ESGU News and Press, iShares ESG MSCI USA ETF From 07/23/21

I think that ESG investing could be some combination of a fad and a strategic play on long-term regulatory arbitrage. The main benefit of ESG investing is probably not to "trade the fad", however, but to benefit from the de-risking associated with excluding the "bad" companies (from a...

We’ve moved past the early-cycle environment that predominated risk taking in 2020, post the pandemic lows, and we’re moving really into a mid-cycle environment, which tends to be constructive for risk. This mid-cycle environment is still going to be expansionary, albeit...

Since value stocks are widely perceived as higher-risk assets, they typically benefit from risk-on market environments after a market shock. On average, value stocks returned 14.4% annualized. relative returns for the highest-profitability group are still far behind the average se...

For many years, divestment has been seen as the fastest, most effective way to lower a portfolio’s carbon footprint - and many universities and affiliated foundations continue to grapple with the question of whether to divest or not. Materiality is the weighting of ESG characte...

A majority of BlackRock investors in a recent survey felt that inflation would be transitory. Yet, they also felt the market might overreact to the inflation data, making some portfolio protection prudent. Economically sensitive cyclical stocks have had a very strong run since the ann...

Sustainable investing based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors has quickly become central to how we invest. To better understand the major challenges and opportunities in the ESG market, the Index Industry Association (IIA) set out to assess how asset managers perce...

I do believe disclosures are improving dramatically and we’re beginning to see a real transformation in the corporate world as more and more companies commit to net-zero plans. Divesting, whether done independently or mandated by a court, might move an individual company closer...

As the Sustainable Investment landscape evolves, it has become clear that, while individual stocks may be excluded or underweighted for engagement purposes, portfolio-level attributes such as carbon emission reductions and green revenue uplifts must be explicitly targeted and reported. ...

According to the paper written by Chris Berkouwer, a Robeco equity analyst, ESG was responsible for 20% of the outperformance of a Robeco fund over a period of three years. In illustrating the positive effects of ESG, Berkouwer first looks at Linde plc, the Ireland-domiciled chemical ...

As the world convalesced from the pandemic, stocks advanced in the second quarter and earnings rebounded across sectors. With business gains broadening amid complex market risks, we think investors should lean on quality to find stocks that will perform well in a normalizing world eco...