Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF
$137.70−0.02 (−0.01%)
- 0.09%
- $13.5B
- +19.9%
- 0.86%
- 0.2M sh
- $137.74
- low $108.18high $138.88
The ETF.net ESGV Grade
A
Score 75 out of 100
- 5 of 48
Score 75 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.A87 out of 100Rank 3 of 48Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A96 out of 100Rank 15 of 43Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C44 out of 100Rank 30 of 48Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B59 out of 100Rank 15 of 48Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C51 out of 100Rank 29 of 48Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A89 out of 100Rank 3 of 48
Our read on ESGV
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.
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 Holdings
- Stocks
- 1,228
- 41%
- NVDA
Sectors
- Technology42.6%
- Financials12.5%
- Consumer Discretionary11.1%
- Communication11.0%
- Health Care10.6%
- Industrials4.0%
- Consumer Staples3.7%
- Real Estate2.6%
- Materials1.8%
- Utilities0.1%
Geography
- United States100.00%
ESGV Performance
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ESGV$11,986
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 | ESGV |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +14.7% |
| 1 month | +2.0% |
| 3 months | +3.2% |
| 1 year | +19.9% |
| 3 years | +23.0% |
| 5 years | +12.6% |
| 10 years | — |
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 | ESGV |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +14.7% | |
| 2025 | +16.5% | |
| 2024 | +24.7% | |
| 2023 | +30.8% | |
| 2022 | −24.0% | |
| 2021 | +26.6% | |
| 2020 | +25.7% |
ESGV in the news
ESGV Dividends
- 0.86%
- $1.19
- $0.32 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
ESGV Risk
- 14.2%
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.
- 1.22
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.
- −28.8%
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.
- 1.08
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
ESGV Cost
0.09%
ESGV0.09%
- The middle half of US ESG & Values Index funds
- Median 0.23%
2 of the 48 US ESG & Values Index funds charge less.
Other funds in US ESG & Values Index
- AEFIVState Street SPDR S&P 500 ESG ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return +22.0%
- AESGUiShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +20.5%
- AXVViShares ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETFExpense ratio 0.08%1 year return +18.8%
- ADFSUDimensional - US Sustainability Core 1 ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +17.4%
- AUSCLiShares Climate Conscious & Transition MSCI USA ETFExpense ratio 0.08%1 year return +15.7%