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Yes, ESG Funds Can Outperform Their Rivals and Benchmarks
Interest in ESG funds continues to swell. And for a good reason
A steady stream of ongoing research is highlighting that Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) funds are outperforming their non-ESG and market benchmark brethren. According to a recent S&P Global Market Intelligence report, 19 of 26 ESG funds analyzed topped the S&P 500 Index from March 5, 2020, to March 5, 2021. The Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of the 500 largest U.S. publicly traded companies. In addition, the outperformers saw gains between 27.3% to 55% over the year. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 experienced a 27.1% gain.
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