ESGG Fees and Costs — FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Select Index Fund
Data updated: 2026-09-25
The net expense ratio is 0.42%: a 0.42% management fee plus 0.03% other expenses, less a 0.03% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $4K in broker commissions, 0.0035% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 47%.
ESGG Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of ESGG. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.42% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.03% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.45% |
| Fee waiver | −0.03% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.42% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
ESGG Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in ESGG, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $268 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.44% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.42%) | $44 | $138 | $242 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $2 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $7 | $24 |
| Total costs | $44 | $146 | $268 |
| Value after costs | $10,456 | $11,430 | $12,495 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.44% | 0.44% | 0.44% |
ESGG Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0035%
- Total broker commissions: $4K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $144.9M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 47%
- Securities on loan, average value: $4.2M
- Net income from securities lending: $9K (0.008% of average net assets)
ESGG Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. | $2K | 46.64% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $678 | 19.32% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $403 | 11.48% |
| Instinet, LLC | $382 | 10.88% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $126 | 3.60% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $83 | 2.37% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $72 | 2.04% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $62 | 1.77% |
| HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | $44 | 1.26% |
| Jefferies LLC | $23 | 0.64% |
ESGG Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $37.0M | 25.53% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $24.7M | 17.05% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $22.1M | 15.25% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $18.4M | 12.69% |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. | $16.8M | 11.57% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $14.2M | 9.77% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $5.8M | 4.03% |
| Jefferies LLC | $4.8M | 3.28% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $1.1M | 0.76% |
| Barclays Capital, Inc. | $96K | 0.07% |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.