DMXF vs ESGG: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF

DMXFANasdaq

Northern Trust STOXX Global ESG Select ETF

ESGGBCboe

Overlap

12.3%by weight

Expense ratio

DMXF −0.30pt a year

DMXF0.12%ESGG0.42%

Avg volume · 30D

DMXF 61.9×the volume

DMXF75.7KESGG1.22K

5Y return · a year

ESGG +4.8pt

DMXF+6.7%ESGG+11.5%

DMXF vs ESGG Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+38.6%DMXF+72.7%ESGG

Expense ratio: DMXF 0.12%, better; ESGG 0.42%
Fund size: DMXF $1.04B; ESGG $119M
1Y total return: DMXF +14.0%; ESGG +19.1%, better
Yield (12M): DMXF 4.22%, better; ESGG 1.27%
Holdings: DMXF 408; ESGG 712
Avg volume (30D): DMXF 75.7K sh, better; ESGG 1.22K sh
NAV per share: DMXF $83.48; ESGG $237.59
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for DMXF, ESGG, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	DMXF	ESGG
Cost30% weight	A88Higher	D29
Mission25% weight	A100Higher	A94
Risk15% weight	D36	A75Higher
Tradability15% weight	A74Higher	C51
Holdings10% weight	C45Higher	F21
Durability5% weight	A76Higher	B56

Rank among International ESG & Values Index funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. DMXF and ESGG are both graded against the same 18 International ESG & Values Index funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

International ESG & Values Index⁠

Category · 18 funds

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DMXF ranks 3rd and ESGG 12th of 18 funds in the International ESG & Values Index Category.

Rank 1AVSGXVanguard ESG International Stock ETFScore 82
Rank 2AESGDiShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETFScore 79
Rank 3ADMXFiShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETFScore 76
Rank 4AFEDMNorthern Trust ESG & Climate Developed Markets ex-US Core ETFScore 72
Rank 9BLCTDiShares World ex U.S. Carbon Transition Readiness Aware Active ETFScore 59
Rank 12BESGGNorthern Trust STOXX Global ESG Select ETFScore 56
Rank 13CTPIFTimothy Plan International ETFScore 54

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

DMXFAiShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF

ESGGBNorthern Trust STOXX Global ESG Select ETF

In short

DMXF The strict one. Where iShares' ESG Aware EAFE fund screens five controversial businesses, DMXF screens fourteen, including the whole energy sector, and charges less than its lighter-screened sibling to do it.

ESGG A global ESG fund that picks and weights stocks on five countable checks (emissions targets, women on the board, independent directors, child-labor policy, golden parachutes) rather than one blended score, and it keeps US names in the mix.

Stated mandate

DMXF The fund seeks to track an index of developed-market equities outside the United States and Canada, while incorporating positive environmental, social, and governance characteristics.

ESGG 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

DMXF 0.12% a year, roughly half the typical fee among international ESG funds, and cheaper than the softer-screened iShares sibling ESGD at 0.20%.ishares.com
Fourteen business-involvement screens: fossil fuels, nuclear power and weapons, GMOs, palm oil, for-profit prisons, predatory lending, gambling, tobacco and more.ishares.com
The fossil fuel screen is categorical, not cosmetic: the index drops the entire GICS energy sector plus companies with industry ties such as thermal coal.blackrock.com
Sticks tightly to its MSCI EAFE Choice ESG Screened index, one of the stronger implementations among international ESG funds.

ESGG Scope is the hook: global, US included, while most of this peer group (VSGX, ESGD, EFAX) stops at developed markets outside the US.flexshares.com
The index selects and weights on five concrete KPIs: a CDP emissions or energy reduction target, women on the board, independent directors, a child labor policy, and golden parachute agreements.stoxx.com
Exclusion screens sit on top: controversial weapons, thermal coal, tobacco, military contracting, small arms, oil sands, plus global standards and ESG controversy flags.stoxx.com
Live since 2016 and spread across roughly 700 stocks, so it reads as a broad core book rather than a concentrated ESG bet.

