ESGU vs NUDV: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

ESGUANasdaq

Nuveen ESG Dividend

NUDVCCboe

Overlap

19.4%by weight

Expense ratio

ESGU −0.11pt a year

ESGU0.15%NUDV0.26%

Avg volume · 30D

ESGU 50.8×the volume

ESGU389KNUDV7.67K

5Y return · a year

ESGU +1.3pt

ESGU+10.8%NUDV+9.5%

ESGU vs NUDV Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+67.1%ESGU+57.1%NUDV

Expense ratio: ESGU 0.15%, better; NUDV 0.26%
Fund size: ESGU $17.8B; NUDV $57M
1Y total return: ESGU +11.5%; NUDV +21.2%, better
Yield (12M): ESGU 0.94%; NUDV 2.22%, better
Holdings: ESGU 271; NUDV 84
Avg volume (30D): ESGU 389K sh, better; NUDV 7.67K sh
NAV per share: ESGU $165.22; NUDV $34.26
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for ESGU, NUDV, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	ESGU	NUDV
Cost30% weight	B68Higher	C46
Mission25% weight	A97Higher	D39
Risk15% weight	C50	A85Higher
Tradability15% weight	A92Higher	D39
Holdings10% weight	B59	B69Higher
Durability5% weight	A95Higher	F24

Rank among US ESG & Values Index funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. ESGU and NUDV are both graded against the same 47 US ESG & Values Index funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

US ESG & Values Index⁠

Category · 47 funds

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ESGU ranks 4th and NUDV 34th of 47 funds in the US ESG & Values Index Category.

Rank 1AKLMNInvesco MSCI North America Climate ETFScore 82
Rank 2AEFIVState Street SPDR S&P 500 ESG ETFScore 79
Rank 3ASNPEXtrackers S&P 500 Scored & Screened ETFScore 78
Rank 4AESGUiShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETFScore 76
Rank 5ADFSUDimensional US Sustainability Core 1 ETFScore 74
Rank 33CETHOAmplify Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETFScore 51
Rank 34CNUDVNuveen ESG DividendScore 50
Rank 35CTPSCTimothy Plan US Small Cap Core ETFScore 47

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

ESGUAiShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

NUDVCNuveen ESG Dividend

In short

ESGU Screening out companies is easy; keeping the market's shape while you do it is the hard part. ESGU's index optimizes toward stronger ESG characteristics while targeting risk and return similar to the broad MSCI USA Index.

NUDV Most ESG funds are the S&P 500 with the laggards screened out. NUDV starts somewhere else: higher-yielding US dividend payers, run through TIAA's ESG screens, landing at roughly 90 stocks.

Stated mandate

ESGU Seeks to track an index of large- and mid-cap U.S. companies selected for favorable environmental, social and governance (ESG) characteristics while seeking risk/return similar to the MSCI USA Index.

NUDV The Fund seeks to track the TIAA ESG USA High Dividend Index before fees and expenses.

Why people hold it

ESGU Not a screen-and-drop portfolio: the index optimizes toward better ESG characteristics while targeting risk and return similar to the broad MSCI USA Index.ishares.com
0.15% a year, below the typical fund in its US ESG group, spread across roughly 300 large- and mid-cap names rather than a narrow shortlist.
Running since 2016, a multi-billion-dollar iShares fund that pays quarterly and sits in the top quartile of a crowded US ESG peer group.

NUDV Two jobs, one ticket: it tracks the TIAA ESG USA High Dividend Index, so the income tilt and the values screen are built into the same rulebook.
Roughly 90 US stocks, not a lightly edited 500. You get a real dividend concentration rather than the whole market with a few names shaved off.
Income arrives on a quarterly schedule, the standard cadence for US dividend equity funds.
Live since 2021 with a Nuveen wrapper around a TIAA-branded index, so the screening methodology and the manager come from the same house.

