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ETF comparison

ESGD vs IXUS

International Developed vs International Total.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF · iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
40.1 %

358 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of ESGD and IXUS would leave roughly 40.1% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

ESGD unmatched 58.9% Shared 40.1% IXUS unmatched 59.6%

Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.

In ESGD only
1 positions
Shared
358 positions
In IXUS only
4,131 positions

Side by side

ESGD

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

iShares · International Developed

86 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.20%
Net assets
$11.87B
TTM yield
3.36%
Top-10 conc.
13.9%
IXUS

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

iShares · International Total

92 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.070%
Net assets
$58.76B
TTM yield
3.03%
Top-10 conc.
13.6%

Sub-score comparison

80
Cost
93
76
Tax efficiency
77
100
Liquidity
100
94
Concentration
95
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Tracking quality
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ESGD sub-score IXUS

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

IXUS is 13 bps cheaper than ESGD. On a $100,000 position that's about $130/yr more in fees for ESGD.

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

Top shared holdings

358 shared in total
# Holding In ESGD In IXUS Overlap
1 ASML Holding N.V. 3.11% 1.51% 1.51%
2 HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.38% 0.86% 0.86%
3 Roche Holding AG 1.20% 0.72% 0.72%
4 Novartis AG 1.58% 0.68% 0.68%
5 ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.10% 0.60% 0.60%
6 Nestle S.A. 1.13% 0.60% 0.60%
7 SHELL PLC 0.88% 0.60% 0.60%
8 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 1.24% 0.57% 0.57%
9 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.82% 0.56% 0.56%
10 BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.92% 0.50% 0.50%
11 COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.90% 0.49% 0.49%
12 Banco Santander, S.A. 0.59% 0.48% 0.48%

Only in ESGD

1 total
  • Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft 0.09%

Only in IXUS

4,131 total
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 4.29%
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1.92%
  • SK hynix Inc. 1.48%
  • Tencent Holdings Limited 0.88%
  • ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.69%
  • Alibaba Group Holding Limited 0.60%
  • THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK 0.47%
  • MediaTek Inc. 0.36%
  • SHOPIFY INC. 0.34%
  • COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 0.30%

Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.

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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.