Best ESG ETFs
Which ESG ETFs does ETF Copilot list today? As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot's Best ESG ETFs list holds five funds, largest first by assets: ESGU, ESGV, ESGD, VSGX and ESGE. Expense ratios across the five run from 0.09% to 0.25% a year, and their ETF Copilot overall scores run from 3.9 to 6.8.
Updated October 28, 2026
What stands out across ESG ETFs
Expense ratios across the 5 ESG ETFs listed run from 0.09% to 0.25% a year, a median of 0.15%. ESGV is the cheapest of the 5.
Across the 5 funds shown, ETF Copilot's overall scores run from 3.9 to 6.8 out of 10, with a median of 6.1.
Concentration varies widely among the 5 ESG ETFs listed: the ten largest holdings account for 14% of assets in the least concentrated fund and 42% in the most, a median of 37% across the list.
3 of 5 are more concentrated than the typical fund in their own category, on ETF Copilot's concentration measure.
The typical fund among the 5 ESG ETFs listed behaves like 47 equally weighted positions once holding weights are taken into account.
As of October 28, 2026, the largest fund on ETF Copilot's Best ESG ETFs list by assets is iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU).
What are the Best ESG ETFs? The 5 on this list
| # | Fund | ETF Copilot score | Expense ratio | Assets | Top 10 weight | Largest exposures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) | 6.8/10 | 0.15% | $18.2B | 37% | Tech 44%, Magnificent 7 33% |
| 2 | Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (ESGV) | 6.8/10 | 0.09% | $13.3B | 42% | Tech 48%, Magnificent 7 38% |
| 3 | iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) | 3.9/10 | 0.20% | $11.8B | 14% | Tech 12%, Semiconductors 6% |
| 4 | Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF (VSGX) | 5.7/10 | 0.10% | $6.5B | 17% | Tech 25%, Semiconductors 13% |
| 5 | iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (ESGE) | 6.1/10 | 0.25% | $6.4B | 39% | Tech 43%, Semiconductors 26% |
ETF Copilot's 0–10 score rates a fund on value, growth, quality and risk against every US equity ETF we track. How the scores are built →
Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.
Which ESG ETFs are compared head to head?
Every published head-to-head between two ESG ETFs, the most searched first.
- ESGU vs ESGV
- ESGD vs ESGU
- ESGD vs ESGV
- ESGD vs VSGX
- ESGU vs VSGX
- ESGV vs VSGX
- ESGD vs ESGE
- ESGE vs ESGU
- ESGE vs ESGV
- ESGE vs VSGX
- DSI vs ESGD
- DSI vs ESGE
- DSI vs ESGU
- DSI vs ESGV
- DSI vs VSGX
- DSI vs SUSA
- ESGD vs SUSA
- ESGE vs SUSA
- ESGU vs SUSA
- ESGV vs SUSA
- SUSA vs VSGX
- DSI vs USCA
- ESGD vs USCA
- ESGE vs USCA
- ESGU vs USCA
- ESGV vs USCA
- SUSA vs USCA
- USCA vs VSGX
- DSI vs NULG
- ESGD vs NULG
- ESGE vs NULG
- ESGU vs NULG
- ESGV vs NULG
- NULG vs SUSA
- NULG vs USCA
- NULG vs VSGX
- DSI vs SNPE
- ESGD vs SNPE
- ESGE vs SNPE
- ESGU vs SNPE
- ESGV vs SNPE
- NULG vs SNPE
- SNPE vs SUSA
- SNPE vs USCA
- SNPE vs VSGX
Cite this
ETF Copilot, “Best ESG ETFs”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/best/esg-etfs
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