Northern Trust ESG & Climate Investment Grade Corporate Core ETF
$38.74−0.01 (−0.04%)
- 0.13%
- $50M
- −2.5%
- 5.00%
- 0M sh
- $38.72
- low $38.49high $42.14
The ETF.net FEIG Grade
A
Score 72 out of 100
- 12 of 49
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.A88 out of 100Rank 6 of 49Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 45Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C44 out of 100Rank 27 of 49Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C40 out of 100Rank 31 of 49Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B66 out of 100Rank 19 of 49Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C42 out of 100Rank 36 of 49
Our read on FEIG
AA core investment-grade corporate bond portfolio run through Northern Trust's own ESG and climate screens, at 0.13% a year. That undercuts the typical corporate bond fund's fee, though the unscreened giants still cost less.
The Fund seeks results that generally match the price and yield performance of the Northern Trust ESG & Climate Investment Grade U.S. Corporate Core Index before fees and expenses.
Why people hold it
- At 0.13% a year it costs less than the 0.19% median for investment-grade corporate funds, unusual for a screened portfolio.
- Roughly 700 bonds tracking a Northern Trust index that layers ESG and climate criteria onto plain US corporate credit. Income is paid monthly.
- The portfolio matches what the name promises about as closely as anything in the investment-grade corporate group, and it lands in the upper half of a crowded field.
Worth knowing
- Unscreened rivals are cheaper: VCIT at 0.03%, USIG and SPIB at 0.04%. The ESG and climate overlay is what the fee gap buys.
- A small fund that trades thinly, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than the household-name corporate bond ETFs.
- Screening leaves out issuers the broad market holds, so sector and issuer weights can look different from an unscreened corporate benchmark.flexshares.com
FEIG Holdings
- Bonds
- 797
- 9%
- Cash
Geography
- United States86.67%
- United Kingdom3.39%
- Canada2.97%
- Japan1.70%
- Spain1.09%
- Australia0.88%
- Singapore0.84%
- France0.51%
- 1.95%
FEIG Performance
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FEIG$9,750
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 | FEIG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −2.8% |
| 1 month | −1.2% |
| 3 months | −2.8% |
| 1 year | −2.5% |
| 3 years | +5.1% |
| 5 years | −0.5% |
| 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 | FEIG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −2.8% | |
| 2025 | +7.3% | |
| 2024 | +1.7% | |
| 2023 | +8.6% | |
| 2022 | −15.9% | |
| 2021 | −1.5% |
FEIG in the news
Filings Digest
VanEck cuts its CLO ETF fee from 0.36% to 0.29%
FEIG Dividends
- 5.00%
- $1.94
- $0.16 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
FEIG Risk
- 6.5%
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.
- 0.04
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.
- −21.9%
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.
- 1.11
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FEIG Cost
0.13%
FEIG0.13%
- The middle half of Investment Grade Corporate funds
- Median 0.29%
5 of the 49 Investment Grade Corporate funds charge less.
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- ASUSCiShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return −2.2%
- AIIGDInvesco Investment Grade Defensive ETFExpense ratio 0.13%1 year return +0.2%
- BAVGBAvantis Credit ETFExpense ratio 0.19%1 year return +0.4%
- BDGCBDimensional - Global Credit ETFExpense ratio 0.21%1 year return −0.7%