The two funds would both track the returns of the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, using options to try to reduce potential fluctuations in investors' returns.
The firm’s ratings unit overhauls its methodology as ESG score providers continue to draw criticism for using inconsistent approaches that have yet to be properly regulated.
Interest both for and against sustainable investing will almost certainly be rising — and that means that financial advisors can’t afford to ignore it.
Excluding the iShares ESG Aware ETF, sustainable funds saw positive net sales so far this year, according to data from Morningstar Direct.
While stock and bond allocations hurt the performance of TDFs last year, fees declined and assets flowed to collective investment trusts, Morningstar found.
After last year's Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, more companies face votes on reproductive health care.
The money flowing into Treasuries has some market watchers believing that the Fed's next move will be a rate cut, and that it could come as soon as June.
Without more green investments, the likelihood of avoiding the worst impacts of climate change becomes increasingly remote, according to the IPCC.
In the economic aftermath of the pandemic, some strategies performed better than others.
The firm, which is on a crusade against the use of ESG factors in investing, announced that it's launching a pooled employer plan.
Even though the S&P 500 fell 19% last year, fund managers’ sales of securities to adjust their positions can result in capital gains.
The age-old strategy, neatly wrapped in the low-cost convenience of an exchange-traded fund, has gained fresh momentum in the volatile market environment.
Co-founder Vivek Ramaswamy, who recently stepped down to campaign for president, has said he wants to take politics out of investing.
GOP Rep. Ann Wagner and Democrat Brad Sherman, leaders of a committee with SEC jurisdiction, echo financial industry concerns that the plan will harm retirement savers.
NEPC's study shows a lack of industry consensus on how to create meaningful retirement income solutions in companies' defined-contribution plans.
Grayscale sued, asking the DC Circuit Court to overturn a decision the firm called arbitrary and discriminatory because the agency had already approved ETFs that track bitcoin futures.
Pacer's COWZ ETF has grown to $13 billion by screening for free cash flow yields to identify intangible assets.
Critics say Morgan Stanley's big launch of six Calvert ETFs was poorly timed in an environment where ESG has become a political football.
The funds are the brainchild of the manager behind anti-ARK ETF, which gave investors an easy way to wager against Cathie Wood's flagship strategy.
A Cerulli report shows how the so-called smart money is generally increasing exposure to active strategies.
