Which returned more over the last year, ESGD or FEOE?

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ESGD returned +12.3% and FEOE +20.2%.

Which is cheaper, ESGD or FEOE?

ESGD is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do ESGD and FEOE overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ESGD and 3% of FEOE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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ESGD vs FEOE: Differences, Returns & Fees

ESGD and FEOE hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and FEOE returned +20.2% over the year. Net assets: $11.9bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF, and $1.3bn on May 31, 2026 for First Eagle Overseas Equity ETF.

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ESGD costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.9 points; ESGD is 8.8 times larger.

ESGD vs FEOE: Differences, Returns & Fees
	ESGD	FEOE
Expense ratio	0.20%	0.50%
Net assets, as of May 31, 2026	$11.7bn	$1.3bn
Total return, 1 year	+12.3%	+20.2%
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE Extended ESG Focus Index	not published
Holdings in common	10%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	14.2%	30.4%
Below its high	4.5%, high on Aug 13, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

+12.3%

ESGD total return, 1 year

+20.2%

FEOE total return, 1 year

0.20%

ESGD expense ratio

0.50%

FEOE expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ESGD and FEOE hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

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10% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding ESGD FEOE

SHELL 1.18% 3.95%

NESTLE SA 1.12% 1.89%

UNILEVER PLC 0.81% 1.59%

AIA GROUP 0.54% 1.00%

DIAGEO PLC 0.46% 1.37%

LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC 0.44% 1.28%

LVMH 0.41% 2.71%

RELX PLC 0.40% 0.91%

DANONE SA 0.34% 1.29%

MERCK 0.34% 2.38%

FANUC CORP 0.33% 2.04%

SECOM 0.33% 1.47%

Only in ESGD

ASML HOLDING 3.24%

NOVARTIS AG 1.51%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.47%

SAP 1.27%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.25%

SIEMENS N AG 1.12%

TOYOTA MOTOR 1.05%

ALLIANZ 1.03%

Only in FEOE

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.52%

British American Tobacco PLC 3.80%

Imperial Oil Ltd 2.94%

Cie Financiere Richemont SA 2.32%

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB 2.25%

SMC Corp 1.94%

TSMC 1.94%

Power Corp of Canada 1.84%

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On the same fields

ESGD

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

FEOE

First Eagle Overseas Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares First Eagle

What it is Tracks an index Equity fund

Total return, 1 year +12.3% +20.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +15.0% (ACWX) +17.5% (EEM)

Gap to its benchmark −2.7 pts vs ACWX +2.6 pts vs EEM

Expense ratio 0.20% 0.50%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 3.4%

Holdings 334 75

Net assets, ESGD as of Oct 20, 2026 and FEOE as of May 31, 2026 $11.9bn $1.3bn

ESGD and FEOE on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About ESGD

ESGD tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +12.3% with distributions reinvested, against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 334 positions, with the top ten at 14.2%. It sat 4.5% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

About FEOE

Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +20.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 3% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 75 positions, with the top ten at 30.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ESGD or FEOE?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ESGD returned +12.3% and FEOE +20.2%.
Which is cheaper, ESGD or FEOE?: ESGD is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ESGD and FEOE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ESGD and 3% of FEOE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

ESGD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ESGD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for ESGD ↗FEOE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FEOE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Eagle website ↗

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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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