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SPDR MSCI USA Climate Paris Aligned ETF

NZUS tracks a tier-weighted index of large- and mid-cap US stocks selected and weighted based on ESG criteria that are compatible with the Paris Climate Agreement and carbon reduction goals.

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The “juice” in the article title does not refer to orange juice futures like in the classic film “Trading Places,” but electricity. Reuters recently reported that at the power auction for the U.S.'s largest electrical grid operator, PJM Interconnection, prices soared 800% from $269.92 megawatts per day from $28.

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It's reasonable to expect that in 2023, climate-driven and sustainability-focused investment strategies, including exchange traded funds, will receive plenty of attention.

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Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing is under increasing scrutiny this year as regulators clamp down on greenwashing and as some politicians target the investing style, asserting that the asset managers behind it are politically motivated. Even with those controversies, a majority of financial professionals back this methodology and see long-term relevance.

Financial Pros Still Back ESG

In what's likely the result of an increasingly partisan divide in Washington, D.C., environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing is more frequently viewed through a political lens.

Broad Support Among State AGs for Evaluating ESG

Despite myriad challenges this year, namely the deterioration of growth stock performance, investors remain enthusiastic about climate and green energy exchange traded funds. Data confirm as much, and plenty of related ETFs have come to market this year, including the SPDR MSCI USA Climate Paris Aligned ETF (NZUS).

Despite Headwinds, Green Funds Stand Firm

Owing to the increasing popularity of exchange traded funds such as the SPDR Bloomberg SASB Corporate Bond ESG Select ETF (RBND) and the SPDR MSCI USA Gender Diversity ETF (SHE), among others, demand is soaring for ESG indexes. Data confirm the rapid growth of this burgeoning index segment.

ESG Indexes Are Big, Growing Business

The performance of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies, including exchange traded funds, is leaving something to be desired this year, but a new survey suggests high-level investors are seeing the forest through the trees and remain dedicated to ESG.

Demand for ESG Investments Remains Strong, According to Survey

Global asset allocators are becoming selective with their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) priorities, and that's a good thing for the related exchange traded funds. In recent years, more nuanced funds, including those focusing on climate and sustainability, entered the ESG space, further cementing the notion that sustainable investing (SI) continues gaining mainstream momentum.

Climate, Sustainability Among Top ESG Priorities

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Investors should take a look at exchange traded fund strategies to help capitalize on the potential benefits of environmental, social, and governance investing in the current market.

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With pressing issues in the ESG space, investors must separate fact from fiction.

Beyond the Backlash: Why ESG Matters More Than Ever

In the wake of the Inflation Reduction Act being signed into law, some investors are renewing their enthusiasm for renewable energy equities and the related exchange traded funds. In many cases, that means market participants are leaning into ETFs focusing on specific renewable energy and clean technology concepts.

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As has been widely documented, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) exchange traded funds and those focusing on sustainability struggled in the first half of 2022 owing in large part to a rough environment for growth stocks.

Sustainable ETF Investors Take Long View

The Paris Climate Accord isn't just an agreement between nations to fight climate change and reduce carbon emissions. It touched a new subset of sustainable investing — one that issuers of exchange traded funds eagerly provided access to.

NZUS: Efficient Avenue to Paris-Aligned Investing

These days, the investment landscape is awash in green talk, some of it credible, some of it not so much. And while there's plenty of chatter about greenwashing — rightfully so — there are other emerging green opportunities for investors.

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Strive Asset Management was the most noticeable newcomer to file for ETFs, while Putnam and T. Rowe Price plan to add to their relatively new lineups.

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There's no shortage of corporations and governments with ambitious carbon reduction or net-zero plans. A major element in reaching those goals is electrification, or how electric power is generated.

Electrification Opportunity Resides in NZUS

From a broad perspective, low-carbon investing remains attractive. That's even more true today as growth stocks — the area in which many low-carbon equities dwell — are retreating this year.

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