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Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF

USSG tracks a market cap-weighted index of US large- and mid-cap stocks, screened for environmental, social, and governance characteristics.

iShares MSCI EM ESG Optimized ETF

Columbia International ESG Equity Income ETF

Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF

Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF

By Mona Naqvi, Senior Director, Head of ESG Product Strategy, North America, S&P Dow Jones Indices The fast-changing nature of the ESG landscape is no stranger to those within it. Competing definitions, variability in scoring methodologies, and a spectrum of individual investor objectives have made fertile ground for divergent approaches.

Thermal Coal Companies Removed from the S&P 500® ESG Index in Response to Market Demand

The launch of the S&P 500 ESG Index in April 2019 signaled an evolution in sustainable investing. Indices based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data were no longer simply a means for companies to declare their sustainability credentials or tools to manage tactical investments playing a minor role in investors’ portfolios.

The S&P 500 ESG Index: Defining the Sustainable Core

Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF

iShares MSCI USA ESG Optimized ETF

Vanguard ESG US Stock ETF

iShares Global Clean Energy ETF

iShares Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF

ROBO Global Robotics and Automation ETF

First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence & Robotics ETF

Invesco Solar ETF

Here we discuss some ETFs that can lend investors exposure to the thematic investing trends in the fourth quarter of 2020.

ETF Areas to Ride the Thematic Investing Trend in Q4

Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF

The ESG funds suite continues to grow as issuers are leaving no stone unturned to gain from the growing popularity of sustainable investing.

New ESG ETFs Hit Market on Growing Popularity

iShares Select Dividend ETF

iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF

SPDR S&P Dividend ETF

Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

But the same isn’t true for dividend ETFs.

Factor ETFs In Demand

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing is reaching new heights in its popularity even amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, the big players are primed to enter the market like JP Morgan who is specifically looking to make a move in the green bond game.

JP Morgan is Making a Move in the Green Bond Game

By Reid Steadman, Managing Director, Global Head of ESG Indices and Daniel Perrone, Director, ESG Indices • The S&P 500 ESG Index aligns investment objectives with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) values. • It can serve as a benchmark as well as the basis for index-linked investment products.

The S&P 500® ESG Index: Integrating Environmental, Social, and Governance Values into the Core

iShares ESG Aware US Aggregate Bond ETF

By Michael Arone, CFA, Chief Investment Strategist, State Street Global Advisors “Look at the world around you. It may seem like an immovable, implacable place.

Dawn of a New Era for ESG Investing

The number of sustainability-focused index funds, and investor assets in these funds, have doubled over the last three years, according to Morningstar, and Covid-19 added to interest.

ESG index funds hit $250 billion as pandemic accelerates impact investing boom

It’s no doubt that environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing has taken off in a big way even before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, in order to maintain due diligence in the space, more steps need to be taken, and that’s exactly what Denmark is doing by increasing transparency.

Denmark Takes a Large Step in ESG Investing Transparency

When it comes to buy-and-hold investments, one option to consider is environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing—right now, it’s what long-term investors are looking at following an increased interest in the space as of late. “Long-term investors—those who have perpetually flagged the kind of systemic and workforce issues that now face companies everywhere—are having an [.

Long-Term Investors Are Singing the Praises of ESG

iShares MSCI EAFE ESG Optimized ETF

iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF

SPDR S&P 500 ESG ETF

It comes amid growing investor interest in sustainable investment funds in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Sustainable investment funds just surpassed $1 trillion for the first time on record

iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETF

iShares ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF

iShares MSCI USA ESG Select ETF

Analyzing the top holdings of leading environmental, social and governance ETFs.

Top S&P 500 Holdings & Key ESG ETFs

iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

Thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, 2020 is one year that everyone wants to forget, including chief financial officers (CFOs). Speaking of which, a Forbes report noted that CFOs are placing a high priority in 2021 on environmental, social, and governance (ESG).

ESG On the List of CFOs’ Priorities for 2021

ARK Web x.0 ETF

First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund

First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund

iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF

O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF

Invesco NASDAQ Internet ETF

SPDR S&P Biotech ETF

Let's check out some ETF areas that will remain solid investment picks even as the coronavirus cases show a sharp spike.

Red Hot ETF Areas Amid the Coronavirus Crisis

As environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing continues to gain in popularity, due diligence is necessary in order to ensure the veracity of companies marketing themselves as ESG-friendly. As such, HSBC launched a reporting service that provides asset owners and managers with an independent measurement of how focused their listed asset investments are on ESG [.

HSBC’s Latest ESG Portfolio Reporting Service Will Help Due Diligence

iShares U.S. Technology ETF

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

Microsft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) reports fiscal fourth-quarter results after the close of U.S.

3 ETFs To Play For Microsoft's Earnings

ESG investing has shown some resilience and continues to gain investor attention amid the coronavirus pandemic.

ESG ETFs to Shine on Increased Demand Amid Coronavirus Crisis

The coronavirus pandemic did no favors to emerging markets (EM) investors who are now looking around scratching their heads, wondering where to head next. While a dollar-cost averaging approach to EM assets as a value play might be an option, EM investors are looking to other options that can weather a storm better—enter environmental, social, [.

Emerging Markets Could Be Turning Their Attention to ESG

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing has proven its mettle in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, which can only bring wider adoption to a space that was already gaining in popularity. Global investment firm JPMorgan has been effusive in its praise for ESG, comparing its resilience against Covid-19 to other major recessionary events that [.

Coronavirus Could Bring Wider Adoption to ESG Investing

ALPS Clean Energy ETF

Amplify Cybersecurity ETF

First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund

Here we discuss some ETFs that can lend investors exposure to the thematic investing trends in the second half of 2020.

ETF Areas to Join the Thematic Investing Trend in 2H20

First Trust EIP Carbon Impact ETF

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF

FlexShares STOXX US ESG Impact Index Fund

FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Select Index Fund

Amplify Etho Climate Leadership US ETF

VanEck Green Bond ETF 

Impact Shares NAACP Minority Empowerment ETF 

NuShares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

Nuveen ESG Large-Cap ETF

iShares MSCI Global Impact ETF

Impact Shares Trust I - Impact Shares Sustainable Development Goals Global Equity ETF

Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF

SPDR S&P 500 Fossil Fuel Reserves Free ETF

iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF

US Vegan Climate ETF

Pacer Funds Trust - Pacer Military Times Best Employers ETF

ClearBridge Dividend Strategy ESG ETF

More than ever, investors recognize the risks and opportunities associated with the low carbon transition and are incorporating a wider set of considerations into their decision making.

Targeted Sustainability

Clean energy alternatives and lower carbon emissions are only a couple of reasons within a larger set of benefits offered by environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing. One report suggests that ESG initiatives can also have a positive effect on workforce sentiment–something that more than likely took a hit following the higher number of unemployment [.

Report Shows that Workforce Sentiment is Improved with ESG

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing is gaining more traction, and the coronavirus pandemic only spurred that interest as opposed to stifling it. This, in turn, is helping to fuel a healthy appetite for social bonds.

As ESG Gains More Traction, Social Bonds Rise in Popularity

According to Morningstar, the global sustainable funds universe experienced net inflows of nearly $46 billion during the first quarter of 2020, compared with net outflows of $385 billion for the overall funds universe.

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