Amazon

Apple

Microsoft

JPMorgan Chase & Co

Tesla

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. - Ordinary Shares - Class B

Exxon Mobil

Visa

Eli Lilly

FlexShares STOXX US ESG Impact Index Fund

ESG follows a principles-based index composed of US-listed companies that exhibit environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) characteristics.

iShares Global Green Bond ETF

iShares ESG Aware US Aggregate Bond ETF

SPDR S&P 500 ESG ETF

FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Select Index Fund

Columbia International ESG Equity Income ETF

iShares MSCI USA ESG Optimized ETF

VanEck Green Bond ETF 

Invesco Real Assets ESG ETF

Blackrock US Carbon Transition Readiness ETF

NuShares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF

iShares ESG USD Corporate Bond ETF

Given the magnitude of the changes we foresee, long-term investors may find opportunities in the technologies and innovations that create renewable energy sources or reduce the carbon intensity of energy production. Net zero is about reducing greenhouse gas emissions so that over time we can achieve an overall balance between emissions produced, and the emissions removed from the overall atmosphere.

Clean And Green Investing For A Low-Carbon Economy

Getting core environmental, social, and governance (ESG) exposure is possible when holding exchange traded funds like the FlexShares STOXX US ESG Impact Index Fund (ESG). Big tech companies have been one of the leaders spearheading the move toward incorporating more ESG factors into their core business processes.

Want Core Sustainability Exposure? Look No Further than ‘ESG'

Total AUM for ESG/SRI funds is roughly $537.1 billion - 75% represented by actively managed funds. Actively managed funds make up the majority of AUM for both the equity (68%) and fixed income (94%) universe.

ESG/SRI U.S. Funds Steadily Attract Inflows

Avnet

Cummins

Eastman Chemical

Eversource Energy

General Mills

Hanesbrands

Kimberly-Clark

Coca-Cola

Merck

Principal Financial Group

Prudential Financial

Regions Financial

Verizon

February 15, 2021, Barron's-Weekly published their fourth-ever 100 Most Sustainable Companies as-determined-by Calvert Research and Management division of Eaton Vance. These are "Barron's Sustainable 100," or BS100. The top-ten BS100 showed net gains ranging 17.34%-29.5% from PFG, RL, AVT, HPQ, MRK, CMI, RF, EMN, HBI, and KO. Technology, Consumer Cyclical, and Industrial sectors led; Energy was not represented.

Barron's 100 Top ESG Equities Show 77 With Dividends And 2 With Ideal Returns

Alerian MLP ETF

United States Brent Oil Fund LP

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas

Crestwood Equity Partners

Chesapeake Energy

Costco

Invesco DB Energy Fund

Invesco DB Oil Fund

VelocityShares 3x Inverse Natural Gas ETN

Enterprise Products Partners

Enviva Partners

Elements MLCX Biofuels Index-Total Return ETN

iPath Series B Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex Total ReturnSM ETN 

Barclays Bank Underlying Tracker 2017-05.03.37 (Exp.02.03.37) on Blmbrg Natural Gas Series A

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

Kroger

Lennar

Magellan Midstream Partners

MicroSectors U.S. Big Oil Index -3X Inverse Leveraged ETNs

Bank of Montreal - MicroSectors U.S. Big Oil Index 3X Leveraged ETNs

Bank of Montreal - ZC SP ETN REDEEM 25/03/2039 USD 50 - Ser E Sr MedTrm Nt

ProShares K-1 Free Crude Oil Strategy ETF

ONEOK

Capital markets restricting capital to US drillers. Government agencies restricting new pipeline construction. Management teams finding religion on capital allocation. All factors point to constrained supply, lower leverage and higher cash flow generation, commodity prices and asset values.

U.S. Energy: Capital And Regulatory Restraint Supportive Of Energy Prices And Asset Values

Gary Gensler, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), recently gave a speech outlining the growing interest in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues by investors, and the role the SEC will play in the phenomenon. According to CNBC, the agency is looking to gather more information to determine what is important for investors, [.

SEC to Begin Defining ESG More Clearly

On Tuesday, IndexIQ announced the launch of its newest ETF – the IQ MacKay ESG Core Plus Bond ETF (ESGB). The Fund focuses on investment in securities within the core bond universe that satisfy environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria developed by MacKay Shields (MacKay), a fellow New York Life Investments boutique and a global asset manager focused on fixed [.

IndexIQ Launches New ESG Core Plus Bond ETF, ‘ESGB'

Combine the popularity of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing with innovative research in sustainable investments to get one dynamic fund in the IQ Candriam ESG US Equity ETF (IQSU). “According to Refinitiv's figures, assets under management in ESG funds leaped from $666.5 billion in 2004 to $3.47 trillion in 2020,” a Mongabay article noted.

Looking for a Low-Cost ESG ETF?

Doubleline Shiller Cape US Equities ETF

iPath Global Carbon ETN

iPath Bloomberg Agriculture Subindex Total Return ETN

iPath Bloomberg Copper Subindex Total Return ETN

iPath Bloomberg Nickel Subindex Total Return ETN

Amplify CrowdBureau Online Lending & Digital Banking ETF

Plus, some of the launches and other ETF actions that took place over the past two weeks.

