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DMXF vs ESGD: Differences, Returns & Fees

DMXF and ESGD hold 48% of their weight in the same names, and DMXF returned +15.5% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $1.0bn for iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF and $11.8bn for iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF.

DMXF costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.1 points; ESGD is 11.6 times larger.

DMXFESGD
Expense ratio0.12%0.20%
Net assets$1.0bn$11.8bn
Total return, 1 year+15.5%+13.4%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common48%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund22.8%14.2%
Below its high3.9%, high on Aug 13, 20264.9%, high on Aug 13, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+15.5%
DMXF total return, 1 year
+13.4%
ESGD total return, 1 year
0.12%
DMXF expense ratio
0.20%
ESGD expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DMXF and ESGD hold 48% 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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48% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DMXF ESGD
ASML HOLDING 6.50% 3.49%
NOVARTIS AG 2.45% 1.45%
SAP 2.03% 1.22%
ABB LTD 1.39% 1.06%
ALLIANZ 1.66% 1.01%
TOKYO ELECTRON 1.63% 0.97%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 1.63% 0.96%
ADVANTEST 1.79% 0.86%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 2.18% 0.86%
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP 1.40% 0.86%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 1.53% 0.78%
RECRUIT HOLDINGS LTD 1.38% 0.72%
Only in DMXF
INVESTOR CLASS B 0.67%
NORDEA BANK 0.54%
SOFTBANK 0.41%
GOODMAN GROUP UNITS 0.35%
MS&AD INSURANCE GROUP HOLDINGS 0.35%
JAPAN POST BANK LTD 0.34%
ASSA ABLOY B 0.32%
SANDOZ GROUP AG 0.32%
Only in ESGD
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.47%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.17%
SIEMENS N AG 1.15%
SHELL 1.14%
NESTLE SA 1.03%
TOYOTA MOTOR 0.99%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.98%
INTESA SANPAOLO 0.96%

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On the same fields

DMXF
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF
ESGD
iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +15.5% +13.4%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −1.8 pts −3.9 pts
Expense ratio 0.12% 0.20%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 396 337
Net assets $1.0bn $11.8bn

DMXF and ESGD on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

DMXF in plain words

DMXF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.12% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 396 positions, with the top ten at 22.8%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

ESGD in plain words

ESGD tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 337 positions, with the top ten at 14.2%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DMXF or ESGD?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DMXF returned +15.5% and ESGD +13.4%.
Which is cheaper, DMXF or ESGD?
DMXF is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DMXF and ESGD overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DMXF and 0% of ESGD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
DMXF and ESGD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DMXF and ESGD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for DMXF ↗iShares page for ESGD ↗

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure; a link is not an endorsement. A comparison is not a recommendation.

How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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