Is ESGD a good investment?

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) is a ESG ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores ESGD 4.9 out of 10 — highest on Risk (7.7), lowest on Valuation (1.8). It trades at 18.3 times earnings, against its own median of 14.8. Its ten largest holdings are 14% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is ESGD rated? ETF Copilot scores iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) 4.9 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) 4.9 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 4.9 / 10
Growth: 5.6 / 10
Valuation: 1.8 / 10
Risk: 7.7 / 10
Quality: 5.2 / 10
Return: 4.1 / 10

What is ESGD's expense ratio? 0.20% a year

As of September 11, 2026, ESGD charges 0.20% a year, yields 2.76% and holds $12.3B in assets across 343 positions.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) — cost, income and size
Measure	ESGD
Expense ratio	0.20%
Dividend yield	2.76%
Assets under management	$12.3B
Holdings	343

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.

What stands out in ESGD's data

Developed-market equities outside North America, screened for ESG criteria.

Priced below the typical international fund — you pay less for the same earnings stream.

Trailing P/E multiple of 18.3x sits below the category median of 21.6x. It charges 0.20% a year and holds 343 names.

Adds developed-market breadth to a U.S.-anchored portfolio with a responsible tilt.

Why did ESGD move this week? It fell 1.4% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Novartis and Novo Nordisk A/S-B drove it

ESGD fell 1.4% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Novartis (−15.2%), Novo Nordisk A/S-B (−9.3%) and SAP (−4.6%); Softbank (+33.0%) pushed the other way.

Is ESGD expensive right now? It trades at 18.3 times earnings, against its own median of 14.8

As of September 11, 2026, ESGD is more expensive than 94% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 107 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside ESGD? 14% Tech

What's inside ESGD: Size (Large 70%, Mid 26%, Small 5%); Geography (International 94%, US 6%); Tech 13.7%; AI 0.8%; Semiconductors 6.3%; Memory 2.4%.

What are ESGD's top holdings? The ten largest are 14% of the fund

ASML, HSBC, Novartis, SAP, Roche, Siemens, Allianz, Intesa Sanpaolo, Nestle and Shell are ESGD's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 80% of ESG ETFs.

Half of ESGD's weight sits in its 69 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 170 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/esgd