Worth knowing

DMXF Deep exclusions mean real drift from plain EAFE. Sibling ESGD is built to keep risk and return close to the parent index; DMXF is not.ishares.com ishares.com 2
About 400 stocks, a narrower slate than the unscreened parent index, so individual names and surviving sectors carry more weight.
Mid-sized and moderately traded rather than a category heavyweight, and distributions arrive once or twice a year rather than quarterly.

ESGG Costs 0.42% net of a waiver through March 1, 2027 (0.45% gross), above the category median and above VSGX at 0.10% and ESGD at 0.20%.
A smaller fund that trades thinly next to the category's giants, which can show up as wider spreads on the screen.
The screens are rules-based, not judgment calls: a company can clear all five KPIs and still sit on somebody's exclusion list.stoxx.com stoxx.com 2

Full DMXF profile⁠

Full ESGG profile⁠

DMXF vs ESGG Holdings

How DMXF and ESGG differ

Overlap by weight

12.3%

Shared holdings make up 67.9% of DMXF and 12.4% of ESGG.

Level by level

Holdings236 in both12.3%
Countryby domicile27.0%
Sector11 Sectors70.0%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in DMXF and ESGG, widest gap first
Sector	More in DMXFMore in ESGG	DMXF	ESGG
Technology	ESGG +17.8 points	19.5%	37.3%
Financials	DMXF +12.9 points	33.2%	20.3%
Industrials	DMXF +8.6 points	14.9%	6.3%
Energy	ESGG +4.5 points	0.0%	4.5%
Health Care	ESGG +4.2 points	11.1%	15.3%
Communication	DMXF +3.2 points	5.7%	2.5%
Materials	DMXF +2.9 points	5.0%	2.1%
Consumer Staples	ESGG +2.9 points	2.4%	5.3%
Real Estate	DMXF +1.3 points	2.7%	1.4%
Consumer Discretionary	DMXF +1.0 points	4.7%	3.7%
Utilities	ESGG +0.6 points	0.7%	1.3%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in DMXF and ESGG, widest gap first
Country	More in DMXFMore in ESGG	DMXF	ESGG
United States	ESGG +70.0 points	0.0%	70.0%
Japan	DMXF +24.9 points	31.0%	6.1%
Netherlands	DMXF +9.5 points	10.8%	1.3%
Switzerland	DMXF +7.3 points	10.6%	3.3%
Germany	DMXF +7.1 points	8.3%	1.2%
France	DMXF +4.8 points	7.6%	2.8%
Australia	DMXF +3.8 points	6.6%	2.8%
Sweden	DMXF +3.7 points	4.5%	0.8%
Other countries (19)	DMXF +9.0 points	20.6%	11.6%

Outside the US: DMXF 99% developed, 1% emerging. ESGG 99% developed, 1% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

DMXF22.3%
ESGG39.6%

Securities held

DMXF393
ESGG695

Asset class

DMXF: Equity
ESGG: Equity

Holdings

Only in DMXF157
In both236
Only in ESGG459

Only in DMXF

157 securities, 31.5% of DMXF by weight

Sap2.23%
Mizuho Financial Group1.07%
Softbank Group Corp0.99%
Aia Group0.94%
Tokio Marine Holdings0.92%
Keyence0.87%
Ing Groep0.85%
Spotify Technology0.81%
Investor Class B0.70%
Deutsche Boerse AG0.62%
Shin Etsu Chemical0.58%
Essilorluxottica SA0.56%
Nintendo0.54%
Argenx0.53%
Lonza Group AG0.52%
Ferrari0.45%
Givaudan SA0.42%
Daiichi Life Group0.37%
United Overseas Bank0.36%
Fujikura0.35%
Sompo Holdings0.34%
Sika AG0.31%
Otsuka Holdings0.30%
Bank Leumi Le Israel0.30%
3I Group Fund PLC0.29%
Prudential PLC0.29%
Nebius NV Class A0.29%
Tdk0.29%
Adidas N AG0.28%
Orange SA0.28%
Daiichi Sankyo Ltd0.28%
Stmicroelectronics0.27%
Bank Hapoalim Bm0.25%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group0.25%
Sampo Class A0.24%
Boc Hong Kong Holdings Ltd0.24%
Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd0.24%
Commerzbank AG0.23%
Mitsui Fudosan0.23%
Aercap Holdings0.23%
Canon0.22%
Oriental Land0.22%
Coca Cola Europacific Partners PLC0.21%
Smc (Japan) Corp0.21%
Kao0.20%
Capgemini0.20%
Terumo0.19%
Universal Music Group0.19%
Mtu Aero Engines Holding AG0.19%
Bandai Namco Holdings Inc0.19%

