ESG
FlexShares Trust FlexShares STOXX US ESG Select Index Fund
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.
Fund Basics
Fund sponsor | Northern Trust |
Category | US Equities |
Asset class | Equity |
Website | link... |
Inception date | Jul 13, 2016 |
Assets (mns) | $192 |
Expense ratio | 32 bp |
Currency | USD |
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
Regulation | Open-Ended Fund |
Distributions | Quarterly |
Taxation | 1099 |
Stock selection | Principles-based |
Weighting | Principles-based |
Holdings Transparency | Full |
Derivatives-based | No |
Options available | No |
Currency hedged | No |
Fund of funds | No |
Top 10 Holdings
META PLATFORMS INC | 5.9 % |
AMAZON.COM INC | 5.3 % |
MICROSOFT CORP | 4.9 % |
APPLE INC | 4.1 % |
TESLA MOTORS INC | 3.0 % |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 2.9 % |
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B | 2.8 % |
EXXON MOBIL CORP | 2.2 % |
VISA INC. CLASS A | 2.0 % |
JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 1.9 % |
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings | 264 |
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index | 185 |
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns) | $671,039 |
Large cap (>$10bn) | 99.7% |
Mid cap ($2-10bn) | 0.3% |
Small cap (<$2bn) | 0.0% |
Developed mkts. | 100.0% |
Emerging mkts. | 0.0% |
Country Exposure
UNITED STATES | 95.2 % | |
IRELAND | 2.2 % |
Historical Performance
Standardized Annual Returns (as of 03/31/2024)
YTD | 1 YR | 2 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | Incep. |
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9.4% | 29.3% | 9.0% | 10.6% | 15.2% | -- | 14.4% |
Market Correlations
versus... | Beta | R-squared |
S&P 500 | 1.01 | 99% |
MSCI EAFE | 0.91 | 75% |
MSCI Emg Mkts | 0.64 | 39% |
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000) | 5 |
Turnover | 0.3% |
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price) | 0.08% |
ADV of underlying (mns) | $184,887 |
Technical Indicators
Recent close | $120.26 |
30d moving avg. | $110.79 |
Annualized volatility | 18.0% |
Relative strength (RSI) | 80 |
Short interest (ETF) | 0.1% |
Short interest (underlying) | 1.4% |
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Comparable ETFs Based on Overlap
Ticker | Fund Name | Overlap vs. ESG |
Expenses vs. ESG |
ALTAR Score™ vs. ESG |
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USCA | Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF | 64.3% | -25 bp | 0.0% |
ESGG | FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Select Index Fund | 64.1% | +10 bp | -0.1% |
IWL | iShares Russell Top 200 ETF | 62.2% | -17 bp | -0.2% |
MGC | Vanguard Mega Cap ETF | 62.2% | -25 bp | -0.1% |
XVV | iShares ESG Screened S&P 500 ETF | 61.7% | -24 bp | -0.1% |
VOTE | TCW Transform 500 ETF | 61.5% | -27 bp | +0.0% |
GSUS | Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF | 61.5% | -25 bp | +0.0% |
SPXE | ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Energy ETF | 61.4% | -23 bp | +0.1% |
IVV | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 61.4% | -29 bp | +0.1% |
SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 61.3% | -23 bp | +0.0% |
Risk and Returns: ESG vs. Comps (1 YR)
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Results & Estimates
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Valuation Metrics
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ETF Research Center Fund Rating
Our measure of an ETF's overall investment merit
ALTAR Score™
ESG
5.2%
Cat. Avg
5.9%
Fund Category: US Equities
Avg. Return on Equity | --% |
Divided by: Fwd. P/BV | --x |
Less: Expenses | -- bp |
Equals: ALTAR Score™ | 5.2% |
Recommendation
NEUTRAL
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.
Category Overview
There are 886 funds in the US Equities category, with an average ALTAR Score™
of 5.9% and a standard deviation of
2.7%. ESG's ALTAR Score™ is approximately
0.3 standard deviations
below
the category average. This places ESG in the 40th percentile among funds in the category.
Consensus Recommendation
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Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp) (A) |
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp) (B) |
TCO (bp) (A)+(B) |
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ESG | 32.0 | 7.8 | 39.8 |
Peer Avg. | -- | -- | -- |
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