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ESGD vs IQLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

ESGD and IQLT hold 43% of their weight in the same names, and IQLT returned +14.8% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $11.8bn for iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF and $13.6bn for iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF.

ESGD costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points; IQLT is 1.2 times larger.

ESGDIQLT
Expense ratio0.20%0.30%
Net assets$11.8bn$13.6bn
Total return, 1 year+13.4%+14.8%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common43%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund14.2%23.7%
Below its high4.9%, high on Aug 13, 20264.8%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+13.4%
ESGD total return, 1 year
+14.8%
IQLT total return, 1 year
0.20%
ESGD expense ratio
0.30%
IQLT expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ESGD and IQLT hold 43% 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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43% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ESGD IQLT
ASML HOLDING 3.49% 6.01%
NOVARTIS AG 1.45% 1.67%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.17% 2.20%
SHELL 1.14% 1.85%
ABB LTD 1.06% 1.93%
NESTLE SA 1.03% 1.69%
ALLIANZ 1.01% 2.57%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.98% 1.59%
TOKYO ELECTRON 0.97% 1.40%
BHP GROUP LTD 0.94% 1.54%
TOTALENERGIES 0.89% 1.34%
ADVANTEST 0.86% 2.24%
Only in ESGD
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.47%
SAP 1.22%
SIEMENS N AG 1.15%
TOYOTA MOTOR 0.99%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.96%
INTESA SANPAOLO 0.96%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 0.86%
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP 0.86%
Only in IQLT
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD 1.01%
MANULIFE FINANCIAL 0.83%
INVESTOR CLASS B 0.80%
COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 0.75%
RIO TINTO 0.69%
SUNCOR ENERGY INC 0.66%
MS&AD INSURANCE GROUP HOLDINGS 0.59%
AGNICO EAGLE MINES 0.58%

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On the same fields

ESGD
iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF
IQLT
iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +13.4% +14.8%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −3.9 pts −2.5 pts
Expense ratio 0.20% 0.30%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 337 294
Net assets $11.8bn $13.6bn

ESGD and IQLT 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.

IQLT in plain words

IQLT tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% 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 294 positions, with the top ten at 23.7%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ESGD or IQLT?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ESGD returned +13.4% and IQLT +14.8%.
Which is cheaper, ESGD or IQLT?
ESGD is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ESGD and IQLT overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ESGD and 0% of IQLT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
ESGD and IQLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ESGD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for ESGD ↗IQLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IQLT ↗

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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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