FlexShares STOXX US ESG Impact Index Fund
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The FlexShares STOXX US ESG Impact Index Fund follows a principles-based index composed of US-listed companies that exhibit environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) characteristics. |
Category | US Equities |
Fund Sponsor | Northern Trust |
Website | www.flexshares.com |
Inception date | Jul 13, 2016 |
Assets (mns) | $155 |
Currency | USD |
Expense ratio | 32 bp |
Distributions | Quarterly |
Regulation | Open-Ended Fund |
Custodian | |
Weighting | Principles-based |
Index replication | |
Uses derivatives | No |
Options available | No |
No. of constituents | 272 |
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns) | $509,407 |
Large cap (>$10bn) | 99.8% |
Mid cap ($2-10bn) | 0.2% |
Small cap (<$2bn) | 0.0% |
Developed mkts | 100.0% |
Emerging mkts | 0.0% |
APPLE INC | 4.9 % |
MICROSOFT CORP | 4.8 % |
AMAZON.COM INC | 4.8 % |
3.9 % | |
TESLA MOTORS INC | 3.5 % |
ALPHABET INC. CLASS C | 3.5 % |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 2.7 % |
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THE | 2.1 % |
HOME DEPOT INC | 1.9 % |
WALT DISNEY CO/THE | 1.7 % | Total | 33.9 % |
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UNITED STATES | 95.6 % |
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IRELAND | 2.1 % |
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SWITZERLAND | 0.4 % |
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BRITAIN | 0.4 % |
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BERMUDA | 0.1 % |
HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE 

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Year-to-date | 1 year | 5 years | 10 years | Since Incep. |
20.7% | 20.7% | -- | -- | 16.3% |
versus... | Beta | R-squared |
S&P500 | 1.01 | 99% |
MSCI EAFE | 0.93 | 83% |
MSCI Emg. Mkts. | 0.73 | 65% |
Recent close | $92.34 |
30d moving avg. | $90.91 |
Annualized volatility | 19.1% |
Short interest (ETF) | 0.0% |
Relative strength (RSI) | 61 |
Avg. volume (thou.) | 13 |
Turnover | 0.8% |
Bid/Ask (% of price) | 0.09% |
ADV underlying (mns) | $184,472 |
FINDING ALTERNATIVE FUNDS
Below is a list of 98 potential alternatives to the FlexShares STOXX US ESG Impact Index Fund ETF based on the alternatives' overlap in portfolio holdings with ESG. Consider funds with lower expense ratios and/or higher ALTAR Score™ ratings as possible alternatives.
Benchmark ticker: | ESG | Expense: | 32 bp | ALTAR Score™: | 4.6% |
Ticker | Fund Name |
Overlap1 vs ESG (%) |
Expense ratio (bp) |
Savings vs ESG (bp) |
ALTAR Score™ (%) |
ALTAR vs ESG (%) |
ESGV | Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF | 74.2 | 12 | 20 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
EFIV | SPDR S&P 500 ESG ETF | 68.5 | 10 | 22 | 4.7 | +0.1 |
SNPE | Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF | 68.4 | 10 | 22 | 4.7 | +0.1 |
MGC | Vanguard Mega Cap Index Fund | 67.7 | 7 | 25 | 4.7 | +0.1 |
PBP | Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF | 66.7 | 49 | -17 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
IWL | iShares Russell Top 200 ETF | 66.4 | 15 | 17 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
XYLG | Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF | 66.2 | 60 | -28 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
BKLC | BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF | 65.8 | 0 | 32 | 4.6 | +0.0 |
SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 65.6 | 9 | 23 | 4.8 | +0.2 |
SPLG | SPDR Portfolio Large Cap ETF | 65.6 | 3 | 29 | 4.8 | +0.3 |
IVV | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 65.5 | 3 | 29 | 4.8 | +0.3 |
JUST | Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF | 64.8 | 20 | 12 | 4.7 | +0.1 |
GSUS | Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF | 64.6 | 7 | 25 | 4.6 | +0.1 |
SPXE | ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Energy ETF | 64.5 | 27 | 5 | 4.7 | +0.2 |
SPXN | ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Financials ETF | 64.1 | 27 | 5 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
