management of approximately $57 million with a net expense ratio of 0.35%. Launched on June 13, 2016, the ETF is managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, a subsidiary of Columbia Threadneedle Investments based in Boston, Massachusetts. In a significant strategic shift, effective June 3, 2024, Columbia U.S. ESG Equity Income ETF (formerly tracking the Beta Advantage U.S. ESG Equity Income Index from October 14, 2022, to June 2, 2024, and the Beta Advantage Sustainable U.S. Equity Income 100 Index prior to that) transitioned to an actively managed strategy, no longer benchmarking against any index, to enhance flexibility in pursuing reliable income from dividend-paying U.S. companies with consistent cash flows. This change aligns with broader Columbia Threadneedle initiatives, including similar active management conversions for the companion Columbia International Equity Income ETF (formerly ESGN) on the same date and recent expansions into active UCITS ETFs in Europe announced in late 2025. The fund continues to emphasize ESG integration through proprietary ratings, serving institutional and retail investors focused on sustainable U.S. large-value equity income in North American developed markets, with administration by The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, custody by the same entity, and distribution by ALPS Distributors, Inc.