ESG vs. XLG ETF Comparison

Comparison of FlexShares STOXX US ESG Impact Index Fund (ESG) to Guggenheim Russell Top 50 Mega Cap ETF (XLG)

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

XLG

Guggenheim Russell Top 50 Mega Cap ETF

XLG Description

The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the daily performance of the Russell Top 50Â® Mega Cap Index Total Return. The fund invests at least 90% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in the equity securities included in the underlying index. The underlying index is an unmanaged equal-weighted version comprised of the 50 largest companies in the Russell 3000Â® Index, which is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index that offers investors access to the broad U.S. equity universe representing approximately 98% of the U.S. equity market. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$47.48

Average Daily Volume

1,723,868

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	ESG	XLG
30 Days	3.41%	5.24%
60 Days	11.15%	11.82%
90 Days	3.57%	0.59%
12 Months	31.00%	40.62%

37 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in ESG	Weight in XLG	Overlap
AAPL	C	4.94%	12.05%	4.94%
ABT	C	0.67%	0.68%	0.67%
ACN	B	1.12%	0.78%	0.78%
ADBE	F	0.75%	0.8%	0.75%
AMAT	C	0.55%	0.6%	0.55%
AMD	C	0.87%	0.94%	0.87%
AMZN	C	4.81%	6.22%	4.81%
AVGO	B	1.97%	2.89%	1.97%
BAC	B	0.91%	0.93%	0.91%
BRK.A	B	3.04%	2.9%	2.9%
CAT	A	0.33%	0.66%	0.33%
COST	C	0.99%	1.39%	0.99%
CRM	B	0.44%	0.93%	0.44%
CSCO	A	0.9%	0.74%	0.74%
CVX	B	1.3%	0.84%	0.84%
DIS	D	0.72%	0.6%	0.6%
HD	A	1.03%	1.37%	1.03%
JNJ	D	1.97%	1.35%	1.35%
JPM	C	2.98%	2.08%	2.08%
KO	C	1.42%	0.96%	0.96%
LLY	D	2.54%	2.5%	2.5%
MA	A	1.04%	1.41%	1.04%
MCD	A	0.37%	0.76%	0.37%
META	A	5.33%	4.32%	4.32%
MRK	F	1.22%	1.0%	1.0%
MSFT	D	4.79%	11.17%	4.79%
ORCL	A	0.68%	0.94%	0.68%
PFE	D	0.41%	0.57%	0.41%
PG	D	2.06%	1.42%	1.42%
QCOM	D	0.62%	0.67%	0.62%
TSLA	C	2.42%	2.46%	2.42%
TXN	C	0.62%	0.67%	0.62%
UNH	B	0.92%	1.85%	0.92%
V	B	1.95%	1.58%	1.58%
VZ	C	0.32%	0.65%	0.32%
WMT	A	1.8%	1.21%	1.21%
XOM	A	2.69%	1.75%	1.75%

ESG Overweight 221 Positions Relative to XLG

Symbol	Grade	Weight
IBM	A	1.02%
GS	B	0.78%
TJX	D	0.67%
SPGI	C	0.67%
BLK	A	0.66%
UNP	F	0.63%
C	B	0.6%
MU	D	0.56%
SYK	C	0.54%
LOW	C	0.53%
UBER	C	0.53%
ELV	F	0.5%
INTC	D	0.49%
DE	C	0.48%
ADP	A	0.48%
ICE	A	0.47%
BKNG	B	0.46%
AMT	D	0.45%
INTU	F	0.43%
MDLZ	D	0.41%
VRTX	D	0.4%
MDT	C	0.39%
TT	A	0.37%
CTAS	C	0.36%
BMY	A	0.36%
ZTS	C	0.36%
CL	D	0.35%
USB	C	0.35%
CVS	D	0.33%
CI	D	0.33%
NOW	B	0.31%
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%
NKE	D	0.27%
PYPL	A	0.27%
PANW	B	0.27%
MAR	A	0.26%
GM	D	0.26%
AON	A	0.26%
LRCX	D	0.26%
NEM	C	0.26%
GILD	A	0.26%
CMG	C	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%
CRWD	D	0.21%
CEG	A	0.21%
MS	A	0.21%
GEHC	C	0.2%
MET	A	0.2%
BSX	A	0.2%
FCX	B	0.19%
TFC	D	0.19%
SBUX	B	0.19%
CBRE	C	0.19%
SNPS	F	0.19%
KR	C	0.19%
VICI	C	0.18%
KLAC	B	0.18%
ECL	C	0.18%
HPQ	B	0.17%
OTIS	A	0.17%
LULU	D	0.16%
AJG	C	0.16%
IT	A	0.16%
DFS	A	0.15%
SHW	C	0.15%
AWK	D	0.15%
PEG	A	0.15%
WTW	C	0.15%
GWW	B	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%
VRSK	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%
ITW	C	0.13%
SRE	C	0.13%
WDC	C	0.12%
CDNS	D	0.12%
MSCI	B	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%
EA	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%
A	B	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%
NRG	A	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%
PSTG	F	0.02%

ESG Underweight 14 Positions Relative to XLG

Symbol	Grade	Weight
NVDA	B	-10.63%
GOOGL	B	-3.32%
GOOG	B	-2.74%
ABBV	C	-1.18%
NFLX	A	-1.06%
TMO	D	-0.82%
LIN	C	-0.81%
PEP	F	-0.81%
GE	B	-0.7%
WFC	B	-0.67%
PM	D	-0.65%
DHR	D	-0.62%
NEE	C	-0.6%
CMCSA	B	-0.55%