SPYX | SPDR S&P 500 Fossil Fuel Reserves Free ETF | 64.0 | 20 | 12 | 4.9 | +0.3 |
OEF | iShares S&P 100 ETF | 64.0 | 20 | 12 | 4.3 | -0.2 |
VOO | VANGUARD S&P 500 ETF | 63.9 | 3 | 29 | 4.9 | +0.3 |
JCTR | JPMorgan Carbon Transition U.S. Equity ETF | 63.7 | 15 | 17 | 4.7 | +0.2 |
BBUS | JP Morgan Betabuilders U.S. Equity ETF | 63.5 | 2 | 30 | 4.7 | +0.2 |
VV | Vanguard Large-Cap Index Fund | 63.5 | 4 | 28 | 4.7 | +0.1 |
PBUS | Invesco PureBeta MSCI USA ETF | 63.3 | 4 | 28 | 4.7 | +0.1 |
ESGU | iShares MSCI USA ESG Optimized ETF | 62.4 | 15 | 17 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
SCHX | Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF | 61.8 | 3 | 29 | 4.6 | +0.1 |
SPXV | ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Health Care ETF | 61.7 | 27 | 5 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
XOUT | GraniteShares XOUT U.S. Large Cap ETF | 61.6 | 60 | -28 | 3.7 | -0.8 |
SPTM | SPDR Portfolio Total Stock Market ETF | 61.0 | 3 | 29 | 4.9 | +0.3 |
IQSU | IQ Candriam ESG US Equity ETF | 60.8 | 9 | 23 | 4.6 | +0.1 |
SCHK | Schwab 1000 Index ETF | 60.5 | 5 | 27 | 4.7 | +0.1 |
IWB | iShares Russell 1000 ETF | 60.2 | 15 | 17 | 4.6 | -0.0 |
IYY | iShares Dow Jones U.S. ETF | 59.8 | 20 | 12 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
CATH | Global X S&P 500 Catholic Values Custom ETF | 59.4 | 29 | 3 | 4.7 | +0.1 |
ESGG | FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Impact Index Fund | 59.3 | 42 | -10 | 4.7 | +0.1 |
SFY | SoFi Select 500 ETF | 59.1 | 0 | 32 | 4.6 | +0.1 |
NACP | Impact Shares NAACP Minority Empowerment ETF | 58.4 | 49 | -17 | 4.8 | +0.2 |
EPS | WisdomTree U.S. Earnings 500 Fund | 58.2 | 8 | 24 | 6.0 | +1.4 |
VTHR | Vanguard Russell 3000 Index Fund | 58.1 | 10 | 22 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
XLG | Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF | 57.9 | 20 | 12 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
SPXT | ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Technology ETF | 57.5 | 27 | 5 | 4.9 | +0.4 |
IWV | iShares Russell 3000 ETF | 56.8 | 20 | 12 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
SCHB | Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF | 56.7 | 3 | 29 | 4.5 | -0.0 |
ITOT | iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF | 56.4 | 3 | 29 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
VONE | Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF | 56.2 | 8 | 24 | 4.6 | +0.1 |
VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 55.7 | 3 | 29 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
GSLC | Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF | 55.3 | 9 | 23 | 4.9 | +0.3 |
DIVB | iShares U.S. Dividend & Buyback ETF | 55.2 | 25 | 7 | 5.9 | +1.4 |
DFAU | Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF | 55.2 | 12 | 20 | 4.7 | +0.2 |
DSI | iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETF | 54.9 | 25 | 7 | 4.7 | +0.1 |
VOOG | Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF | 54.8 | 10 | 22 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
DLN | WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund | 54.7 | 28 | 4 | 6.2 | +1.6 |
SPYG | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF | 53.7 | 4 | 28 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
IVW | iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF | 53.7 | 18 | 14 | 3.7 | -0.9 |
MMTM | SPDR S&P 1500 Momentum Tilt ETF | 53.2 | 12 | 20 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
QUS | SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF | 52.5 | 15 | 17 | 5.3 | +0.7 |
JHML | John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF | 52.5 | 29 | 3 | 4.9 | +0.4 |
IUSG | iShares Core S&P US Growth ETF | 52.3 | 4 | 28 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
DTD | WisdomTree U.S.Total Dividend Fund | 51.8 | 28 | 4 | 6.3 | +1.7 |
FNDX | Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Co. Index ETF | 51.6 | 25 | 7 | 5.8 | +1.2 |
SPUS | SP Funds S&P 500 Sharia Industry Exclusions ETF | 51.6 | 49 | -17 | 3.5 | -1.0 |
SPYV | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF | 51.5 | 4 | 28 | 6.4 | +1.8 |
