ESG vs. VUSE ETF Comparison

Comparison of FlexShares STOXX US ESG Impact Index Fund (ESG) to Vident Core US Equity ETF (VUSE)

ESG

FlexShares STOXX US ESG Impact Index Fund

ESG Description

The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the STOXX US ESG Impact Index.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$135.63

Average Daily Volume

5,766

Number of Holdings ^*

258

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

VUSE

Vident Core US Equity ETF

VUSE Description

The investment seeks to track the price and total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Vident Core U.S. Equity Index (the "Strategy Index"). Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's total assets will be invested in the component securities of the Strategy Index and investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the economic characteristics of such component securities. Strategy Index construction begins by establishing an initial universe of U.S. equity securities of companies with a market capitalization greater than $500 million and meeting certain minimum liquidity requirements.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$57.54

Average Daily Volume

15,667

Number of Holdings ^*

126

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	ESG	VUSE
30 Days	3.41%	5.53%
60 Days	11.15%	11.10%
90 Days	3.57%	5.12%
12 Months	31.00%	25.32%

52 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in ESG	Weight in VUSE	Overlap
A	B	0.07%	0.44%	0.07%
AAPL	C	4.94%	1.99%	1.99%
ADBE	F	0.75%	0.9%	0.75%
ADP	A	0.48%	0.99%	0.48%
AMAT	C	0.55%	1.25%	0.55%
AMZN	C	4.81%	2.58%	2.58%
AVGO	B	1.97%	1.87%	1.87%
BAC	B	0.91%	1.75%	0.91%
BKNG	B	0.46%	1.35%	0.46%
BSX	A	0.2%	0.39%	0.2%
CAT	A	0.33%	0.77%	0.33%
CMG	C	0.26%	1.28%	0.26%
COST	C	0.99%	0.78%	0.78%
CRWD	D	0.21%	0.27%	0.21%
CTAS	C	0.36%	0.58%	0.36%
CVX	B	1.3%	1.93%	1.3%
EA	D	0.11%	0.47%	0.11%
ECL	C	0.18%	1.26%	0.18%
GWW	B	0.15%	0.52%	0.15%
HD	A	1.03%	2.11%	1.03%
IT	A	0.16%	0.51%	0.16%
ITW	C	0.13%	0.73%	0.13%
JNJ	D	1.97%	1.91%	1.91%
JPM	C	2.98%	1.87%	1.87%
KLAC	B	0.18%	0.9%	0.18%
KO	C	1.42%	1.89%	1.42%
LLY	D	2.54%	1.03%	1.03%
MA	A	1.04%	2.05%	1.04%
MAR	A	0.26%	1.03%	0.26%
MCD	A	0.37%	1.03%	0.37%
META	A	5.33%	1.05%	1.05%
MRK	F	1.22%	1.82%	1.22%
MSCI	B	0.12%	0.49%	0.12%
MSFT	D	4.79%	1.94%	1.94%
NKE	D	0.27%	0.6%	0.27%
NOW	B	0.31%	0.6%	0.31%
NRG	A	0.05%	0.59%	0.05%
ORCL	A	0.68%	2.29%	0.68%
PANW	B	0.27%	0.24%	0.24%
PG	D	2.06%	1.27%	1.27%
PSTG	F	0.02%	0.14%	0.02%
SBUX	B	0.19%	0.99%	0.19%
SHW	C	0.15%	0.99%	0.15%
SNPS	F	0.19%	1.17%	0.19%
SYK	C	0.54%	0.7%	0.54%
TJX	D	0.67%	0.95%	0.67%
UBER	C	0.53%	1.26%	0.53%
V	B	1.95%	1.99%	1.95%
VRSK	D	0.13%	0.22%	0.13%
WMT	A	1.8%	2.07%	1.8%
XOM	A	2.69%	1.92%	1.92%
ZTS	C	0.36%	0.73%	0.36%

