ESGU vs TILT: Differences, Returns & Fees
ESGU and TILT hold 57% of their weight in the same names. Net assets: $18.3bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF, and $2.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Northern Trust Morningstar US Market Factor Tilt ETF.
ESGU costs 0.10 points a year less; both returned +17.3% over a year; ESGU is 8.1 times larger.
| ESGU | TILT | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.25% |
| Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 | $17.8bn | $2.2bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.3% | +17.3% |
| What it tracks | MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus Index | Morningstar US Market Factor Tilt Index |
| Holdings in common | 57% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 37.8% | 25.6% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ESGU and TILT hold 57% 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 Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
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57% in common
On the same fields
ESGU and TILT 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 TILT
TILT tracks an index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 73% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,923 positions, with the top ten at 25.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, ESGU or TILT?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ESGU returned +17.3% and TILT +17.3%.
- Which is cheaper, ESGU or TILT?
- ESGU is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 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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