CATH vs ESGU: Differences, Returns & Fees
CATH and ESGU hold 74% of their weight in the same names, and ESGU returned +17.3% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $1.4bn for Global X S&P 500 Catholic Values ETF and $18.3bn for iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF.
ESGU costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.8 points; ESGU is 13.1 times larger.
| CATH | ESGU | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 0.15% |
| Net assets | $1.4bn | $18.3bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.5% | +17.3% |
| What it tracks | S&P 500 Catholic Values Index | MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus Index |
| Holdings in common | 74% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 40.6% | 37.8% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CATH and ESGU hold 74% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.
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74% in common
On the same fields
CATH and ESGU on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About CATH
CATH tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.29% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 444 positions, with the top ten at 40.6%.
About ESGU
ESGU tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 269 positions, with the top ten at 37.8%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, CATH or ESGU?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CATH returned +14.5% and ESGU +17.3%.
- Which is cheaper, CATH or ESGU?
- ESGU is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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