Northern Trust STOXX US ESG Select ETF
$181.76−0.69 (−0.38%)
- 0.33%
- $137M
- +21.6%
- 0.82%
- 0M sh
- $182.43
- low $148.19high $184.02
The ETF.net ESG Grade
B
Score 57 out of 100
- 28 of 48
Score 57 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.D32 out of 100Rank 33 of 48Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 43Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A74 out of 100Rank 6 of 48Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D31 out of 100Rank 36 of 48Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C46 out of 100Rank 34 of 48Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B61 out of 100Rank 22 of 48
Our read on ESG
BPlenty of ESG funds hand you the S&P 500 with a few names shaved off. This one narrows to about 300 US companies chosen on ESG key performance indicators, tracked passively since 2016.
The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the STOXX USA ESG Select KPIs Index. It uses a passive representative-sampling approach to invest in U.S. equities selected using ESG criteria.
Why people hold it
- Genuinely selective: roughly 300 US names screened on ESG key performance indicators, not the full large-cap index with a handful of names trimmed out.flexshares.com
- Straight index execution: passive representative sampling of one named STOXX index, no manager discretion. What the label promises is what the portfolio holds.
- Live since 2016, so it has a longer real-world record than much of the ESG shelf, and it pays out quarterly.
Worth knowing
- At 0.33% a year, it costs more than the cheapest index-based ESG peers, including XVV at 0.08% and ESGV at 0.09%.
- A modest asset base and light trading mean bid-ask spreads can run wider than at the giants of the category.
- A roughly 300-stock portfolio is a narrower slice than S&P 500-based ESG funds, so it can drift from the broad market in either direction.
ESG Holdings
- Stocks
- 251
- 42%
- MSFT
Sectors
- Technology36.7%
- Financials19.7%
- Health Care14.3%
- Consumer Staples9.5%
- Industrials5.1%
- Energy4.0%
- Consumer Discretionary3.1%
- Materials3.0%
- Real Estate2.2%
- Communication2.2%
- Utilities0.1%
Geography
- United States97.12%
- Ireland1.60%
- United Kingdom0.93%
- Netherlands0.23%
- Australia0.07%
- Canada0.04%
ESG Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
ESG$12,159
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | ESG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +16.0% |
| 1 month | +1.0% |
| 3 months | +3.3% |
| 1 year | +21.6% |
| 3 years | +20.8% |
| 5 years | +12.7% |
| 10 years | +15.3% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | ESG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +16.0% | |
| 2025 | +16.0% | |
| 2024 | +20.2% | |
| 2023 | +27.9% | |
| 2022 | −19.9% | |
| 2021 | +28.5% | |
| 2020 | +20.8% |
ESG in the news
ESG Dividends
- 0.82%
- $1.50
- $0.35 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
ESG Risk
- 12.2%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 1.25
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −26.0%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.96
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
ESG Cost
0.33%
ESG0.33%
- The middle half of US ESG & Values Index funds
- Median 0.23%
33 of the 48 US ESG & Values Index funds charge less.
Other funds in US ESG & Values Index
- BRAFEPIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return +27.4%
- BTOVJLens 500 Jewish Advocacy U.S. ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return +20.3%
- BNUSCNuveen ESG Small-Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.31%1 year return +15.5%
- CNUMVNuveen ESG Mid-Cap ValueExpense ratio 0.31%1 year return +18.5%
- AFEUSNorthern Trust ESG & Climate US Large Cap Core ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return +20.7%