ESGU vs GUSA: Differences, Returns & Fees
ESGU and GUSA hold 74% 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 $2.4bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF.
GUSA costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points; ESGU is 7.4 times larger.
| ESGU | GUSA | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.10% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 | $18.1bn | $2.4bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.3% | +16.6% |
| What it tracks | MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus Index | Solactive GBS United States 1000 Index |
| Holdings in common | 74% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 37.8% | 36.1% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ESGU and GUSA hold 74% 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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74% in common
On the same fields
ESGU and GUSA 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 GUSA
GUSA tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,011 positions, with the top ten at 36.1%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, ESGU or GUSA?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ESGU returned +17.3% and GUSA +16.6%.
- Which is cheaper, ESGU or GUSA?
- GUSA is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 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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