ESG vs VT: holdings overlap, shared companies and scores
As of October 9, 2026, ESG and VT overlap 34.4% by weight. Northern Trust STOXX US ESG Select ETF (ESG): US large-cap ESG leaders. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT): Entire global stock market.
Updated October 9, 2026
Where ESG and VT trade against their own history
ESG trades at 22.9 times earnings, against its own median of 22.1, and is more expensive than 54% of its own last 9 years.
VT trades at 20.0 times earnings, against its own median of 18.7, and is more expensive than 64% of its own last 9 years.
What moved ESG this week
ESG rose 1.1% in the week to October 9, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Microsoft (+3.4%), Walmart (+6.8%) and Eli Lilly (+3.2%); Micron Technology (−4.3%) pushed the other way.
What do ESG and VT each hold?
What's inside ESG: Tech 36%, Semiconductors 19%.
42% of ESG is its ten largest holdings.
What's inside VT: Tech 33%, Magnificent 7 19%.
21% of VT is its ten largest holdings.
How much do ESG and VT overlap? 34.4% by weight
As of October 9, 2026, ESG and VT overlap 34.4% by weight.
100% of ESG is already inside VT.
34% of VT is already inside ESG.
ESG holds 248 companies and VT holds 10,017; 247 are in both.
Computed by ETF Copilot from both funds' holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.
How does ETF Copilot score ESG and VT? 7.1 and 6.2 out of 10
As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores ESG 7.1 out of 10 and VT 6.2 out of 10.
They differ most on Value: ESG 4.8 and VT 3.2.
The five factor scores behind them are set out below, 0–10 and higher is better, ranked against every US equity ETF we track.
| Factor | ESG | VT |
|---|---|---|
| Growth | 7.4 | 6.6 |
| Value | 4.8 | 3.2 |
| Risk | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| Quality | 8.1 | 6.9 |
| Return | 7.6 | 6.8 |
VT is the cheaper of the two at 0.06% a year
As of October 9, 2026, ESG charges 0.33% a year, yields 0.82% and holds $136M in assets across 248 positions.
As of October 9, 2026, VT charges 0.06% a year, yields 1.50% and holds $103.0B in assets across 10017 positions.
| Measure | ESG | VT |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.33% | 0.06% |
| Dividend yield | 0.82% | 1.50% |
| Assets under management | $136M | $103.0B |
| Holdings | 248 | 10017 |
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.
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