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FlexShares made investors more money ($3.0B) and had more funds that made money (82%).
The past year, all their funds · Data as of Nov 3, 2026
Tale of the tape 1Y · lower fee wins
Every dot is one international fund, placed at its 1-year return. Right of the line = made money. The ringed dot is the middle fund. Small sample: fewer than 3 funds on a side.
| BOX SCORE · INTERNATIONAL | Nuveen | FlexShares |
|---|---|---|
| Funds in the category | 2 | 7 |
| Made money (W–L) | 2–0 | 7–0 |
| Win % | 100% | 100% |
| Money made | $117M | $1.6B |
| Typical return | +10.5% | +15.9% |
| Launches · 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Assets | $1.3B | $8.3B |
| Fee per $100 | $0.30 | $0.46 |
| Fund | Name | Assets | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUDM | Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity | $889M | +10.5% ✓ |
| NUEM | Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF | $443M | +7.8% ✓ |
| Fund | Name | Assets | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| GUNR | Northern Trust Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources ETF | $7.0B | +24.9% ✓ |
| TLTD | Northern Trust Morningstar Developed Markets ex-US Factor Tilt ETF | $661M | +15.9% ✓ |
| TLTE | Northern Trust Morningstar Emerging Markets Factor Tilt ETF | $324M | +11.9% ✓ |
| ESGG | Northern Trust STOXX Global ESG Select ETF | $119M | +19.1% ✓ |
| FEDM | Northern Trust ESG & Climate Developed Markets ex-US Core ETF | $86M | +15.1% ✓ |
| QLVD | Northern Trust Developed Markets ex-US Quality Low Volatility ETF | $54M | +16.5% ✓ |
Pairs that hold the same market. Fee = per $100 a year. Returns within 0.1 points are a tie; 5-year returns are per year.
Squares, left to right: fee · 1 year · 5 years, coloured by who won. Most gaps come from different index rules, not fees.
The past year. Win % counts funds, not dollars; money made is estimated from each fund’s assets and return. Categories with fewer than 3 funds on a side are flagged. Not advice.