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ESGU vs MODL: Differences, Returns & Fees

ESGU and MODL hold 59% 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 $1.0bn on Jun 30, 2026 for VictoryShares WestEnd U.S. Sector ETF.

ESGU costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.0 points; ESGU is 17.3 times larger.

ESGU vs MODL: Differences, Returns & Fees
ESGUMODL
Expense ratio0.15%0.46%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026$17.7bn$1.0bn
Total return, 1 year+17.3%+15.3%
What it tracksMSCI USA Extended ESG Focus IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common59%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund37.8%32.6%

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

+17.3%
ESGU total return, 1 year
+15.3%
MODL total return, 1 year
0.15%
ESGU expense ratio
0.46%
MODL expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ESGU and MODL hold 59% 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.

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59% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ESGU MODL
NVIDIA 7.87% 6.04%
APPLE 7.25% 5.48%
MICROSOFT 5.67% 3.52%
ALPHABET CLASS C 3.50% 3.36%
BROADCOM INC 2.46% 2.31%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.16% 1.97%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.69% 1.96%
ALPHABET CLASS A 1.93% 2.90%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.69% 1.69%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.28% 2.16%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.50% 1.22%
VISA CLASS A 1.20% 1.41%
Only in ESGU
ELI LILLY 1.37%
APPLIED MATERIAL INC 0.74%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 0.71%
PROCTER & GAMBLE 0.60%
CATERPILLAR INC 0.59%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 0.59%
COCA-COLA 0.56%
GE AEROSPACE 0.45%
Only in MODL
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 2.21%
LINDE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1.05%
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 0.74%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 0.58%
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION 0.43%
FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC. 0.38%
THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION 0.37%
THE SOUTHERN COMPANY 0.37%

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On the same fields

ESGU
iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF
MODL
VictoryShares WestEnd U.S. Sector ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares VictoryShares
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +17.3% +15.3%
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.46%
Already in the S&P 500 97.4% 95.6%
Holdings 269 363
Net assets, ESGU as of Oct 9, 2026 and MODL as of Jun 30, 2026 $18.3bn $1.0bn

ESGU and MODL 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 MODL

MODL is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 363 positions, with the top ten at 32.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ESGU or MODL?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ESGU returned +17.3% and MODL +15.3%.
Which is cheaper, ESGU or MODL?
ESGU is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ESGU and MODL overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 97% of ESGU and 96% of MODL 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 ↗MODL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗MODL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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