ESGU vs LRGC: Differences, Returns & Fees
ESGU and LRGC hold 43% of their weight in the same names, and ESGU returned +20.5% over the year. Net assets: $18.2bn on Oct 12, 2026 for iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF, and $1.3bn on May 31, 2026 for AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF.
ESGU costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.2 points; ESGU is 13.3 times larger.
| ESGU | LRGC | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.39% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 | $18.1bn | $1.4bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +20.5% | +16.3% |
| What it tracks | MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus Index | No index, actively managed |
| Holdings in common | 43% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 37.8% | 45.1% |
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 LRGC hold 43% 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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43% in common
On the same fields
ESGU and LRGC on the fields both publish, as of Oct 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About ESGU
ESGU tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 12, 2026 it returned +20.5% 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 LRGC
LRGC is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 12, 2026 it returned +16.3% with distributions reinvested, against +20.5% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 45.1%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, ESGU or LRGC?
- In the year to Oct 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ESGU returned +20.5% and LRGC +16.3%.
- Which is cheaper, ESGU or LRGC?
- ESGU is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 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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