Only in ESGG

459 securities, 83.1% of ESGG by weight

Microsoft Corp Common Stock USD 0.000006255.09%
Apple Inc Common Stock USD 0.000015.08%
NVIDIA Corp Common Stock USD 0.0014.51%
JPMorgan Chase & Co Common Stock USD 14.35%
Micron Technology Inc Common Stock USD 0.14.32%
Broadcom Inc Common Stock USD4.04%
Johnson & Johnson Common Stock USD 13.64%
Eli Lilly and Company3.35%
Exxonmobil Holdings Corp Common Stock USD2.77%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Common Stock USD 0.00332.16%
Walmart Inc Common Stock USD 0.11.53%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc Common Stock USD 0.011.51%
Merck & Co Inc Common Stock USD 0.51.36%
Wells Fargo & Co Common Stock USD 1.6661.18%
The Coca-Cola Company Common Stock USD 0.251.03%
AbbVie Inc Common Stock USD 0.010.99%
International Business Machines Corporation0.90%
Costco Wholesale Corp Common Stock USD 0.0050.81%
Accenture PLC Common Stock USD 0.00002250.76%
Citigroup Inc Common Stock USD 0.010.76%
Ge Vernova Inc Common Stock USD 0.010.59%
Roche Holding AG Common Stock Chf 0.0010.58%
Intel Corp Common Stock USD 0.0010.58%
Palo Alto Networks Inc Common Stock USD 0.00010.56%
BlackRock Inc Common Stock USD 0.010.54%
Shell PLC0.53%
Hsbc Holdings PLC Common Stock Gbp 0.50.52%
Msci Eafe Equity Index 18/DEC/2026 MFSZ6 Index0.51%
Astrazeneca PLC Common Stock Gbp 0.250.49%
Bhp Group Ltd Common Stock Aud 00.44%
AT&T Inc Common Stock USD 10.43%
Abbott Laboratories Common Stock USD 00.42%
Qualcomm Inc Common Stock USD 0.00010.41%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc Common Stock USD 0.010.40%
Progressive Corp/The Common Stock USD 10.40%
Equinix Inc Reit USD 0.0010.38%
Banco Santander SA Common Stock Eur 0.50.38%
Iberdrola SA Common Stock Eur 0.750.37%
Sony Group Corp Common Stock Jpy0.37%
Tjx Cos Inc/The Common Stock USD 10.37%
Verizon Communications Inc Common Stock USD 0.10.36%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA Common Stock0.36%
Nestle SA Common Stock Chf 0.10.35%
Intercontinental Exchange Inc Common Stock USD0.35%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co Common Stock USD0.34%
Euro Stoxx 50 Equity Index 18/DEC/2026 VGZ6 Index0.34%
Motorola Solutions Inc Common Stock USD 0.010.32%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The Common Stock USD0.32%
Stryker Corp Common Stock USD 0.10.31%
Cintas Corp Common Stock USD 00.31%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 236 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in DMXF and ESGG, widest gap first
Holding	More in DMXFMore in ESGG	DMXF	ESGG
Asml Holding	DMXF +5.10 points	5.72%	0.62%
Novartis AG	DMXF +2.24 points	2.78%	0.54%
Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group	DMXF +1.73 points	2.19%	0.46%
Allianz	DMXF +1.62 points	1.74%	0.12%
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	DMXF +1.48 points	1.83%	0.35%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	DMXF +1.21 points	1.40%	0.19%
Recruit Holdings Ltd	DMXF +1.19 points	1.51%	0.32%
Schneider Electric	DMXF +1.17 points	1.36%	0.19%
Advantest	DMXF +1.14 points	1.52%	0.38%
Lair Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour	DMXF +1.08 points	1.18%	0.10%
Dbs Group Holdings Ltd	DMXF +1.03 points	1.10%	0.07%
Abb Ltd	DMXF +1.02 points	1.25%	0.23%
Zurich Insurance Group AG	DMXF +0.95 points	1.05%	0.10%
Tokyo Electron	DMXF +0.86 points	1.25%	0.39%
Westpac Banking Corporation	DMXF +0.67 points	0.83%	0.16%
Infineon Technologies AG	DMXF +0.63 points	0.69%	0.06%
Oversea-Chinese Banking	DMXF +0.63 points	0.70%	0.07%
Csl	DMXF +0.57 points	0.63%	0.06%
Relx PLCREL.L	DMXF +0.53 points	0.66%	0.13%
Axa SA	DMXF +0.51 points	0.70%	0.19%
Murata Manufacturing	DMXF +0.48 points	0.61%	0.13%
Macquarie Group Ltd Def	DMXF +0.47 points	0.61%	0.14%
