Overview
Developed international markets tilted toward higher ESG ratings — EAFE exposure that tracks the parent index closely while screening out the worst offenders.
Top Holdings
| Ticker | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| ASML | ASML Holding | 1.8% |
| NESN | Nestlé SA | 1.5% |
| SAP | SAP SE | 1.5% |
| NOVN | Novartis AG | 1.3% |
| ROG | Roche Holding | 1.2% |
| AZN | AstraZeneca | 1.1% |
| 7203 | Toyota Motor | 1.1% |
| MC | LVMH | 1.0% |
| SIE | Siemens AG | 1.0% |
| HSBA | HSBC Holdings | 0.9% |
Fund Details
Investment Thesis
ESGD is the pragmatist's ESG: optimise toward better-rated companies, drop the tobacco and weapons tails, but constrain the whole exercise to hug the EAFE index — so the +16% year looks almost exactly like the market it screens. It became the default international sleeve for values-mandated model portfolios precisely because it asks so little tracking-error sacrifice.
Who It's For
Advisors and investors with ESG mandates who need international exposure that behaves like the benchmark. The EAFE counterpart to ESGU already in the portal.
10-Year History
| Year | Close | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $41.62 | -- |
| 2017 | $52.44 | +26.0% |
| 2018 | $45.10 | -14.0% |
| 2019 | $55.02 | +22.0% |
| 2020 | $59.42 | +8.0% |
| 2021 | $65.96 | +11.0% |
| 2022 | $56.06 | -15.0% |
| 2023 | $66.15 | +18.0% |
| 2024 | $68.80 | +4.0% |
| 2025 | $86.00 | +25.0% |
| Year | Yield |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 2.80% |
| 2017 | 2.60% |
| 2018 | 3.00% |
| 2019 | 2.90% |
| 2020 | 2.20% |
| 2021 | 2.50% |
| 2022 | 3.20% |
| 2023 | 3.10% |
| 2024 | 3.20% |
| 2025 | 3.10% |
| Year | AUM | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $0.1B | -- |
| 2017 | $0.5B | +400.0% |
| 2018 | $1.5B | +200.0% |
| 2019 | $3B | +100.0% |
| 2020 | $5B | +66.7% |
| 2021 | $7.5B | +50.0% |
| 2022 | $6.5B | -13.3% |
| 2023 | $7.5B | +15.4% |
| 2024 | $9.5B | +26.7% |
| 2025 | $11B | +15.8% |
Price history from exchange data. Dividend yields from reported distributions; some earlier years are derived from total-return vs price-return data or are ETFHub estimates. AUM history is an ETFHub estimate modelled from current assets and annual returns (fund flows not reflected) and may differ from official fund records. Data as of October 2026.
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