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ESGD vs MFSI: Differences, Returns & Fees

ESGD and MFSI hold 19% of their weight in the same names, and ESGD returned +13.4% over the year. Net assets: $11.8bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF, and $1.1bn on May 31, 2026 for MFS Active International ETF.

ESGD costs 0.39 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.1 points.

ESGDMFSI
Expense ratio0.20%0.59%
Net assets, ESGD as of Oct 9, 2026 and MFSI as of May 31, 2026$11.8bn$1.1bn
Total return, 1 year+13.4%+11.3%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common19%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund14.2%27.9%
Below its high4.9%, high on Aug 13, 20263.4%, high on Aug 10, 2026

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

+13.4%
ESGD total return, 1 year
+11.3%
MFSI total return, 1 year
0.20%
ESGD expense ratio
0.59%
MFSI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ESGD and MFSI hold 19% 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 May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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19% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ESGD MFSI
NOVARTIS AG 1.45% 1.80%
SAP 1.22% 1.25%
TOTALENERGIES 0.89% 1.69%
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP 0.86% 1.26%
HITACHI 0.83% 1.99%
SONY GROUP 0.83% 1.01%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 0.78% 1.99%
BNP PARIBAS SA 0.73% 1.58%
DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD 0.70% 1.01%
ING GROEP 0.67% 1.70%
ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG 0.66% 0.93%
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.64% 1.78%
Only in ESGD
ASML HOLDING 3.49%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.47%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.17%
SIEMENS N AG 1.15%
SHELL 1.14%
ABB LTD 1.06%
ALLIANZ 1.01%
TOYOTA MOTOR 0.99%
Only in MFSI
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 7.86%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 4.02%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 2.26%
Air Liquide SA 2.10%
Cie Financiere Richemont SA 1.90%
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 1.74%
Eni SpA 1.60%
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 1.59%

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On the same fields

ESGD
iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF
MFSI
MFS Active International ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares MFS
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +13.4% +11.3%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −3.9 pts −6.0 pts
Expense ratio 0.20% 0.59%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 337 93
Net assets, ESGD as of Oct 9, 2026 and MFSI as of May 31, 2026 $11.8bn $1.1bn

ESGD and MFSI 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.

MFSI in plain words

MFSI is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 93 positions, with the top ten at 27.9%. It sat 3.4% below its high of Aug 10, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ESGD or MFSI?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ESGD returned +13.4% and MFSI +11.3%.
Which is cheaper, ESGD or MFSI?
ESGD is cheaper, by 0.39 percentage points a year. That is about $39 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ESGD and MFSI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ESGD and 0% of MFSI 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 ↗MFSI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗MFSI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗MFS website ↗

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure; a link is not an endorsement. A comparison is not a recommendation.

How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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