Worth knowing

ESGU Cheaper seats in the same row: XVV at 0.08%, ESGV at 0.09%, SNPE and EFIV at 0.10%, against 0.15% here.
Market-like risk is the stated goal, so exclusions are lighter than a purist ESG fund and the holdings end up looking a lot like the broad US market.ishares.com
MSCI's ratings decide who makes the cut, so the portfolio reflects one provider's definition of ESG, not an industry standard.ishares.com

NUDV At 0.26% it sits just above its ESG peer group's median and roughly triple the broad screened index funds like ESGV (0.09%) and XVV (0.08%).
Thinly traded with a modest asset base, so spreads can run wider than the household-name ESG funds and size orders deserve care.
A dividend screen plus an ESG screen means a portfolio that can look nothing like the S&P 500, in either direction, in any given stretch.

Full ESGU profile⁠

Full NUDV profile⁠

ESGU vs NUDV Holdings

How ESGU and NUDV differ

Overlap by weight

19.4%

Shared holdings make up 90.0% of NUDV and 20.1% of ESGU.

Level by level

Holdings72 in both19.4%
Sector11 Sectors63.5%
Asset classEquity100%
Countryby domicile99.8%

Sector

Sector weights in ESGU and NUDV, widest gap first
Sector	More in ESGUMore in NUDV	ESGU	NUDV
Technology	ESGU +26.9 points	38.4%	11.5%
Financials	NUDV +12.0 points	11.9%	23.9%
Consumer Staples	NUDV +5.9 points	4.6%	10.5%
Health Care	NUDV +5.4 points	10.6%	16.0%
Industrials	NUDV +5.1 points	8.2%	13.3%
Consumer Discretionary	ESGU +5.0 points	8.1%	3.1%
Communication	ESGU +4.6 points	8.5%	3.9%
Utilities	NUDV +3.1 points	1.8%	4.9%
Real Estate	NUDV +2.6 points	2.1%	4.7%
Materials	NUDV +2.0 points	1.9%	3.9%
Energy	NUDV +0.3 points	4.0%	4.3%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in ESGU and NUDV, widest gap first
Country	More in ESGUMore in NUDV	ESGU	NUDV
United States	NUDV +0.2 points	99.8%	100.0%
Brazil	ESGU +0.1 points	0.1%	0.0%
China	ESGU +0.1 points	0.1%	0.0%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

ESGU36.2%
NUDV23.4%

Securities held

ESGU268
NUDV83

Asset class

ESGU: Equity
NUDV: Equity

Holdings

Only in ESGU196
In both72
Only in NUDV11

Only in ESGU

196 securities, 79.8% of ESGU by weight

Apple7.66%
NVIDIA7.25%
Microsoft5.71%
Amazon.com Inc3.49%
Alphabet Class C2.89%
Broadcom Inc2.29%
Meta Platforms Class A1.91%
Tesla Inc1.73%
Eli Lilly1.70%
Alphabet Class A1.58%
Micron Technology1.50%
JPMorgan Chase & Co1.34%
Visa Class A1.33%
Advanced Micro Devices1.29%
Exxonmobil Holdings Corp0.82%
Johnson & Johnson0.81%
Mastercard Class A0.74%
Costco Wholesale Corp0.65%
Hartford Insurance Group0.60%
Applied Material Inc0.58%
Lam Research0.56%
Palo Alto Networks0.55%
Palantir Technologies Class A0.50%
Rtx0.48%
Caterpillar Inc0.48%
Nisource0.47%
UnitedHealth Group0.46%
Ge Aerospace0.46%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B0.46%
Intel Corporation0.45%
Texas Instrument0.42%
Nextera Energy0.41%
Linde PLC0.40%
S&P Global0.40%
American Express0.39%
Bank of America0.36%
Metlife0.36%
Williams0.36%
Amgen Inc0.36%
Oracle0.35%
Ge Vernova0.35%
Trane Technologies PLC0.35%
Salesforce0.34%
Conocophillips0.33%
Analog Devices0.33%
Netflix0.32%
Church and Dwight Inc0.32%
Cheniere Energy0.32%
Crh Public Limited PLC0.32%
Mckesson Corp0.30%

Only in NUDV

11 securities, 9.8% of NUDV by weight

Slb Ltd1.57%
Allstate Corp.1.51%
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.1.14%
Centerpoint Energy Inc1.13%
Verisign Inc.1.03%
The Hershey Company0.99%
M & T Bank Corp.0.82%
Verisk Analytics Inc0.55%
Bunge Global SA0.50%
Zimmer Biomet Holdings0.39%
Apollo Global Management0.20%