ETF Odds & Ends: Bitcoin ETFs Put Off Again

As we at VanEck continue to follow our guiding principle of providing investors access to opportunities that will strengthen their portfolios, demonstrating that we do so both responsibly and with due consideration given to environmental, social and governance factors (ESG) has become increasingly important. We believe these factors are integral components of its investment philosophy [.

How We Approach ESG Investing

By ETFGI ETFGI, an independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs/ETPs ecosystem, reported on May 31 that Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of US$12.27 billion during April, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$67.72 billion which is much higher than the US$21.56 billion gathered at this point last year.

ESG ETFs and ETPs listed globally reached a record of US$269 billion at the end of April 2021

Amid the tidal wave of demand for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investment strategies, ETF issuers are leading the way. Model portfolios are a big part of that.

ESG ETFs Don't Need to Be Pricey

First Trust TCW ESG Premier Equity ETF

The First Trust TCW ESG Premier Equity ETF (NYSEArca: EPRE) debuted last week, adding to the burgeoning field of exchange traded funds adhering to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing principles. In itself, the debut of a new ETF, regardless of issuer or underlying investment objective, usually isn't remarkable.

The Case for Active Management in the Fluid World of ESG

Currently, there's no single standard for how ESG information should be analyzed and disclosed. Because of this, investors tend to rely heavily on generalized ESG “scores” provided by a handful of vendors. In order to gain a deeper understanding of ESG-related alpha drivers, investors are increasingly leveraging Big Data and Artificial Intelligence for ESG information collection and analysis. While ESG scores provide a static view, alternative data provides more dimensions of insight.

ESG X Big Data: Solving For The Double Bottom Line

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) has gone from investing buzz phrase to a prominent part of everyday portfolios. That sentiment is confirmed by a record amount of inflows steadily trickling into ESG exchange traded funds, indicating investors looking for virtuous portfolio applications favor the ETF structure.

All in the Name: Breaking Down the FlexShares ‘ESG' ETF

From digital factories to plant-based clothing, climate change investing is much more than just investing in renewable energy, according to the Templeton Global Equity Group.

Climate Change Sectors Heat Up

When it comes to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) funds such as the FlexShares STOXX US ESG Impact Index Fund (CBOE: ESG) and the FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Impact Index Fund (CBOE: ESGG), investors tend to focus on the environmental portion of the equation. That's understandable as climate change and environmental issues command considerable mainstream [.

Don't Forget the “S” and “G” in ESG ETFs

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing is starting to make its way into executive compensation. “Compensation is the ultimate governance mechanism that we have to make sure (that) companies are doing things right,” said Peter Reali, New York-based managing director and head of engagement for Nuveen, in a Pensions & Investments article.

Yes, ESG Is Making Its Way into Executive Compensation

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) funds, such as the FlexShares STOXX US ESG Impact Index Fund (CBOE: ESG) and the FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Impact Index Fund (CBOE: ESGG), have increasingly captive, large audiences. That bodes well for long-term adoption.

The Growing ESG Audience Bodes Well for 2 FlexShares ETFs

The coronavirus pandemic accelerated adoption of environmental, social, and governance (ESG), providing ballast for exchange traded funds like the FlexShares STOXX US ESG Impact Index Fund (CBOE: ESG) and the FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Impact Index Fund (CBOE: ESGG). ESG seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and [.

How the Pandemic Lit a Fire under ESG

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing is on a torrid pace with funds like the FlexShares STOXX US ESG Impact Index Fund (CBOE: ESG) and the FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Impact Index Fund (CBOE: ESGG). FlexShares' ESG seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the [.

As ESG Gains Steam, Look to the ‘ESG' and ‘ESGG' ETFs

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing is a top priority for both professional asset allocators and retail investors alike. Assets like the FlexShares STOXX US ESG Impact Index Fund (CBOE: ESG) and the FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Impact Index Fund (CBOE: ESGG) are capitalizing on investor enthusiasm.

With ESG Skyrocketing, Consider These 2 FlexShares ETFs

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing could get assistance from an unlikely source in the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). With the installation of Allison Lee as the acting chair of the SEC, a greater push toward ESG transparency to meet investor demand could be on the horizon.

SEC Pushes for More ESG Transparency to Meet Investor Demand

As the universe of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing continues its rapid expansion, consumers are increasingly turning to ESG data and scoring. With new standards being added and advisors pondering how to best integrate ESG funds into client portfolios, there's ample opportunity for active managers to make inroads into this growing market segment.

Is ESG the Next Frontier for Actively Managed ETFs?

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing is a top priority for both professional asset allocators and retail investors alike, meaning exchange traded funds such as the FlexShares STOXX US ESG Impact Index Fund (CBOE: ESG) and the FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Impact Index Fund (CBOE: ESGG) are generating more and more buzz. FlexShares' ESG seeks [.

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