Which returned more over the last year, ESGU or FDLO?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ESGU returned +17.3% and FDLO +12.1%.

Which is cheaper, ESGU or FDLO?

Neither: ESGU and FDLO both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do ESGU and FDLO overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 97% of ESGU and 96% of FDLO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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ESGU vs FDLO: Differences, Returns & Fees

ESGU and FDLO hold 36% of their weight in the same names, and ESGU returned +17.3% over the year. Net assets: $18.3bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF, and $1.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity Low Volatility Factor ETF.

Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 5.2 points; ESGU is 12.9 times larger.

ESGU vs FDLO: Differences, Returns & Fees
	ESGU	FDLO
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$17.9bn	$1.4bn
Total return, 1 year	+17.3%	+12.1%
What it tracks	MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus Index	Fidelity U.S. Low Volatility Factor Index
Holdings in common	36%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	37.8%	38.5%

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

+17.3%

ESGU total return, 1 year

+12.1%

FDLO total return, 1 year

0.15%

ESGU expense ratio

0.15%

FDLO expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ESGU and FDLO hold 36% 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.

50%

half

36% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding ESGU FDLO

APPLE 7.25% 7.98%

MICROSOFT 5.67% 6.33%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.69% 4.48%

ALPHABET CLASS C 3.50% 6.20%

BROADCOM INC 2.46% 4.08%

VISA CLASS A 1.20% 1.37%

ABBVIE 0.81% 1.16%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 0.75% 2.20%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 0.71% 1.13%

MASTERCARD CLASS A 0.66% 1.12%

HOME DEPOT 0.57% 0.89%

COCA-COLA 0.56% 0.72%

Only in ESGU

NVIDIA 7.87%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.16%

ALPHABET CLASS A 1.93%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.69%

TESLA INC 1.60%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.50%

ELI LILLY 1.37%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.28%

Only in FDLO

JPMORGAN CHASE and CO 1.87%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL 1.81%

ELI LILLY and CO 1.80%

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC. 1.69%

AMPHENOL CORPORATION NEW 1.61%

JOHNSON and JOHNSON 1.39%

VERISIGN INC 1.31%

ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC 1.22%

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On the same fields

ESGU

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

FDLO

Fidelity Low Volatility Factor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Fidelity

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +17.3% +12.1%

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 97.4% 96.3%

Holdings 269 123

Net assets, ESGU as of Oct 9, 2026 and FDLO as of Sep 30, 2026 $18.3bn $1.4bn

ESGU and FDLO on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About ESGU

ESGU tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 269 positions, with the top ten at 37.8%.

About FDLO

FDLO tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.1% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 123 positions, with the top ten at 38.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ESGU or FDLO?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ESGU returned +17.3% and FDLO +12.1%.
Which is cheaper, ESGU or FDLO?: Neither: ESGU and FDLO both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ESGU and FDLO overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 97% of ESGU and 96% of FDLO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

ESGU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ESGU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for ESGU ↗FDLO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FDLO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Fidelity website ↗

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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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