ESGU vs SPUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
ESGU and SPUS hold 56% of their weight in the same names, and SPUS returned +21.9% over the year. Net assets: $18.3bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF, and $2.7bn on May 31, 2026 for SP Funds S&P 500 Sharia Industry Exclusions ETF.
ESGU costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.6 points.
| ESGU | SPUS | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.45% |
| Net assets, ESGU as of Oct 9, 2026 and SPUS as of May 31, 2026 | $18.3bn | $2.7bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.3% | +21.9% |
| What it tracks | MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus Index | not read by ETFIQ |
| Holdings in common | 56% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 37.9% | 57.9% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ESGU and SPUS hold 56% 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 8, 2026.
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56% in common
On the same fields
ESGU and SPUS on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ESGU in plain words
ESGU tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 269 positions, with the top ten at 37.9%.
SPUS in plain words
SPUS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +21.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 213 positions, with the top ten at 57.9%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, ESGU or SPUS?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ESGU returned +17.3% and SPUS +21.9%.
- Which is cheaper, ESGU or SPUS?
- ESGU is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 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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