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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ESGD returned +13.4% and IQDF +24.5%.

Which is cheaper, ESGD or IQDF?

ESGD is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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ESGD vs IQDF: Differences, Returns & Fees

ESGD and IQDF hold 15% of their weight in the same names, and IQDF returned +24.5% over the year. Net assets: $11.8bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF, and $1.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Northern Trust International Quality Dividend ETF.

ESGD costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.1 points.

	ESGD	IQDF
Expense ratio	0.20%	0.47%
Net assets, ESGD as of Oct 9, 2026 and IQDF as of Jul 31, 2026	$11.8bn	$1.2bn
Total return, 1 year	+13.4%	+24.5%
What it tracks	not read by ETFIQ	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	15%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	14.2%	19.8%
Below its high	4.9%, high on Aug 13, 2026	4.3%, high on Sep 8, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+13.4%

ESGD total return, 1 year

+24.5%

IQDF total return, 1 year

0.20%

ESGD expense ratio

0.47%

IQDF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ESGD and IQDF hold 15% 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 Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding ESGD IQDF

ASML HOLDING 3.49% 1.22%

NESTLE SA 1.03% 1.02%

TOKYO ELECTRON 0.97% 2.10%

BHP GROUP LTD 0.94% 1.44%

TOTALENERGIES 0.89% 0.98%

ADVANTEST 0.86% 2.13%

BNP PARIBAS SA 0.73% 0.88%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 0.86% 0.70%

HITACHI 0.83% 0.57%

CAIXABANK SA 0.51% 0.96%

NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK 0.47% 0.61%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.47% 0.44%

Only in ESGD

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.17%

SIEMENS N AG 1.15%

ABB LTD 1.06%

ALLIANZ 1.01%

TOYOTA MOTOR 0.99%

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.96%

INTESA SANPAOLO 0.96%

SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP 0.86%

Only in IQDF

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 4.55%

MediaTek, Inc. 1.99%

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. 1.92%

Novo Nordisk A/S 1.63%

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 1.44%

SK hynix, Inc. 1.34%

Enel SpA 1.25%

UniCredit SpA 1.17%

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On the same fields

ESGD

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

IQDF

Northern Trust International Quality Dividend ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Northern Trust

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +13.4% +24.5%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −3.9 pts +7.2 pts

Expense ratio 0.20% 0.47%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 337 182

Net assets, ESGD as of Oct 9, 2026 and IQDF as of Jul 31, 2026 $11.8bn $1.2bn

ESGD and IQDF 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.

IQDF in plain words

IQDF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +24.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.47% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 182 positions, with the top ten at 19.8%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Sep 8, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ESGD or IQDF?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ESGD returned +13.4% and IQDF +24.5%.
Which is cheaper, ESGD or IQDF?: ESGD is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ESGD and IQDF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ESGD and 0% of IQDF 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 ↗IQDF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IQDF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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