Compass Group PLCCPG.L	DMXF +0.48 points	0.54%	0.06%
London Stock Exchange Group PLCLSEG.L	DMXF +0.44 points	0.53%	0.09%
Nordea Bank	DMXF +0.43 points	0.50%	0.07%
Kddi	DMXF +0.40 points	0.49%	0.09%
Hermes International	DMXF +0.40 points	0.47%	0.07%
Prosus NV Class N	DMXF +0.39 points	0.43%	0.04%
Hoya	DMXF +0.38 points	0.52%	0.14%
Nokia	DMXF +0.38 points	0.41%	0.03%
Softbank	DMXF +0.37 points	0.40%	0.03%
Swiss Re AG	DMXF +0.36 points	0.49%	0.13%
Galderma Group N AG	DMXF +0.33 points	0.40%	0.07%
Sandoz Group AG	DMXF +0.34 points	0.39%	0.05%
Ucb SA	DMXF +0.34 points	0.36%	0.02%
Caixabank SA	DMXF +0.32 points	0.41%	0.09%
Assa Abloy B	DMXF +0.31 points	0.36%	0.05%
Haleon PLCHLN.L	DMXF +0.31 points	0.35%	0.04%
Sandvik	DMXF +0.31 points	0.35%	0.04%
Erste Group Bank AG	DMXF +0.31 points	0.35%	0.04%
Asm International NV	DMXF +0.31 points	0.36%	0.05%
Goodman Group Units	DMXF +0.30 points	0.35%	0.05%
Genmab	DMXF +0.29 points	0.32%	0.03%
Societe Generale SA	DMXF +0.29 points	0.40%	0.11%
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings	DMXF +0.28 points	0.37%	0.09%
Komatsu	DMXF +0.28 points	0.32%	0.04%
Fujitsu	DMXF +0.26 points	0.36%	0.10%
Fanuc Corp	DMXF +0.26 points	0.32%	0.06%
Japan Post Bank Ltd	DMXF +0.26 points	0.32%	0.06%
Legrand SA	DMXF +0.26 points	0.35%	0.09%
Assicurazioni Generali	DMXF +0.25 points	0.32%	0.07%
Nec	DMXF +0.25 points	0.35%	0.10%
Kbc Groep	DMXF +0.25 points	0.28%	0.03%
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing	DMXF +0.25 points	0.40%	0.15%
Swiss Life Holding AG	DMXF +0.24 points	0.30%	0.06%
Chugai Pharmaceutical Ltd	DMXF +0.23 points	0.27%	0.04%
Amadeus It Group	DMXF +0.23 points	0.25%	0.02%
Qbe Insurance Group	DMXF +0.24 points	0.26%	0.02%
Transurban Group Stapled Units	DMXF +0.23 points	0.28%	0.05%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken	DMXF +0.23 points	0.28%	0.05%
Resona Holdings	DMXF +0.23 points	0.28%	0.05%
Dnb Bank	DMXF +0.23 points	0.26%	0.03%
Aviva PLCAV.L	DMXF +0.22 points	0.27%	0.05%
Vestas Wind Systems	DMXF +0.22 points	0.26%	0.04%
Techtronic Industries	DMXF +0.21 points	0.23%	0.02%
Kyocera	DMXF +0.21 points	0.24%	0.03%
Novozymes B	DMXF +0.21 points	0.23%	0.02%
Alcon AG	DMXF +0.20 points	0.33%	0.13%
Ferrovial NV	DMXF +0.19 points	0.25%	0.06%
Japan Post Holdings Ltd	DMXF +0.20 points	0.22%	0.02%
Nn Group	DMXF +0.19 points	0.21%	0.02%
Abn Amro Bank NV	DMXF +0.19 points	0.25%	0.06%
Hexagon Class B	DMXF +0.19 points	0.22%	0.03%
Adyen	DMXF +0.18 points	0.23%	0.05%
Intercontinental Hotels Group PLCIHG.L	DMXF +0.18 points	0.22%	0.04%
Aib Group PLC	DMXF +0.18 points	0.22%	0.04%
Aena Sme SA	DMXF +0.18 points	0.21%	0.03%
Publicis Groupe	DMXF +0.18 points	0.24%	0.06%
Ajinomoto	DMXF +0.18 points	0.26%	0.08%
Disco Corp	DMXF +0.18 points	0.26%	0.08%
Daimler Truck Holding E AG	DMXF +0.18 points	0.20%	0.02%
Legal and General Group PLCLGEN.L	DMXF +0.18 points	0.20%	0.02%
Ibiden Ltd	DMXF +0.18 points	0.23%	0.05%
Northern Star Resources Ltd	DMXF +0.17 points	0.22%	0.05%
Ntt	DMXF +0.18 points	0.31%	0.13%
Helvetia Baloise Holding N AG	DMXF +0.18 points	0.20%	0.02%
Fresenius N	DMXF +0.18 points	0.21%	0.03%
Banca Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena Sp	DMXF +0.17 points	0.21%	0.04%
Renesas Electronics Corp	DMXF +0.17 points	0.29%	0.12%
Poste Italiane	DMXF +0.17 points	0.19%	0.02%
Merck	DMXF +0.17 points	0.20%	0.04%
Dsm Firmenich AG	DMXF +0.16 points	0.18%	0.02%
Swisscom AG	DMXF +0.16 points	0.20%	0.04%
Fujifilm Holdings	DMXF +0.16 points	0.23%	0.07%
Wolters Kluwer	DMXF +0.16 points	0.21%	0.05%
Bper Banca	DMXF +0.16 points	0.19%	0.03%
Astellas Pharma	DMXF +0.15 points	0.26%	0.11%
Svenska Handelsbanken-A Shs	DMXF +0.16 points	0.20%	0.04%
Geberit AG	DMXF +0.15 points	0.21%	0.06%
Hannover Rueck	DMXF +0.15 points	0.18%	0.03%

