ESGD vs IDEV: Differences, Returns & Fees
ESGD and IDEV hold 56% of their weight in the same names, and IDEV returned +14.5% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $11.8bn for iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF and $33.1bn for iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF.
IDEV costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.1 points; IDEV is 2.8 times larger.
| ESGD | IDEV | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.20% | 0.04% |
| Net assets | $11.8bn | $33.1bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.4% | +14.5% |
| What it tracks | not read by ETFIQ | MSCI World ex USA Investable Market Index |
| Holdings in common | 56% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 14.2% | 10.8% |
| Below its high | 4.9%, high on Aug 13, 2026 | 4.9%, high on Aug 25, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ESGD and IDEV hold 56% 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 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
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56% in common
On the same fields
ESGD and IDEV 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.
IDEV in plain words
IDEV tracks the MSCI International Developed Markets. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,287 positions, with the top ten at 10.8%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, ESGD or IDEV?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ESGD returned +13.4% and IDEV +14.5%.
- Which is cheaper, ESGD or IDEV?
- IDEV is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 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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