SUSTAIN US equity and bond fund indices excelled in July 2020
The Bottom Line: Two of three Sustainable (SUSTAIN) fund indices outperformed conventional benchmarks by 36 bps and 32 bps; third index trailed by 125 bps. Stock and bond prices rose in July: S&P 500 gained 5.6% while the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Index added 1.5% Stock prices rose in July as investors seemed to exhibit […]
Sustainable Funds Performance Scorecard: June 2020
The Bottom Line: Top and bottom performing mutual funds and ETFs in three categories are dominated by 34 funds that employ an ESG Integration strategy. June markets summary Ignoring the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic that are still unfolding and focusing instead on the gradual progress made to contain and reverse the coronavirus pandemic, the […]
SUSTAIN Bond Fund Index shines while equity fund indices lag in June
The Bottom Line: SUSTAIN Bond Fund Index beats by wide 68 bps but domestic and foreign equity fund indices trail by 20 and 27 bps. Stocks and bonds gain in June and post strong quarterly results Ignoring the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic that are still unfolding and focusing instead on the gradual progress made […]
Sustainable Funds Performance Scorecard: May 2020
The Bottom Line: 54 of the top and bottom sustainable fund performers in May across three investment categories employ ESG integration, ESG-Mixed or ESG-Consideration strategies. Summary Sustainable mutual funds and ETFs,[1] a combined total of 4,464 funds/share classes with almost $2.6 trillion in assets at the end of May, recorded an average increase of 4.43% […]
Sustainable Indices in May 2020: Bond and foreign equity funds outperform
The Bottom Line: Sustainable (SUSTAIN) bond and foreign fund indices beat their conventional benchmarks in May; SUSTAIN equity fund index lags by slight 3 bps. US stock market in May recovers all but 10% of the February to March decline The stock market, which was down -33.92% from peak-to-trough on March 23, recovered all but […]
Vision Report: Performance of Sustainable Indices and Mutual Funds
The Bottom Line: Recent studies of equity indices and mutual funds support findings that equity investors don’t have to give up returns to invest sustainably.
Sustainable Funds Performance Scorecard: April 2020
The Bottom Line: 49 of 60 top and bottom sustainable fund performers in April integrate ESG, including 11 funds that may account for ESG factors. Summary Optimism fueled by bullish sentiments regarding the COVID-19 medical recovery combined with massive Federal Reserve Bank guarantees of unlimited liquidity and rapid federal government fiscal stimulus measures in the […]
Sustainable Investing Strategies of Top Performing Bond Funds-April 2020
The Bottom Line: Nine of the top 10 performing bond funds in April 2020 integrate ESG either exclusively or in combination with supplemental investing approaches.