Global Sustainable Fund Flows: Why Sustainable Investing’s Worst Outflows Since 2018 Aren’t the Full Story
Performance was a major headwind for the asset class last year. Strategies with high relative active share struggled as mega-cap technology companies, often underweighted in ESG portfolios, drove significant index returns. Carbon-intensive sectors and defense stocks also outperformed, areas where many sustainable funds have limited or no exposure. One clear bright spot: renewable energy stocks