All 393 DMXF holdings⁠All 744 ESGG holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

DMXF vs ESGG Cost

Overpaying ESGG vs DMXF

$5,952

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

DMXF 0.12%
$2,520
ESGG 0.42%
$8,472

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

DMXF 0.12%
ESGG 0.42%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	DMXF	ESGG	Overpaying
10	$220	$759	$539
20	$859	$2,927	$2,068
30	$2,520	$8,472	$5,952

Expense ratio

0.12%DMXF, cheaper
0.42%ESGG

DMXF0.12%ESGG0.42%

0.10%0.95%

Middle half of International ESG & Values Index funds
Median 0.23%

DMXF 2nd cheapest of 18 funds

ESGG 13th cheapest of 18 funds

DMXF vs ESGG Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): DMXF 4.22%, better; ESGG 1.27%
Payout (12M): DMXF $3.54; ESGG $3.00
Last payment: DMXF $1.03; ESGG $0.48
Ex-dividend: DMXF Jun 15, 2026; ESGG Sep 18, 2026
Paid on: DMXF Jun 18, 2026; ESGG Sep 24, 2026
Frequency: DMXF Twice a year; ESGG Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

DMXFTwice a year · 13 paymentsAll DMXF payments⁠

ESGGQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll ESGG payments⁠

DMXF vs ESGG Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

DMXF
ESGG

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: DMXF 12.8%ESGG 11.3%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: DMXF 1.06ESGG 1.53, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: DMXF −33.7%ESGG −27.6%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: DMXF 0.86ESGG 0.94; Market = 1

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