https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/20-esg-exchange-traded-funds-beat-stock-market-past-year-2020-1-1028802890 You can make great investment returns while also helping the world. Here are 20 ESG funds that have beaten the market over the past year.
Ben Winck
Jan. 8, 2020, 08:16 AM
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The S&P 500 is up 27% over the past year, but several environmental, social, and governance-focused (ESG) funds have trounced the key index over the same period.
Interest in ESG investing soared through 2019, with traders piling billions of dollars into the vehicles each quarter, according to Morningstar data.
The surge in popularity fueled a debate between ESG fans and those who believe companies should prioritize investor returns over all else.
Here are the 20 ESG ETFs that beat the S&P 500 over the past year, ranked in ascending order