Fund growth
In terms of investment vehicles, some of the most significant inflows (combining both institutional and retail dollars) have gone into exchange-traded funds, community investment institutions and alternative investment vehicles over the past two years, growing by 200%, 44% and 22%, respectively, according to Chris Phalen, research manager at the Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment.
The numbers behind the percentages are striking. According to a Morningstar report, sustainable funds in the United States attracted new assets at a record pace in 2019. Estimated net flows into open-end and exchange-traded sustainable funds that are available to U.S. investors totaled $21.4 billion for the year, the report continued. That s nearly four times the previous annual record for net flows set in 2018. View the Morningstar chart below to see the trend graphically.
Fund growth
In terms of investment vehicles, some of the most significant inflows (combining both institutional and retail dollars) have gone into exchange-traded funds, community investment institutions and alternative investment vehicles over the past two years, growing by 200%, 44% and 22%, respectively, according to Chris Phalen, research manager at the Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment.
The numbers behind the percentages are striking. According to a Morningstar report, sustainable funds in the United States attracted new assets at a record pace in 2019. Estimated net flows into open-end and exchange-traded sustainable funds that are available to U.S. investors totaled $21.4 billion for the year, the report continued. That s nearly four times the previous annual record for net flows set in 2018. View the Morningstar chart below to see the trend graphically.