WOMN | Impact Shares YWCA Women's Empowerment ETF | 51.5 | 75 | -43 | 3.6 | -0.9 |
IVE | iShares S&P 500 Value ETF | 51.5 | 18 | 14 | 6.3 | +1.7 |
PRF | Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF | 51.3 | 39 | -7 | 5.8 | +1.3 |
SCHV | Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF | 50.9 | 4 | 28 | 6.1 | +1.5 |
IWF | iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF | 50.5 | 19 | 13 | 3.6 | -1.0 |
PLC | Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF | 50.5 | 15 | 17 | 5.8 | +1.2 |
SUSL | iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF | 50.4 | 10 | 22 | 4.9 | +0.3 |
USSG | Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF | 50.4 | 10 | 22 | 4.9 | +0.3 |
VONG | Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund | 50.0 | 8 | 24 | 3.7 | -0.9 |
VTV | Vanguard Value Index Fund | 50.0 | 4 | 28 | 6.5 | +2.0 |
IUSV | iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF | 49.8 | 4 | 28 | 6.4 | +1.8 |
HIPR | Direxion High Growth ETF | 49.6 | 40 | -8 | 4.0 | -0.6 |
IWY | iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF | 49.5 | 20 | 12 | 3.7 | -0.8 |
VOOV | Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF | 49.3 | 10 | 22 | 6.6 | +2.0 |
FNDB | Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF | 48.7 | 25 | 7 | 5.7 | +1.2 |
DGRO | iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF | 47.8 | 8 | 24 | 6.0 | +1.4 |
RESP | WisdomTree US ESG Fund of Benef Interest | 47.5 | 28 | 4 | 5.2 | +0.6 |
KOKU | Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF | 47.2 | 9 | 23 | 5.1 | +0.5 |
TOK | iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF | 47.0 | 25 | 7 | 5.0 | +0.4 |
VONV | Vanguard Russell 1000 Value Index Fund | 47.0 | 8 | 24 | 6.1 | +1.6 |
RWL | Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF | 46.4 | 39 | -7 | 6.3 | +1.7 |
IUS | Invesco Strategic US ETF | 46.4 | 19 | 13 | 5.5 | +1.0 |
AVUS | Avantis U.S. Equity ETF | 46.3 | 15 | 17 | 4.9 | +0.3 |
DYNF | BlackRock U.S. Equity Factor Rotation ETF | 46.2 | 30 | 2 | 5.3 | +0.8 |
SUSA | iShares MSCI USA ESG Select ETF | 46.0 | 25 | 7 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
EQWL | Invesco Russell Top 200 Equal Weight ETF | 45.9 | 25 | 7 | 5.6 | +1.1 |
IWD | iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF | 45.8 | 19 | 13 | 6.0 | +1.5 |
VUG | Vanguard Growth Index Fund | 45.8 | 4 | 28 | 3.6 | -0.9 |
KRMA | Global X Conscious Companies ETF | 45.4 | 43 | -11 | 4.9 | +0.4 |
MGV | Vanguard Mega Cap Value ETF | 45.2 | 7 | 25 | 6.4 | +1.9 |
MGK | Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF | 45.1 | 7 | 25 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
TILT | Flexshares Morningstar US Market Factors Tilt Index Fund | 44.8 | 25 | 7 | 5.0 | +0.4 |
RECS | Columbia Research Enhanced Core ETF | 44.7 | 15 | 17 | 5.2 | +0.6 |
MFUS | PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF | 44.3 | 30 | 2 | 5.1 | +0.6 |
ACIO | Aptus Collared Income Opportunity ETF | 44.3 | 79 | -47 | 3.9 | -0.7 |
TMFC | Motley Fool 100 Index ETF | 44.1 | 50 | -18 | 3.2 | -1.4 |
QARP | Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF | 44.0 | 19 | 13 | 5.4 | +0.8 |
RAFE | PIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF | 43.7 | 30 | 2 | 6.7 | +2.2 |
1Overlap is the percentage of holdings by weight that are identical. For example, if Fund A has a 2% position in Apple, Inc. (AAPL) and Fund B has a 5% position, their overlapping position in AAPL is 2%.
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RESULTS & ESTIMATES
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VALUATION METRICS
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S&P500 | MSCI EAFE | MSCI Emg. Mkts. | Other ETF: |
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Average appreciation potential. A rating of NEUTRAL is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the middle quintile (ranking between 40%-60%) of their category. This indicates that valuations adequately reflect the fundamentals of stocks in these funds. |
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CONSENSUS RECOMMENDATIONS: FUND CONSTITUENTS
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