October commentary: Green bond funds
The Bottom Line: Green bond funds ended October with $1.43 billion in assets and the Glasgow Climate Pact will stimulate issuance of more sustainable bonds. Growth in green bond fund assets slowed in the last two months, adding $3.2 million in October, a narrow increase of 0.2%, to end month at $1.43 billion The net […]
September commentary: Green bond funds
The Bottom Line: Green investment funds gained only $7.5 million while green bonds scored big by adding $72.3 billion and pushing volume to $349.5 billion. Summary Assets of seven green funds, including five mutual funds and two ETFs, gained a modest $7.5 million, or 1%, in September, to end the month at $1.43 billion in […]
July commentary: Green bond funds
The Bottom Line: Green bond fund assets bounced back in July, adding $40.9 million in net assets as funds posted an average gain of 0.98%. Summary Gains in green bond fund assets bounced back to average 2021 levels, adding $40.9 million in net assets, or a month-over-month increase of 3% to end the month of […]
June 2021 Commentary: Green bond funds
The Bottom Line: Net assets of green bond funds were flat in June, but registered an average gain of 50 bps, falling behind market indices. Summary Green bond funds were flat in terms of assets under management on a net basis in June, just falling short of offsetting an average 50 bps increase in total […]
May 2021 Commentary: Green bond funds
The Bottom Line: Green bond funds added $35.9 million in assets to $1,324.7 million in May 2021 while recording an average return gain of 0.29%. Summary Green bond funds added $35.9 million in assets during the month of May 2021, ending the month at $1,324.7 billion. This represents a gain of 3% relative to last […]
March 2021 Commentary: Green bond funds and green bonds
The Bottom Line: Assets of green bond funds end March 2021 at another high of $1.3 billion; green bonds bounced back to $163.1 in Q1. Assets of green bond funds gain $47.8 million to end March 2021 at another high of $1.3 billion Assets of green bond funds in the US reached $1,266.3 million at […]
February 2021 Commentary: Green bond funds and green bonds
The Bottom Line: Green bond funds recorded another gain in assets under management to reach $1.2 billion on the back of negative returns in February. Green bond fund assets post gains even as total return performance in February drops an average -1.30% Green bond funds, including mutual funds and ETFs, recorded another gain in assets […]
December 2020 commentary: Green bond funds and green bonds
The Bottom Line: Green bond funds reach $1.0 billion for first time while green bonds pass the cumulative $1.0 trillion level; outlook positive for 2021. Green bond funds added $87.9 million in assets and exceed $1.0 billion for the first time US green bond mutual funds and ETFs, a total of seven funds and 22 […]