FEUS ETF — FlexShares ESG & Climate US Large Cap Core Index Fund

FlexShares ESG & Climate US Large Cap Core Index Fund (FEUS)

Updated October 16, 2026.

FEUS is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 1.02%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.99%, its expense ratio is 0.09%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 94/100 (Safe). Total return is 78.6% over the past 5.1 years, 9.6 points behind SPY at 88.2%.

FlexShares ESG & Climate US Large Cap Core Index Fund is an ETF that tracks a benchmark of large-cap U.S. companies selected for favorable ESG and climate characteristics while maintaining broad market exposure. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate and pays distributions quarterly, with an expense ratio of 0.09%. It appeals to income and growth-oriented investors seeking exposure to large-cap U.S. equities with an emphasis on environmental, social, and governance criteria.

FEUS performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 78.6% over the past 5.1 years, 9.6 points behind SPY at 88.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 18.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.5%.

FEUS key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

94 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.96%

Issuer

Northern Trust

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/20/2021

Expense ratio

0.09%

Distribution rate

1.02%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.99%

Last close

$83.72 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$120,135,082

Average volume

215.0

Dividend

$0.213

Ex-dividend date

09/18/2026

Payment date

09/24/2026

Beta

1.03

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.02%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.99%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Northern Trust; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

FEUS risks and drawbacks

FEUS's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 9.5%.

Who may consider FEUS — and who may not

FEUS may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (FEUS pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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