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Top-performing Sustainable & ESG Investing ETFs

There are 88 US-listed sustainable & ESG investing ETFs, with $120.35B in combined net assets.

Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, the best performer among funds with at least $25 million in assets was ETHO (+25.3%); the median fund returned +11.5%.

Expense ratios run from 0.07% to 1% a year (median 0.2%).

The 10 top performers

Top-performing Sustainable & ESG Investing ETFs
# Fund 30 daysNet assetsCostYield1 moYTD1 yr3 yr5 yr
1 ETHO Amplify Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF $189.6M0.45%0.69%+1.1%+24.4%+25.3%+21.4%+6.5%
2 VEGN US Vegan Climate ETF $177.6M0.6%0.58%-3.8%+26.2%+24.3%+29.2%+13.4%
3 NULV Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF $2.20B0.26%1.36%+2.2%+21.1%+23.7%+21.9%+9.7%
4 RAFE PIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF $160.5M0.29%1.47%+1.3%+21.7%+22.9%+24.1%+11.9%
5 CHGX Stance Sustainable Beta ETF $179.0M0.49%0.53%+1.7%+24.3%+21.3%——
6 RSPE Invesco ESG S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF $73.1M0.2%1.37%+3.2%+18.6%+20.5%+21.5%—
7 ESGG FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Select Index Fund $110.5M0.42%1.26%-0.5%+17.9%+19.6%+24.7%+12.1%
8 SHE SPDR MSCI USA Gender Diversity ETF $324.5M0.2%1.12%-2.1%+19.3%+19.6%+25.3%+9.6%
9 CVMC Calvert US Mid-Cap Core Responsible Index ETF $102.8M0.15%1.21%+1.8%+18.7%+18.6%+21.1%—
10 CVIE Calvert International Responsible Index ETF $421.4M0.18%2.44%-3.8%+15.7%+18.1%+24.1%—

Funds with less than $25 million in net assets and leveraged or inverse funds are left out of the ranking. Returns are total returns with distributions reinvested (3 and 5 years annualized), as of Oct 27, 2026.

How the top 5 compare

    Growth of each fund’s value from the start of the range, distributions reinvested. The dashed gray line is the S&P 500 (SPY).

    All 88 Sustainable & ESG Investing ETFs

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    All Sustainable & ESG Investing ETFs
    Fund IssuerNet assetsCostYieldYTD1 yr5 yr
    ESGU iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF iShares$18.15B0.15%0.94%+11.1%+11.0%+10.6%
    ESGV Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF Vanguard$13.52B†0.09%0.9%+9.9%+9.8%+10.1%
    ESGD iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF iShares$12.21B0.2%3.32%+9.9%+11.7%+8.3%
    ESGE iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF iShares$6.91B0.25%2.23%+15.5%+15.2%+6.4%
    VSGX Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF Vanguard$6.82B†0.1%3.06%+12.7%+14.3%+7.7%
    DSI iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF iShares$5.32B0.25%0.87%+15.1%+14.5%+11.7%
    EAGG iShares ESG Aware US Aggregate Bond ETF iShares$5.09B0.1%4.15%-0.9%-1.2%-0.4%
    SUSA iShares MSCI USA ESG Select ETF iShares$4.03B0.25%0.82%+14.3%+14.4%+10.6%
    USCA Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF Deutsche Bank AG$3.52B0.07%1.05%+10.4%+9.2%—
    ESML iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF iShares$2.98B0.17%0.94%+16.8%+16.5%+7.2%
    USCL iShares Climate Conscious & Transition MSCI USA E… iShares$2.87B0.08%1.05%+10.4%+9.2%—
    SPYX SPDR S&P 500 Fossil Fuel Reserves Free ETF SPDR (State Street)$2.74B0.2%0.84%+12.9%+12.6%+12.3%
    NULG Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF TIAA Board of Governors$2.67B0.26%0.1%+13.8%+8.9%+10.9%
    PABU iShares Paris-Aligned Climate MSCI USA ETF iShares$2.54B0.1%0.93%+10.2%+8.6%—
    KLMN Invesco MSCI North America Climate ETF Invesco$2.46B0.09%0.47%+5.2%——
    DFSU Dimensional US Sustainability Core 1 ETF Dimensional$2.27B0.15%0.83%+11.2%+11.5%—
    NULV Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF TIAA Board of Governors$2.20B0.26%1.36%+21.1%+23.7%+9.7%
    KLMT Invesco MSCI Global Climate 500 ETF Invesco$1.56B0.1%1.78%+13.7%+13.6%—
    USXF iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF iShares$1.48B0.1%0.85%+17.3%+14.9%+13.3%
    NUSC Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF TIAA Board of Governors$1.29B0.31%0.94%+12.3%+11.2%+4.8%
    SUSL iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF iShares$1.22B0.1%0.93%+14.1%+14.8%+12.4%
    LCTU BlackRock U.S. Carbon Transition Readiness ETF iShares$1.20B0.14%0.96%+11.8%+11.1%+11.1%
    DFSI Dimensional International Sustainability Core 1 E… Dimensional$1.15B0.24%2.29%+7.8%+10.7%—
    CRBN iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF iShares$1.15B0.2%2%+11.6%+12.0%+10.4%
    EFIV SPDR S&P 500 ESG ETF SPDR (State Street)$1.09B0.1%0.98%+13.2%+14.2%+13.0%

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