The top 25 socially conscious funds

Ranked by one-year total return
DEC 08, 2014
Fund1-year return3-year return5-year returnPortfolio net assets ($M)Expense ratio*
Praxis Growth Index Fund I (MMDEX)20.02%21.11%16.20%$164.70.47%
Parnassus Endeavor Fund (PARWX)19.10%22.67%16.13%$650.90.95%
Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund Investor (VFTSX)18.93%22.30%16.23%$1,304.70.28%
Steward Large Cap Enhanced Index Fund Institutional (SEECX)17.95%21.40%16.82%$233.80.54%
Domini Social Equity Fund Investor (DSEFX)17.39%18.30%14.47%$1,200.31.24%
Amana Growth Fund;Investor (AMAGX)17.38%15.03%12.32%$2,029.11.10%
Parnassus Core Equity Fund Investor (PRBLX)17.28%21.54%15.19%$10,744.10.87%
Eventide Gilead Fund N (ETGLX)17.21%27.61%21.56%$807.61.64%
Calvert Social Index Fund A (CSXAX)17.15%21.05%15.24%$386.70.75%
iShares MSCI USA ESG Select ETF (KLD)17.14%17.54%13.98%$288.80.50%
GuideStone Equity Index Fund Inv (GEQZX)17.04%20.11%15.47%$405.40.39%
Dreyfus Third Century Fund Z (DRTHX)16.91%18.69%14.83%$334.31.01%
Pax World Growth Fund;Individual Investor (PXWGX)16.70%16.83%14.90%$195.81.24%
GuideStone Growth Equity Fund Inv (GGEZX)16.31%19.48%15.83%$1,499.41.09%
iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETF (DSI)16.29%19.66%14.50%$378.90.50%
Green Century Equity Fund (GCEQX)16.28%19.03%13.94%$108.31.25%
Parnassus Fund (PARNX)16.21%23.79%16.46%$638.10.86%
Ariel Fund;Investor (ARGFX)15.64%24.65%17.50%$2,236.21.03%
Touchstone Premium Yield Equity Fund A (TPYAX)15.46%15.16%14.41%$190.11.21%
GuideStone Extended-Duration Bond Fund Inv (GEDZX)15.27%8.03%9.68%$300.40.76%
Calvert Large Cap Core Portfolio I (CMIIX)15.18%19.12%14.79%$187.50.81%
TIAA-CREF Social Choice Equity Fund;Institutional (TISCX)15.16%19.36%15.13%$2,684.90.18%
Timothy Plan Large/Mid-Cap Value Fund A (TLVAX)15.10%17.95%14.83%$158.91.51%
Calvert Equity Portfolio A (CSIEX)15.04%17.00%13.69%$2,945.11.23%
Praxis Value Index Fund A (MVIAX)14.94%19.87%13.43%$121.21.03%

Returns as of Nov. 10. Assets as of Oct. 31. Distinct share classes only. Three-year and five-year returns are annualized. *Net prospectus Source: Lipper, a Thomson Reuters company

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