Weight gaps

All 72 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in ESGU and NUDV, widest gap first
Holding	More in ESGUMore in NUDV	ESGU	NUDV
Coca-ColaKO	NUDV +2.17 points	0.61%	2.78%
Merck & Co IncMRK	NUDV +2.11 points	0.53%	2.64%
International Business Machines CoIBM	NUDV +1.94 points	0.40%	2.34%
Procter & GamblePG	NUDV +1.87 points	0.66%	2.53%
DeereDE	NUDV +1.85 points	0.23%	2.08%
Accenture PLC Class AACN	NUDV +1.84 points	0.35%	2.19%
PfizerPFE	NUDV +1.80 points	0.25%	2.05%
Union PacificUNP	NUDV +1.67 points	0.32%	1.99%
Goldman Sachs GroupGS	NUDV +1.64 points	0.52%	2.16%
AbbVieABBV	NUDV +1.56 points	0.89%	2.45%
Travelers CompaniesTRV	NUDV +1.52 points	0.18%	1.70%
Morgan StanleyMS	NUDV +1.52 points	0.44%	1.96%
Intercontinental Exchange IncICE	NUDV +1.50 points	0.22%	1.72%
Cisco Systems IncCSCO	NUDV +1.44 points	0.69%	2.13%
Yum BrandsYUM	NUDV +1.39 points	0.11%	1.50%
SempraSRE	NUDV +1.38 points	0.10%	1.48%
OneokOKE	NUDV +1.37 points	0.14%	1.51%
Us BancorpUSB	NUDV +1.34 points	0.21%	1.55%
Eaton PLCETN	NUDV +1.33 points	0.21%	1.54%
Verizon Communications IncVZ	NUDV +1.31 points	0.55%	1.86%
3MMMM	NUDV +1.31 points	0.26%	1.57%
CignaCI	NUDV +1.30 points	0.21%	1.51%
Cboe Global MarketsCBOE	NUDV +1.28 points	0.16%	1.44%
AT&TT	NUDV +1.25 points	0.23%	1.48%
Pnc Financial Services GroupPNC	NUDV +1.23 points	0.29%	1.52%
Equinix ReitEQIX	NUDV +1.22 points	0.36%	1.58%
EcolabECL	NUDV +1.20 points	0.43%	1.63%
Archer Daniels MidlandADM	NUDV +1.20 points	0.14%	1.34%
Baker Hughes Class ABKR	NUDV +1.16 points	0.13%	1.29%
Nxp Semiconductors NVNXPI	NUDV +1.15 points	0.14%	1.29%
Honeywell International IncHON	NUDV +1.14 points	0.36%	1.50%
Gilead SciencesGILD	NUDV +1.12 points	0.43%	1.55%
Bank of New York Mellon CorpBNY	NUDV +1.12 points	0.43%	1.55%
SyscoSYY	NUDV +1.12 points	0.23%	1.35%
Automatic Data Processing IncADP	NUDV +1.11 points	0.40%	1.51%
Exelon CorpEXC	NUDV +1.10 points	0.36%	1.46%
Prudential Financial IncPRU	NUDV +1.09 points	0.26%	1.35%
Sherwin WilliamsSHW	NUDV +1.08 points	0.16%	1.24%
MarshMRSH	NUDV +0.99 points	0.11%	1.10%
Ppg IndustriesPPG	NUDV +0.94 points	0.15%	1.09%
Starbucks CorpSBUX	NUDV +0.93 points	0.19%	1.12%
Ferguson EnterprisesFERG	NUDV +0.93 points	0.10%	1.03%
ProgressivePGR	NUDV +0.92 points	0.24%	1.16%
Nasdaq IncNDAQ	NUDV +0.90 points	0.20%	1.10%
Eversource EnergyES	NUDV +0.89 points	0.16%	1.05%
Elevance Health IncELV	NUDV +0.80 points	0.20%	1.00%
StrykerSYK	NUDV +0.76 points	0.32%	1.08%
CitigroupC	NUDV +0.76 points	0.34%	1.10%
Cummins IncCMI	NUDV +0.76 points	0.34%	1.10%
Crown Castle IncCCI	NUDV +0.70 points	0.23%	0.93%
Royalty Pharma PLC Class ARPRX	NUDV +0.69 points	0.13%	0.82%
Kraft HeinzKHC	NUDV +0.58 points	0.20%	0.78%
SterisSTE	NUDV +0.55 points	0.35%	0.90%
American Tower ReitAMT	NUDV +0.53 points	0.39%	0.92%
CsxCSX	NUDV +0.53 points	0.11%	0.64%
Home DepotHD	ESGU +0.51 points	0.66%	0.15%
IntuitINTU	NUDV +0.50 points	0.19%	0.69%
Capital One Financial CorpCOF	NUDV +0.42 points	0.18%	0.60%
Hewlett Packard EnterpriseHPE	NUDV +0.40 points	0.17%	0.57%
Cardinal HealthCAH	NUDV +0.39 points	0.28%	0.67%
Prologis ReitPLD	NUDV +0.37 points	0.28%	0.65%
Fifth Third BancorpFITB	NUDV +0.37 points	0.15%	0.52%
Johnson Controls International PLCJCI	NUDV +0.31 points	0.13%	0.44%
Digital Realty Trust ReitDLR	NUDV +0.17 points	0.20%	0.37%
Broadridge Financial Solutions IncBR	NUDV +0.17 points	0.17%	0.34%
BlackRockBLK	NUDV +0.16 points	0.27%	0.43%
Iron Mountain IncIRM	NUDV +0.15 points	0.10%	0.25%
Rockwell Automation IncROK	NUDV +0.13 points	0.10%	0.23%
Lowes Companies IncLOW	NUDV +0.12 points	0.38%	0.50%
Ch Robinson WorldwideCHRW	ESGU +0.07 points	0.09%	0.02%
General Mills IncGIS	ESGU +0.07 points	0.18%	0.11%
State StreetSTT	ESGU +0.06 points	0.24%	0.18%

