The FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Impact Index Fund (ESGG) tracks a proprietary STOXX index that rates companies based on environmental, social and governance factors that influence risk and return, such as workplace safety, executive compensation, and board diversity. The portfolio is weighted in favor of the best performers.
ESG (the strategy, not the ticker) is different from traditional socially-responsible investing, which typically tried to exclude bad actors and industries. Many advisers worried that this came at the expense of diversification and returns. So, today’s ESG strategies aim to be more inclusive. Instead of ignoring large swathes of the market, the goal is to maintain market-like diversification with a tilt toward the best corporate citizens. The top holdings aren’t that much different than plain-vanilla global stock funds, with holdings like Microsoft, Apple and Amazon. The difference comes down to weighting. It’s worth nothing that there are plenty of skeptics when it comes to ESG investing, and critics say ESG whitewashes a portfolio rather than driving companies to truly change their behavior.
Issuers have rolled out dozens of ESG-style funds in recent years to appeal to younger investors who are concerned about the social impact of their investments, which means FlexShares has a lot of competition — especially when it comes to price. ESGG’s management fees are on the high side, especially for investors who don’t mind buying their U.S. and international funds separately. Vanguard, for example, offers its domestic and international ESG funds at a fraction of the cost: Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF (VGSX) and Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (ESGV). Investors would do well to comparison shop.
| Segment | Equity: Developed Markets - Total Market |
| Category | Size and Style |
| Focus | Total Market |
| Niche | Broad-based |
| Strategy | ESG |
| Weighting Scheme | Principles-based |
This section compares how balanced and deep this ETF is relative to its peers.
| ESGG | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Holdings | 835 | 382 | 415 |
| % of Assets in Top 10 | 27.26% | 37.64% | 38.43% |
| % of Assets in Top 15 | 32.63% | 45.40% | 42.76% |
| % of Assets in Top 50 | 52.83% | 72.24% | 62.39% |
| ESGG | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large (>12.9B) | 91.99% | 81.83% | 58.90% |
| Mid (>2.7B) | 7.46% | 8.65% | 14.12% |
| Small (>600M) | 0.53% | 0.84% | 3.21% |
| Micro (<600M) | 0.00% | 0.12% | 0.06% |
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.
| ESGG | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $ 0.41 | $ 0.25 | $ 0.30 |
| Dividend Date | 2021-09-17 | N/A | N/A |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $ 1.86 | $ 0.82 | $ 0.75 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 1.24% | 0.99% | 1.30% |
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5 Day Net Flows: 0 1 Month Net Flows: 0 3 Month Net Flows: 0 6 Month Net Flows: 0 1 Year Net Flows: -42.13 K 3 Year Net Flows: 45.81 M 5 Year Net Flows: 98.37 M 10 Year Net Flows: 123.77 MView charts that break down the influence that fund flows and price had on overall assets.
5 Day Net AUM Change: -6.28 MThe adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for ESGG 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.
| ESGG |
ETF Database
Category Average |
Factset Segment
Average |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Month Return | -10.75% | -10.82% | -9.12% |
| 3 Month Return | -8.05% | -5.97% | -6.75% |
| YTD Return | -26.62% | -28.19% | -19.87% |
| 1 Year Return | -20.54% | -21.83% | -14.72% |
| 3 Year Return | 16.69% | 16.06% | 7.12% |
| 5 Year Return | 33.15% | 26.80% | 9.56% |
The following charts reflect the geographic spread of ESGG's underlying holdings.
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| North, Central and South America | 63.61% |
| Europe | 24.25% |
| Asia Pacific | 12.12% |
| Country | Percentage |
|---|---|
| United States | 59.3% |
| Japan | 7.31% |
| United Kingdom | 6.41% |
| France | 4.67% |
| Switzerland | 3.79% |
| Australia | 3.35% |
| Canada | 2.69% |
| Germany | 2.54% |
| Ireland | 1.56% |
| Netherlands | 1.47% |
| Sweden | 1.2% |
| Spain | 0.96% |
| Denmark | 0.93% |
| Italy | 0.88% |
| Hong Kong | 0.79% |
| Finland | 0.47% |
| Singapore | 0.45% |
| Norway | 0.38% |
| Belgium | 0.29% |
| New Zealand | 0.14% |
| China | 0.1% |
| Austria | 0.1% |
| Portugal | 0.09% |
| Luxembourg | 0.08% |
| Israel | 0.02% |
| Bermuda | 0.01% |
The following charts reflect the allocation of ESGG's underlying holdings.
| Sector | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Finance | 16.06% |
| Health Technology | 14.69% |
| Technology Services | 14.36% |
| Electronic Technology | 11.71% |
| Retail Trade | 8.47% |
| Consumer Non-Durables | 7.39% |
| Energy Minerals | 5.84% |
| Producer Manufacturing | 3.69% |
| Consumer Durables | 2.69% |
| Consumer Services | 2.45% |
| Commercial Services | 1.84% |
| Non-Energy Minerals | 1.79% |
| Communications | 1.7% |
| Utilities | 1.59% |
| Health Services | 1.59% |
| Process Industries | 1.38% |
| Transportation | 1.37% |
| Industrial Services | 1.08% |
| Distribution Services | 0.29% |
| Market Cap | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Large | 91.99% |
| Mid | 7.46% |
| Small | 0.53% |
| Micro | 0.0% |
| Region | Percentage |
|---|
| Asset | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Share/Common/Ordinary | 98.73% |
| Preferred Equity | 1.22% |
| Unit | 0.02% |
| Depositary Receipts/Certificates | 0.01% |
| Sector | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Finance | 16.06% |
| Health Technology | 14.69% |
| Technology Services | 14.36% |
| Electronic Technology | 11.71% |
| Retail Trade | 8.47% |
| Consumer Non-Durables | 7.39% |
| Energy Minerals | 5.84% |
| Producer Manufacturing | 3.69% |
| Consumer Durables | 2.69% |
| Consumer Services | 2.45% |
| Commercial Services | 1.84% |
| Non-Energy Minerals | 1.79% |
| Communications | 1.7% |
| Utilities | 1.59% |
| Health Services | 1.59% |
| Process Industries | 1.38% |
| Transportation | 1.37% |
| Industrial Services | 1.08% |
| Distribution Services | 0.29% |
This section shows how the volatility of this ETF compares to the peer group ETF Database Category.
| 5 Day Volatility | 182.96% |
| 20 Day Volatility | 23.74% |
| 50 Day Volatility | 20.96% |
| 200 Day Volatility | 22.79% |
| Beta | 0.93 |
| Standard Deviation | 10.94% |
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