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Northern Trust STOXX Global ESG Select ETF

ESGGCboeFlexSharesB

$238.38+1.13 (+0.48%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:03 PM ET

B56/ 100

Rank 12 of 18 in International ESG & Values Index

B56/100Rank 12 of 18inInternational ESG & Values Index
Intraday session: up, 62 prints from 237.25 to 238.38. Range 237.23 to 238.38. Use the arrow keys to read each point.237.50237.75238.00238.2510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.42%*
Fund size
$119M
1Y total return
+19.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.27%
Holdings
712
Avg volume · 30D
1.22K sh
52W range
low $194.43high $243.59
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

*After a fee waiver that ends Mar 1, 2027. Without it: 0.45%.

The ETF.net ESGG Grade

B

Score 56 out of 100

Category
International ESG & Values Index⁠
Rank
12 of 18
Six-pillar profile for ESGG. Scores out of 100: Cost 29, Risk 75, Mission 94, Tradability 51, Holdings 21, Durability 56. Strongest: Mission (94). Weakest: Holdings (21). Leans toward Mission.

Score 56 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.
    D29 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 18

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A94 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 15

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A75 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 18

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C51 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 18

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    F21 out of 100
    Rank 17 of 18

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B56 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 18

Our read on ESGG

ETF.net Research

In short

BA global ESG fund that picks and weights stocks on five countable checks (emissions targets, women on the board, independent directors, child-labor policy, golden parachutes) rather than one blended score, and it keeps US names in the mix.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the STOXX Global ESG Select KPIs Index.

Why people hold it

  • Scope is the hook: global, US included, while most of this peer group (VSGX, ESGD, EFAX) stops at developed markets outside the US.flexshares.com
  • The index selects and weights on five concrete KPIs: a CDP emissions or energy reduction target, women on the board, independent directors, a child labor policy, and golden parachute agreements.stoxx.com
  • Exclusion screens sit on top: controversial weapons, thermal coal, tobacco, military contracting, small arms, oil sands, plus global standards and ESG controversy flags.stoxx.com
  • Live since 2016 and spread across roughly 700 stocks, so it reads as a broad core book rather than a concentrated ESG bet.

Worth knowing

  • Costs 0.42% net of a waiver through March 1, 2027 (0.45% gross), above the category median and above VSGX at 0.10% and ESGD at 0.20%.
  • A smaller fund that trades thinly next to the category's giants, which can show up as wider spreads on the screen.
  • The screens are rules-based, not judgment calls: a company can clear all five KPIs and still sit on somebody's exclusion list.stoxx.comstoxx.com 2

ESGG Performance

Launched Jul 13, 2016

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

ESGG$11,907
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. ESGG $11,907. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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.

Trailing total return for ESGG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodESGG
Year to date+16.3%
1 month−0.5%
3 months+1.8%
1 year+19.1%
3 yearsper year+23.3%
5 yearsper year+11.5%
10 yearsper year+14.1%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for ESGG
YearReturn barESGG
2026 YTD+16.3%
2025+24.0%
2024+14.5%
2023+25.6%
2022−18.7%
2021+23.8%
2020+17.3%

ESGG in the news

ESGG Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
1.27%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$3.00Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.48 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 39 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 20, 2017 $0.30; Jun 19, 2017 $0.68; Sep 18, 2017 $0.36; Dec 21, 2017 $0.29; Mar 19, 2018 $0.31; Jun 18, 2018 $0.69; Sep 24, 2018 $0.41; Dec 21, 2018 $0.40; Mar 15, 2019 $0.46; Jun 21, 2019 $0.77; Sep 20, 2019 $0.39; Dec 20, 2019 $0.48; Mar 20, 2020 $0.38; Jun 19, 2020 $0.49; Sep 18, 2020 $0.38; Dec 18, 2020 $0.45; Mar 19, 2021 $0.32; Jun 18, 2021 $0.68; Sep 17, 2021 $0.41; Dec 17, 2021 $0.63; Mar 18, 2022 $0.35; Jun 17, 2022 $1.00; Sep 16, 2022 $0.48; Dec 16, 2022 $0.39; Mar 17, 2023 $0.30; Jun 16, 2023 $1.06; Sep 15, 2023 $0.46; Dec 15, 2023 $0.76; Mar 15, 2024 $0.27; Jun 21, 2024 $1.24; Sep 20, 2024 $0.52; Dec 20, 2024 $1.05; Mar 21, 2025 $0.34; Jun 20, 2025 $1.14; Sep 19, 2025 $0.48; Dec 19, 2025 $0.89; Mar 20, 2026 $0.34; Jun 18, 2026 $1.30; Sep 18, 2026 $0.48. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 18, 2026Sep 24, 2026$0.48
Jun 18, 2026Jun 25, 2026$1.30
Mar 20, 2026Mar 26, 2026$0.34
Dec 19, 2025Dec 26, 2025$0.89
Sep 19, 2025Sep 25, 2025$0.48
Jun 20, 2025Jun 26, 2025$1.14
Mar 21, 2025Mar 27, 2025$0.34
Dec 20, 2024Dec 27, 2024$1.05
Sep 20, 2024Sep 26, 2024$0.52
Jun 21, 2024Jun 27, 2024$1.24
Mar 15, 2024Mar 21, 2024$0.27
Dec 15, 2023Dec 21, 2023$0.76

See all 41 payments⁠

$10,000 in ESGG 10 years ago paid $3,013 in dividends.⁠

ESGG Risk

Risk pillarA75 out of 100Rank 1 of 18 in International ESG & Values Index
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.3%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.53
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−27.6%
Trough Oct 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.94
vs its asset-class index
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.

ESGG Cost

Compare ESGG and VSGX

Overpaying vs VSGX, cheapest in International ESG & Values Index

$6,366

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • ESGG 0.42%

    $8,472

  • VSGX 0.10% Cheapest

    $2,106

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ESGG 0.42%
  • VSGX 0.10%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530ESGG $8,472VSGX $2,106

Year by year

YearESGGVSGXOverpaying
10$759$183$576
20$2,927$717$2,210
30$8,472$2,106$6,366
How the 0.42% is worked out

Full fee 0.45%− waiver 0.03%= you pay 0.42%

The waiver ends Mar 1, 2027. After that the fee is 0.45% unless FlexShares renews it. Source: prospectus, Aug 2026.

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