Northern Trust STOXX US ESG Select ETF
The ETF.net ESG Grade
B
Score 59 out of 100
- 29 of 48
Score 59 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.D33 out of 100Rank 31 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.A73 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.D39 out of 100Rank 31 of 48Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C47 out of 100Rank 32 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 21 of 48
Our read on ESG
In short
BMost US ESG funds are the S&P 500 with the worst offenders stripped out. ESG starts from a different blueprint: a STOXX index that scores companies on ESG key performance indicators, sampled down to about 300 US names since 2016.
Stated mandate
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
Worth knowing
ESG Holdings
- Stocks
- 250
- 41%
- MSFT
Sectors
- Technology31.5%
- Financials21.3%
- Health Care15.9%
- Consumer Staples11.1%
- Industrials4.8%
- Energy4.0%
- Consumer Discretionary3.5%
- Materials3.0%
- Real Estate2.4%
- Communication2.2%
- Utilities0.1%
Geography
- United States99.52%
- United Kingdom0.19%
- China0.14%
- Ireland0.08%
- Mexico0.07%
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$11,825
Returns run to the Nov 9, 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 | +15.4% |
| 1 month | −0.5% |
| 3 months | −0.2% |
| 1 year | +18.3% |
| 3 years | +20.8% |
| 5 years | +10.9% |
| 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 | +15.4% | |
| 2025 | +16.0% | |
| 2024 | +20.2% | |
| 2023 | +27.9% | |
| 2022 | −19.9% | |
| 2021 | +28.5% | |
| 2020 | +20.8% |
ESG in the news
ESG Dividends
- 0.83%
- $1.50
- $0.35 per share
- Quarterly
ESG Risk
- 11.9%
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.
- 1.39
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.
- 0.92
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
ESG Cost
Overpaying vs USCL, tied cheapest in US ESG & Values Index
$4,853
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
ESG 0.32%
$6,542
USCL 0.08% Tied cheapest
$1,689
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | ESG | USCL | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $580 | $147 | $433 |
| 20 | $2,250 | $575 | $1,675 |
| 30 | $6,542 | $1,689 | $4,853 |
You pay 0.32%Waived by FlexShares 0.01%
Full fee 0.33% waiver 0.01% you pay 0.32%
Other funds in US ESG & Values Index
- BRAFEPIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETFExpense ratio 0.29%1 year return +28.3%
- BTOVJLens 500 Jewish Advocacy U.S. ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return +13.2%
- BNULGNuveen ESG Large-Cap GrowthExpense ratio 0.26%1 year return +7.7%
- BNUSCNuveen ESG Small-Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.31%1 year return +17.4%
- CNUMVNuveen ESG Mid-Cap ValueExpense ratio 0.31%1 year return +19.8%
