ESGD vs FENI: Differences, Returns & Fees
ESGD and FENI hold 42% of their weight in the same names, and FENI returned +15.4% over the year. Net assets: $11.8bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF, and $11.5bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity Enhanced International ETF.
ESGD costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.0 points.
| ESGD | FENI | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.20% | 0.28% |
| Net assets, ESGD as of Oct 9, 2026 and FENI as of Sep 30, 2026 | $11.8bn | $11.5bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.4% | +15.4% |
| What it tracks | not read by ETFIQ | No index, actively managed |
| Holdings in common | 42% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 14.2% | 16.5% |
| Below its high | 4.9%, high on Aug 13, 2026 | 5.0%, high on Aug 13, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ESGD and FENI hold 42% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
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42% in common
On the same fields
ESGD and FENI on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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.
FENI in plain words
FENI is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.28% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 386 positions, with the top ten at 16.5%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, ESGD or FENI?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ESGD returned +13.4% and FENI +15.4%.
- Which is cheaper, ESGD or FENI?
- ESGD 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.
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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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