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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ESGU returned +17.3% and FLQL +18.4%.

Which is cheaper, ESGU or FLQL?

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

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

By their latest filed holdings, 97% of ESGU and 90% of FLQL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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ESGU vs FLQL: Differences, Returns & Fees

ESGU and FLQL hold 52% of their weight in the same names, and FLQL returned +18.4% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $18.3bn for iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF and $2.2bn for Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF.

Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 1.1 points; ESGU is 8.3 times larger.

ESGU vs FLQL: Differences, Returns & Fees
	ESGU	FLQL
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.15%
Net assets	$18.3bn	$2.2bn
Total return, 1 year	+17.3%	+18.4%
What it tracks	MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus Index	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	52%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	37.8%	36.0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+17.3%

ESGU total return, 1 year

+18.4%

FLQL total return, 1 year

0.15%

ESGU expense ratio

0.15%

FLQL expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ESGU and FLQL hold 52% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

50%

half

52% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding ESGU FLQL

APPLE 7.25% 6.88%

NVIDIA 7.87% 6.72%

MICROSOFT 5.67% 3.82%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.69% 3.07%

ALPHABET CLASS C 3.50% 3.02%

BROADCOM INC 2.46% 2.47%

ALPHABET CLASS A 1.93% 3.77%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.16% 1.81%

ELI LILLY 1.37% 1.38%

TESLA INC 1.60% 1.35%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.28% 1.11%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.69% 0.87%

Only in ESGU

VISA CLASS A 1.20%

INTEL CORPORATION 0.69%

MASTERCARD CLASS A 0.66%

PALO ALTO NETWORKS 0.61%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 0.60%

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 0.59%

HOME DEPOT 0.57%

COCA-COLA 0.56%

Only in FLQL

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 1.32%

ALTRIA GROUP INC 0.89%

VERTIV HOLDINGS COMPANY 0.52%

TERADYNE INC 0.46%

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC 0.45%

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 0.44%

MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP 0.41%

ROSS STORES INC 0.39%

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On the same fields

ESGU

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

FLQL

Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Franklin

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +17.3% +18.4%

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 97.4% 89.5%

Holdings 269 215

Net assets $18.3bn $2.2bn

ESGU and FLQL 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 FLQL

FLQL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.4% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 215 positions, with the top ten at 36.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ESGU or FLQL?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ESGU returned +17.3% and FLQL +18.4%.
Which is cheaper, ESGU or FLQL?: Neither: ESGU and FLQL both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ESGU and FLQL overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 97% of ESGU and 90% of FLQL 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 ↗FLQL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FLQL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Franklin 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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