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ESGU vs XLSR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ESGU returned +14.3% to XLSR's +9.5%; 21% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $18.1bn on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF, and $1.1bn on Nov 3, 2026 for State Street US Sector Rotation ETF.

ESGU on its own →XLSR on its own →
At a glance
+14.3%
ESGU total return, 1 year
+9.5%
XLSR total return, 1 year
0.15%
ESGU expense ratio
0.70%
XLSR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

ESGU costs 0.55 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.8 points; ESGU is 16.2 times larger.

ESGU vs XLSR: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureESGUXLSR
Return
Total return, 1 year+14.3%+9.5%
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI USA Extended ESG Focus IndexNo index, actively managed
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.70%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$17.8bn$1.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common21%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund36.2%90.9%

Method

What they share

21%

By the books each fund has filed, ESGU and XLSR hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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21% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ESGU XLSR
NVIDIA 7.34% 3.84%
APPLE 7.39% 3.71%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.89% 2.85%
MICROSOFT 5.71% 2.79%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.93% 2.37%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.65% 1.81%
ALPHABET CLASS A 1.59% 3.62%
BROADCOM INC 2.33% 1.17%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.45% 0.45%
NETFLIX 0.33% 0.30%
TESLA INC 1.72% 0.20%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 0.55% 0.12%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in ESGU
ELI LILLY 1.70%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.35%
VISA CLASS A 1.35%
ABBVIE 0.86%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.79%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 0.78%
MASTERCARD CLASS A 0.75%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 0.68%
Only in XLSR
STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT 26.80%
STATE STREET HEALTH CARE SELEC 24.28%
STATE STREET FINANCIAL SELECT 11.54%
STATE STREET CONSUMER DISCRETI 6.50%
STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER 4.97%
STATE STREET INDUSTRIAL SELECT 1.38%
STATE STREET ENERGY SELECT SEC 1.16%
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Side by side

ESGU iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF XLSR State Street US Sector Rotation ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares State Street
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +14.3% +9.5%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.5% (MLRG) +14.8% (VOO)
Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs MLRG −5.3 pts vs VOO
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.70%
Already in the S&P 500 96.7% 34.4%
Holdings 268 21
Net assets, ESGU as of Nov 4, 2026 and XLSR as of Nov 3, 2026 $18.1bn $1.1bn

ESGU and XLSR on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
ESGU

ESGU tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +14.3% with distributions reinvested, against +14.5% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 268 positions, with the top ten at 36.2%.

XLSR

XLSR is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +9.5% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.70% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 34% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 21 positions, with the top ten at 90.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ESGU or XLSR?
In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ESGU returned +14.3% and XLSR +9.5%.
Which is cheaper, ESGU or XLSR?
ESGU is cheaper, by 0.55 percentage points a year. That is about $55 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ESGU and XLSR overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 97% of ESGU and 34% of XLSR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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ESGU on its own →XLSR on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →ESGU dividend history →ESGU holdings →XLSR dividend history →XLSR holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
ESGU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
ESGU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for ESGU ↗
XLSR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XLSR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗

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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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