ESGE vs PXH: Differences, Returns & Fees
ESGE and PXH hold 30% of their weight in the same names, and ESGE returned +26.7% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $6.9bn for iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF and $2.1bn for Invesco RAFI Emerging Markets ETF.
ESGE costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.0 points; ESGE is 3.3 times larger.
| ESGE | PXH | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.25% | 0.47% |
| Net assets | $6.9bn | $2.1bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.7% | +21.7% |
| What it tracks | MSCI Emerging Markets Extended ESG Focus Index | RAFI Fundamental Select Emerging Markets 350 Index |
| Holdings in common | 30% | |
| Holdings dated | Oct 9, 2026 | Oct 10, 2026 |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 39.4% | 29.2% |
| Below its high | 4.6%, high on Jun 22, 2026 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ESGE and PXH hold 30% 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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30% in common
On the same fields
ESGE and PXH on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About ESGE
ESGE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% 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 296 positions, with the top ten at 39.4%. It sat 4.6% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
About PXH
PXH tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +21.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.47% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 383 positions, with the top ten at 29.2%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, ESGE or PXH?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ESGE returned +26.7% and PXH +21.7%.
- Which is cheaper, ESGE or PXH?
- ESGE is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 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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