Sustainability is dominating fund launches this year. Though it is not the majority of new funds coming to market, ESG is by far the single clearest theme across equity and bond launches.
Some 101 out of 277 UK equity or bond fund launches year to date are ESG or sustainable in one form or another - 36% of the total. That is quite a shift for something that just a few years ago was considered niche. Up a gear Looking first at equity, of the 214 funds launched so far this year, 83 are sustainable. The headline figure, however, conceals a more remarkable trend. Whereas 26% of equity mutual fund launches this year have fallen into this category, 62% of ETFs fit the bill. Green light for climate policies: What a Biden win will mean for ESG investors There has ...
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