ESG Overweight 206 Positions Relative to VUSE

Symbol	Grade	Weight
BRK.A	B	3.04%
TSLA	C	2.42%
ACN	B	1.12%
IBM	A	1.02%
UNH	B	0.92%
CSCO	A	0.9%
AMD	C	0.87%
GS	B	0.78%
DIS	D	0.72%
ABT	C	0.67%
SPGI	C	0.67%
BLK	A	0.66%
UNP	F	0.63%
TXN	C	0.62%
QCOM	D	0.62%
C	B	0.6%
MU	D	0.56%
LOW	C	0.53%
ELV	F	0.5%
INTC	D	0.49%
DE	C	0.48%
ICE	A	0.47%
AMT	D	0.45%
CRM	B	0.44%
INTU	F	0.43%
PFE	D	0.41%
MDLZ	D	0.41%
VRTX	D	0.4%
MDT	C	0.39%
TT	A	0.37%
BMY	A	0.36%
CL	D	0.35%
USB	C	0.35%
CVS	D	0.33%
CI	D	0.33%
VZ	C	0.32%
WELL	C	0.31%
SLB	D	0.31%
TGT	C	0.3%
APO	A	0.29%
ADSK	B	0.29%
CB	A	0.28%
MMC	D	0.28%
PYPL	A	0.27%
GM	D	0.26%
AON	A	0.26%
LRCX	D	0.26%
NEM	C	0.26%
GILD	A	0.26%
NXPI	F	0.25%
HLT	A	0.24%
AFL	A	0.24%
KMB	D	0.24%
AEP	C	0.23%
BK	A	0.22%
MCK	F	0.22%
TRV	B	0.22%
DUK	C	0.22%
FDX	F	0.21%
GIS	C	0.21%
FLUT	B	0.21%
ROST	D	0.21%
CEG	A	0.21%
MS	A	0.21%
GEHC	C	0.2%
MET	A	0.2%
FCX	B	0.19%
TFC	D	0.19%
CBRE	C	0.19%
KR	C	0.19%
VICI	C	0.18%
HPQ	B	0.17%
OTIS	A	0.17%
LULU	D	0.16%
AJG	C	0.16%
DFS	A	0.15%
AWK	D	0.15%
PEG	A	0.15%
WTW	C	0.15%
CMI	A	0.15%
IQV	F	0.14%
IRM	B	0.14%
EIX	C	0.14%
HIG	A	0.14%
MCO	D	0.13%
ROK	D	0.13%
DD	C	0.13%
DOW	B	0.13%
NDAQ	C	0.13%
YUM	C	0.13%
EW	F	0.13%
WM	B	0.13%
TSCO	A	0.13%
SRE	C	0.13%
WDC	C	0.12%
CDNS	D	0.12%
WY	C	0.12%
BDX	C	0.12%
EBAY	A	0.11%
HUBS	D	0.11%
VLO	F	0.11%
FTV	C	0.11%
HPE	B	0.11%
XYL	C	0.11%
HSY	D	0.11%
K	B	0.1%
PSA	C	0.1%
ADM	F	0.1%
EL	D	0.1%
CLX	C	0.1%
WSM	C	0.1%
BBY	C	0.1%
CTSH	B	0.1%
OMC	C	0.1%
DECK	B	0.1%
KHC	F	0.1%
EMR	B	0.1%
NTAP	D	0.09%
CAH	B	0.09%
LII	C	0.09%
BKR	B	0.09%
AZO	D	0.09%
FDS	C	0.09%
STZ	D	0.08%
CCEP	C	0.08%
WAB	A	0.08%
AIG	C	0.08%
BALL	C	0.08%
BR	B	0.08%
D	A	0.08%
PFG	A	0.08%
DOC	C	0.08%
ALL	A	0.08%
CTVA	A	0.07%
RSG	D	0.07%
MKC	C	0.07%
GEN	A	0.07%
PNR	C	0.07%
STT	A	0.07%
LNG	A	0.07%
VTR	C	0.07%
ETR	A	0.07%
KDP	C	0.07%
FITB	C	0.07%
NU	D	0.07%
IDXX	D	0.07%
SUI	D	0.06%
LNT	B	0.06%
EXPE	B	0.06%
GLW	C	0.06%
MRNA	F	0.06%
RPRX	D	0.06%
ARE	D	0.06%
HOLX	D	0.06%
ESS	D	0.06%
ACM	A	0.06%
AES	C	0.06%
XEL	C	0.06%
ED	C	0.06%
IPG	D	0.06%
CCL	C	0.06%
ZBRA	B	0.06%
DOV	C	0.05%
BURL	C	0.05%
NDSN	C	0.05%
FANG	D	0.05%
APTV	D	0.05%
BAX	D	0.05%
SWK	C	0.05%
MRO	B	0.05%
DOX	B	0.05%
CMS	A	0.05%
NVT	C	0.05%
HBAN	B	0.05%
XPO	F	0.05%
RF	B	0.05%
STX	C	0.04%
WST	D	0.04%
IEX	D	0.04%
DPZ	D	0.04%
AKAM	D	0.04%
DLTR	F	0.04%
KEY	B	0.04%
NI	A	0.04%
ZBH	F	0.04%
SNAP	D	0.04%
PPL	C	0.04%
LVS	B	0.04%
OC	C	0.03%
DG	F	0.03%
LECO	D	0.03%
TFX	C	0.03%
TSN	D	0.03%
AVTR	D	0.03%
JBL	C	0.03%
EXPD	D	0.03%
BG	F	0.03%
MAS	C	0.03%
CAG	D	0.03%
OKTA	F	0.02%
HST	D	0.02%
SJM	D	0.02%
DKS	D	0.02%
FFIV	B	0.02%
LKQ	F	0.02%
RNR	A	0.02%

