Northern Trust ESG & Climate US Large Cap Core ETF
The ETF.net FEUS Grade
A
Score 71 out of 100
- 12 of 48
Score 71 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 100Rank 3 of 48Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 43Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C54 out of 100Rank 15 of 48Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D38 out of 100Rank 34 of 48Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C50 out of 100Rank 28 of 48Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C46 out of 100Rank 34 of 48
Our read on FEUS
In short
APlenty of ESG large-caps are a screened S&P 500. FEUS instead optimizes the 600 biggest US companies toward higher ESG scores and lower carbon, while holding sector weights near the parent. Fee: 0.09% net of a waiver through March 1, 2027.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks results that generally correspond, before fees and expenses, to the price and yield performance of the Northern Trust ESG & Climate US Large Cap Core Index.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
FEUS Holdings
- Stocks
- 131
- 39%
- NVDA
Sectors
- Technology39.8%
- Financials12.2%
- Health Care9.8%
- Consumer Discretionary9.4%
- Communication9.1%
- Industrials6.5%
- Consumer Staples4.1%
- Energy3.4%
- Materials2.5%
- Real Estate1.6%
- Utilities1.6%
Geography
- United States99.36%
- Canada0.64%
FEUS Performance
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.
FEUS$11,232
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.
| Period | FEUS |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +11.4% |
| 1 month | −0.6% |
| 3 months | +1.2% |
| 1 year | +12.3% |
| 3 years | +21.5% |
| 5 years | +10.5% |
| 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 | FEUS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +11.4% | |
| 2025 | +14.7% | |
| 2024 | +23.1% | |
| 2023 | +25.5% | |
| 2022 | −19.1% | |
| 2021 | +10.0% |
FEUS in the news
FEUS Dividends
- 1.00%
- $0.83
- $0.21 per share
- Quarterly
FEUS Risk
- 12.7%
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.
- 1.26
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.
- −25.3%
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.
- 1.01
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.
FEUS Cost
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.
FEUS 0.09%
$1,898
USCL 0.08% Tied cheapest
$1,689
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | FEUS | USCL | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $165 | $147 | $18 |
| 20 | $646 | $575 | $71 |
| 30 | $1,898 | $1,689 | $209 |
You pay 0.09%Waived by FlexShares 0.01%
Full fee 0.10% waiver 0.01% you pay 0.09%
Other funds in US ESG & Values Index
- AESGVVanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETFExpense ratio 0.09%1 year return +10.4%
- AUSXFiShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return +12.0%
- BESMLiShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.17%1 year return +19.2%
- BPABUiShares Paris-Aligned Climate Optimized MSCI USA ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return +5.1%
- BCVLCCalvert US Large-Cap Core Responsible Index ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +12.1%
