Largest ESG ETFs by AUM 2023 | Statista (2024)

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As of July 2023, the leading Environmental, Social, and Corporate governance (ESG) related ETF by Assets Under Management (AUM) was the iShares MSCI USA SRI UCITS ETF. The iShares MSCI USA ESG Enhanced UCITS ETF ranked second managing assets worth over seven billion U.S. dollars.

The largest ESG ETF is the VanEck Semiconductor ETF SMH with $17.50B in assets. In the last trailing year, the best-performing ESG ETF was USD at 245.82%. The most recent ETF launched in the ESG space was the BNY Mellon Concentrated International ETF BKCI on 12/06/21.

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) seeks to track the performance of the S&P 500 index, which is a cap-weighted basket of the largest publicly traded companies in the U.S. SPY is the oldest ETF listed on a U.S. exchange and is the largest ETF as measured by AUM.

What is an ESG ETF? ESG funds are investments that are graded using ESG (environmental, social and governance) principles. ESG funds invest in companies that aim to have a sustainable and societal impact in the world, such as those with a small carbon footprint or diverse leadership boards.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (ESGV)

If you had to pick just one ESG exchange-traded fund, the Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF would probably be it. With nearly 1,500 holdings, almost all from the U.S., this ETF hods an extremely well diversified portfolio that meet its environmental, social and governance principles.