ESG Underweight 74 Positions Relative to VUSE

Symbol	Grade	Weight
NVDA	B	-1.66%
MSI	A	-1.27%
NFLX	A	-1.25%
ABBV	C	-1.24%
T	B	-1.09%
GOOGL	B	-0.95%
MO	D	-0.94%
TMUS	A	-0.71%
FTNT	A	-0.71%
POWL	B	-0.7%
EME	B	-0.69%
ERIE	A	-0.67%
WDAY	D	-0.65%
AMP	A	-0.65%
JXN	A	-0.65%
AYI	A	-0.65%
IDCC	A	-0.64%
CORT	B	-0.64%
AMR	F	-0.64%
PIPR	A	-0.63%
EQH	B	-0.61%
NYT	C	-0.61%
TDG	A	-0.61%
CVLT	B	-0.61%
FICO	C	-0.61%
IESC	A	-0.58%
UTHR	C	-0.56%
RDDT	B	-0.55%
BOX	C	-0.55%
EPAC	A	-0.55%
LSCC	D	-0.54%
DBRG	D	-0.53%
RMD	C	-0.52%
FAST	C	-0.51%
MTD	C	-0.51%
MTG	A	-0.5%
PAYX	B	-0.5%
PLAB	D	-0.5%
PLMR	A	-0.49%
EXEL	B	-0.49%
YELP	D	-0.49%
JLL	C	-0.49%
DFIN	B	-0.48%
ODFL	F	-0.48%
SHO	B	-0.48%
TREX	D	-0.48%
CRUS	D	-0.47%
JKHY	A	-0.44%
QLYS	F	-0.43%
ANET	A	-0.42%
VST	A	-0.42%
ON	F	-0.42%
CASH	C	-0.41%
ACLS	F	-0.4%
EOG	B	-0.4%
RMBS	F	-0.39%
MANH	A	-0.38%
PLTR	A	-0.38%
CSL	A	-0.37%
OTTR	F	-0.35%
NSSC	F	-0.3%
HCC	C	-0.27%
AOS	C	-0.25%
DBX	C	-0.24%
DOCU	A	-0.24%
BMI	A	-0.24%
TRIP	D	-0.23%
PINS	D	-0.23%
MEDP	F	-0.2%
APPF	C	-0.17%
CMCSA	B	-0.14%
ABNB	D	-0.14%
SPG	A	-0.13%
SEIC	B	-0.1%