All 268 ESGU holdings⁠All 84 NUDV 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.

ESGU vs NUDV Cost

Overpaying NUDV vs ESGU

$2,221

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

ESGU 0.15%
$3,137
NUDV 0.26%
$5,358

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

ESGU 0.15%
NUDV 0.26%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	ESGU	NUDV	Overpaying
10	$274	$473	$199
20	$1,071	$1,838	$767
30	$3,137	$5,358	$2,221

Expense ratio

0.15%ESGU, cheaper
0.26%NUDV

ESGU0.15%NUDV0.26%

0.08%0.95%

Middle half of US ESG & Values Index funds
Median 0.25%

ESGU 13th cheapest of 47 funds

NUDV 25th cheapest of 47 funds

ESGU vs NUDV Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): ESGU 0.94%; NUDV 2.22%, better
Payout (12M): ESGU $1.55; NUDV $0.76
Last payment: ESGU $0.38; NUDV $0.18
Ex-dividend: ESGU Sep 15, 2026; NUDV Sep 29, 2026
Paid on: ESGU Sep 18, 2026; NUDV Sep 30, 2026
Frequency: ESGU Quarterly; NUDV Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

ESGUQuarterly · 41 paymentsAll ESGU payments⁠

NUDVQuarterly · 20 paymentsAll NUDV payments⁠

ESGU vs NUDV Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

ESGU
NUDV

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: ESGU 12.8%, betterNUDV 13.1%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: ESGU 1.35, betterNUDV 1.09
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: ESGU −26.1%NUDV −20.1%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: ESGU 1.04NUDV 0.79; Market = 1

ESGU and NUDV in the news

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ETF Filings
iShares files for a screened MSCI USA ETF that omits ESG from the name
Sep 4, 2026ESGU

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ESGU vs NUDV

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How ESGU and NUDV differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in ESGU

Only in NUDV

Weight gaps

Cost over time

Year by year

Distribution history

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

iShares files for a screened MSCI USA ETF that omits ESG from the name

How ESGU and NUDV differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in ESGU

Only in NUDV

Weight gaps