Sustainable funds aim for positive environmental and social impact alongside financial returns. They include companies meeting minimum criteria in areas like reducing their carbon footprint or supporting gender equality, or they exclude companies such as tobacco, weapons, or fossil fuel companies.
Research has shown that sustainable investments perform at least as well as non-sustainable investments. 1 Below we show financial performance for ~30 sustainable funds compared to benchmarks such as the S&P 500.
The Global Sustainable Funds tracker shows average return for all ~30 sustainable funds below (US and ex-US); the US Sustainable Funds tracker shows average return for all US sustainable funds below.
Global Sustainable Funds:
1 year
performance
Showing 31 funds
Fund | Type | 1-day | 1-week | 1-month | 3-month | 1-year | 2-year |
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![]() ClearBridge Large Cap Growth ESG ETF (LRGE) LRGE |
ETF | 0.00% | -3.53% | -8.89% | -22.08% | -24.87% | 1.45% |
![]() Sustainable Development Goals ETF (SDGA) SDGA |
ETF | 0.02% | -2.88% | -8.49% | -14.15% | -12.39% | 10.33% |
![]() Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF (NULV) NULV |
ETF | 0.00% | -0.88% | -7.76% | -11.36% | -11.32% | 10.73% |
![]() iShares MSCI Global Impact ETF (SDG) SDG |
ETF | 0.00% | -1.01% | -4.78% | -7.16% | -19.49% | 7.45% |
![]() FlexShares STOXX US ESG Impact ETF (ESG) ESG |
ETF | 0.00% | -2.73% | -9.45% | -17.31% | -14.27% | 10.46% |
![]() Change Finance U.S. Large Cap Fossil Fuel Free ETF (CHGX) CHGX |
ETF | 0.00% | -3.04% | -8.41% | -15.80% | -20.13% | 7.31% |
![]() iShares MSCI USA ESG Select ETF (SUSA) SUSA |
ETF | 0.00% | -2.55% | -9.16% | -16.17% | -15.53% | 10.60% |
![]() ClearBridge Dividend Strategy ESG ETF (YLDE) YLDE |
ETF | 0.00% | -1.24% | -7.28% | -11.17% | -5.50% | 13.07% |
![]() Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF (NUMV) NUMV |
ETF | 0.00% | -0.99% | -10.12% | -14.14% | -14.87% | 14.56% |
![]() Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF (NUDM) NUDM |
ETF | 0.00% | -1.86% | -8.61% | -12.80% | -17.24% | 4.39% |
![]() Deutsche X-Trackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Eq ETF (USSG) USSG |
ETF | 0.00% | -3.15% | -8.21% | -16.09% | -12.13% | 11.54% |
![]() Deutsche X-Trackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Eq ETF (EASG) EASG |
ETF | 0.00% | -1.71% | -10.50% | -15.64% | -19.79% | 1.70% |
![]() Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF (VSGX) VSGX |
ETF | 0.00% | -1.90% | -9.55% | -15.04% | -23.45% | 1.28% |
![]() iShares ESG MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) ESGD |
ETF | 0.00% | -1.78% | -11.02% | -15.47% | -21.00% | 2.11% |
![]() NASDAQ NMS COMPOSITE Index (^IXIC) ^IXIC |
Index | 0.00% | -4.13% | -9.65% | -21.97% | -23.99% | 4.41% |
![]() iShares MSCI USA ESG Optimized ETF (ESGU) ESGU |
ETF | 0.00% | -2.29% | -8.79% | -16.41% | -14.30% | 10.59% |
![]() SPDR SSGA Gender Diversity Index ETF (SHE) SHE |
ETF | 0.00% | -2.56% | -8.62% | -17.14% | -24.95% | 4.50% |
![]() Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF (NULG) NULG |
ETF | 0.00% | -3.94% | -8.85% | -20.22% | -25.60% | 3.37% |
![]() Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF (NUEM) NUEM |
ETF | 0.00% | -2.13% | -5.56% | -12.21% | -24.41% | 5.04% |
![]() Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (ESGV) ESGV |
ETF | 0.00% | -2.80% | -8.42% | -17.54% | -16.92% | 9.19% |
![]() S&P 500 Index (^SPX) ^SPX |
Index | 0.00% | -2.21% | -8.42% | -15.85% | -12.11% | 10.55% |
![]() iShares ESG MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (ESML) ESML |
ETF | 0.00% | -2.03% | -9.59% | -16.91% | -20.76% | 13.83% |
![]() Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NUMG) NUMG |
ETF | 0.00% | -2.90% | -9.30% | -20.62% | -36.57% | -4.25% |
![]() Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC) NUSC |
ETF | 0.00% | -1.74% | -9.70% | -17.12% | -26.48% | 10.27% |
![]() iShares MSCI EM ESG Optimized ETF (ESGE) ESGE |
ETF | 0.00% | -2.49% | -7.44% | -14.11% | -28.28% | -1.06% |
![]() Deutsche X-Trackers MSCI EMs ESG Leaders Eq ETF (EMSG) EMSG |
ETF | 0.00% | -3.24% | -8.14% | -14.61% | -29.79% | -2.29% |
![]() Impact YWCA Womens Empowerment (WOMN) WOMN |
ETF | 0.00% | -2.04% | -8.11% | -13.81% | -12.64% | 15.85% |
![]() iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (SUSL) SUSL |
ETF | 0.00% | -3.10% | -8.00% | -15.89% | -11.63% | 11.75% |
![]() Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) ^DJI |
Index | 0.00% | -1.28% | -6.47% | -10.69% | -10.60% | 9.73% |
![]() iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETF (DSI) DSI |
ETF | 0.00% | -3.12% | -8.53% | -16.53% | -13.44% | 10.91% |
![]() Impact NAACP Minority Empowerment (NACP) NACP |
ETF | -0.01% | -2.96% | -9.05% | -16.80% | -13.68% | 11.43% |