Northern Trust STOXX Global ESG Select ETF
$238.83−0.66 (−0.28%)
- 0.45%
- $120M
- +24.6%
- 1.26%
- 0M sh
- $239.75
- low $194.43high $243.59
The ETF.net ESGG Grade
B
Score 55 out of 100
- 11 of 18
Score 55 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 100Rank 13 of 18Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A94 out of 100Rank 9 of 15Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A75 out of 100Rank 1 of 18Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C47 out of 100Rank 10 of 18Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.F21 out of 100Rank 17 of 18Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B56 out of 100Rank 9 of 18
Our read on ESGG
BMost ESG funds in this lane stop at the US border. ESGG doesn't: one ticker, roughly 700 companies worldwide, screened by a published set of ESG key performance indicators. The trade-off is a pricier ticket and light trading.
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
- Global by design, not ex-US. Roughly 700 holdings spanning developed markets including the US, while most ESG peers in its group (VSGX, ESGD, PABD) leave American stocks out.flexshares.com
- Rules over hunches: it tracks the STOXX Global ESG Select KPIs Index, so the ESG screen follows a published methodology rather than a manager's judgment call.flexshares.com
- The mandate is narrow and the fund sticks to it. Live since 2016 under Northern Trust's FlexShares banner, with quarterly distributions.
Worth knowing
- The fee is the sore spot: 0.45% a year, roughly double the median for its ESG peer group, where VSGX charges 0.10% and DMXF 0.12%.
- It trades lightly next to the heavyweights in its category, so bid-ask spreads can run wider. That bites most on large or hurried orders.
- Global means global: US mega-caps sit alongside foreign names here, so it overlaps a US core holding in a way the ex-US ESG funds don't.
ESGG Holdings
- Stocks
- 714
- 40%
- MSFT
Sectors
- Technology40.3%
- Financials19.7%
- Health Care14.2%
- Industrials6.1%
- Consumer Staples4.8%
- Energy4.0%
- Consumer Discretionary3.4%
- Communication2.5%
- Materials2.4%
- Real Estate1.3%
- Utilities1.2%
Geography
- United States68.94%
- Japan6.38%
- United Kingdom4.70%
- Switzerland3.12%
- France2.82%
- Australia2.71%
- Canada2.01%
- Spain1.74%
- 7.58%
Developed 100% · Emerging 0%
ESGG Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
ESGG$12,457
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 | ESGG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +17.7% |
| 1 month | +0.4% |
| 3 months | +2.7% |
| 1 year | +24.6% |
| 3 years | +22.5% |
| 5 years | +13.0% |
| 10 years | +14.2% |
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 | ESGG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +17.7% | |
| 2025 | +24.0% | |
| 2024 | +14.5% | |
| 2023 | +25.6% | |
| 2022 | −18.7% | |
| 2021 | +23.8% | |
| 2020 | +17.3% |
ESGG in the news
ESGG Dividends
- 1.26%
- $3.00
- $0.48 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
ESGG Risk
- 11.5%
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.
- 1.47
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.
- −27.6%
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.
- 0.94
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
ESGG Cost
0.45%
ESGG0.45%
- The middle half of International ESG & Values Index funds
- Median 0.26%
12 of the 18 International ESG & Values Index funds charge less.
Other funds in International ESG & Values Index
- BDFSIDimensional International Sustainability Core 1 ETFExpense ratio 0.24%1 year return +13.5%
- BCEFAGlobal X - S&P Catholic Values Developed ex-U.S. ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +15.6%
- CTPIFTimothy Plan International ETFExpense ratio 0.62%1 year return +15.0%
- CWWJDInspire International ETFExpense ratio 0.61%1 year return +14.3%
- CLCTDiShares World ex U.S. Carbon Transition Readiness Aware Active ETFExpense ratio 0.37%1 year return +13.2%