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Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF

ESGVCboeVanguardA

$132.05−0.68 (−0.51%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

A72/ 100

Rank 11 of 48 in US ESG & Values Index

A72/100Rank 11 of 48inUS ESG & Values Index
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 132.73 to 132.05. Range 132.05 to 134.24. Use the arrow keys to read each point.133.00133.50134.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.09%
Fund size · all share classes
$13.4B
1Y total return
+9.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.90%
Holdings
1223
Avg volume · 30D
173K sh
52W range
low $108.18high $138.88
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net ESGV Grade

A

Score 72 out of 100

Category
US ESG & Values Index⁠
Rank
11 of 48
Six-pillar profile for ESGV. Scores out of 100: Cost 86, Risk 43, Mission 92, Tradability 59, Holdings 41, Durability 90. Strongest: Mission (92). Weakest: Holdings (41). No single pillar leads.

Score 72 of 100 falls in the A 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.
    A86 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 48

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A92 out of 100
    Rank 20 of 43

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C43 out of 100
    Rank 32 of 48

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B59 out of 100
    Rank 17 of 48

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C41 out of 100
    Rank 37 of 48

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A90 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 48

Our read on ESGV

ETF.net Research

In short

AMost screened U.S. funds start with the S&P 500 and stop there. ESGV screens the whole market instead, holding roughly 1,300 large, mid and small caps at a 0.09% expense ratio.

Stated mandate

The Fund passively tracks a broad U.S. equity index covering large-, mid-, and small-capitalization companies that are screened using environmental, social, and corporate governance criteria.

Why people hold it

  • Costs 0.09% a year, against a typical fund in its screened-U.S. peer group at 0.25%. It also sits under SNPE and EFIV (0.10%) and ESGU (0.15%).
  • All-cap by design: large, mid and small companies, roughly 1,300 names. Most rivals here are screened versions of the S&P 500, so small caps never make the cut.
  • Passive and literal: it follows the FTSE US All Cap Choice Index with very little drift, and is one of the cleaner implementations in a 35-fund peer group.
  • A multi-billion-dollar Vanguard fund running since 2018, paying distributions quarterly. Long enough on the tape to have a real operating history.

Worth knowing

  • The screens strip out companies a plain total-market fund keeps, so the sector mix differs and results can run ahead of or behind the unscreened market in any stretch.
  • All stocks, all U.S. No bonds, no foreign listings, so full equity market swings come straight through.
  • The values test is FTSE's rulebook, not yours. Worth reading what the index actually excludes before assuming it matches your own list.

ESGV Performance

Launched Sep 18, 2018

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

Not enough history yet.
ESGV$10,983
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,146
Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. ESGV $10,983. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 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 ESGV. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodESGV
Year to date+9.9%
1 month−3.4%
3 months+0.3%
1 year+9.8%
3 yearsper year+21.8%
5 yearsper year+10.1%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

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 ESGV
YearReturn barESGV
2026 YTD+9.9%
2025+16.5%
2024+24.7%
2023+30.8%
2022−24.0%
2021+26.6%
2020+25.7%

ESGV in the news

ESGV 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 Nov 2, 2026.
0.90%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.19Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.32 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2018–2026

One bar per payment. 32 payments from 2018 to 2026 YTD. Dec 24, 2018 $0.12; Mar 25, 2019 $0.12; Jun 21, 2019 $0.18; Sep 24, 2019 $0.20; Dec 20, 2019 $0.23; Mar 10, 2020 $0.14; Jun 22, 2020 $0.20; Sep 21, 2020 $0.19; Dec 18, 2020 $0.24; Mar 19, 2021 $0.16; Jun 18, 2021 $0.18; Sep 17, 2021 $0.24; Dec 17, 2021 $0.26; Mar 18, 2022 $0.18; Jun 17, 2022 $0.21; Sep 16, 2022 $0.23; Dec 16, 2022 $0.32; Mar 17, 2023 $0.19; Jun 16, 2023 $0.21; Sep 15, 2023 $0.26; Dec 15, 2023 $0.33; Mar 15, 2024 $0.22; Jun 21, 2024 $0.30; Sep 20, 2024 $0.28; Dec 20, 2024 $0.29; Mar 21, 2025 $0.27; Jun 20, 2025 $0.26; Sep 19, 2025 $0.28; Dec 19, 2025 $0.30; Mar 20, 2026 $0.29; Jun 18, 2026 $0.28; Sep 18, 2026 $0.32. Use the arrow keys to read each point.201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 18, 2026Sep 22, 2026$0.32
Jun 18, 2026Jun 23, 2026$0.28
Mar 20, 2026Mar 24, 2026$0.29
Dec 19, 2025Dec 23, 2025$0.30
Sep 19, 2025Sep 23, 2025$0.28
Jun 20, 2025Jun 24, 2025$0.26
Mar 21, 2025Mar 25, 2025$0.27
Dec 20, 2024Dec 24, 2024$0.29
Sep 20, 2024Sep 24, 2024$0.28
Jun 21, 2024Jun 25, 2024$0.30
Mar 15, 2024Mar 20, 2024$0.22
Dec 15, 2023Dec 20, 2023$0.33

See all 32 payments⁠

$10,000 in ESGV 5 years ago paid $602 in dividends.⁠

ESGV Risk

Risk pillarC43 out of 100Rank 32 of 48 in US ESG & Values Index
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
14.2%
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.
1.24
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.
−28.8%
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.
1.08
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.

ESGV Cost

Compare ESGV and USCL

Overpaying vs USCL, tied cheapest in US ESG & Values Index

$209

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

  • ESGV 0.09%

    $1,898

  • USCL 0.08% Tied cheapest

    $1,689

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ESGV 0.09%
  • USCL 0.08%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K051015202530ESGV $1,898USCL $1,689

Year by year

YearESGVUSCLOverpaying
10$165$147$18
20$646$575$71
30$1,898$1,689$209

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