ETF comparison

DSIvsESGU

Both US Total Market.

iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF · iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
55.8%

191 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DSI and ESGU would leave roughly55.8%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

DSI only 44.1%Shared 55.8%ESGU only 44.0%
In DSI only
209 positions
Shared
191 positions
In ESGU only
96 positions

Side by side

DSI

iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF

iShares · US Total Market

77composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.25%
Net assets
$5.51B
TTM yield
0.86%
Top-10 conc.
45.6%
ESGU

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

iShares · US Total Market

86composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.15%
Net assets
$18.15B
TTM yield
0.92%
Top-10 conc.
37.7%

Sub-score comparison

75
Cost
85
89
Tax efficiency
89
89
Liquidity
100
49
Concentration
60
Tracking quality
DSIsub-scoreESGU

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

ESGU is 10 bps cheaper than DSI. On a $100,000 position that's about $100/yr more in fees for DSI.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with DSI vs ESGU.

Top shared holdings

191 shared in total
#HoldingIn DSIIn ESGUOverlap
1NVIDIA CORPORATION14.44%7.77%7.77%
2MICROSOFT CORPORATION8.58%4.73%4.73%
3ALPHABET INC.5.54%4.72%4.72%
4TESLA, INC.3.21%1.85%1.85%
5ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.1.72%1.33%1.33%
6ALPHABET INC.6.67%1.33%1.33%
7VISA INC.1.66%0.95%0.95%
8INTEL CORPORATION1.27%0.85%0.85%
9CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.1.08%0.75%0.75%
10APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.0.93%0.72%0.72%
11LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION0.96%0.71%0.71%
12CATERPILLAR INC.1.24%0.69%0.69%

Only in DSI

209 total
  • Chubb Limited0.36%
  • MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC.0.25%
  • UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.0.24%
  • MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION0.22%
  • ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.0.21%
  • NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION0.21%
  • HCA HEALTHCARE, INC.0.21%
  • AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.0.20%
  • SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC.0.20%
  • DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC.0.20%

Only in ESGU

96 total
  • APPLE INC.6.83%
  • AMAZON.COM, INC.3.82%
  • BROADCOM INC.3.07%
  • META PLATFORMS, INC.1.94%
  • MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.1.66%
  • ELI LILLY AND COMPANY1.33%
  • JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.1.17%
  • EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION0.69%
  • THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.0.66%
  • BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.0.63%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.