Green Investing – Green Stocks and Green Mutual Funds

Green Investing – Green Stocks and Green Mutual Funds

Green Investing has become more mainstream with investors looking for Green Stocks and Green Mutual Funds and ETFs. There are now a wide variety of investment vehicles now that cover specific green sectors or wide categories. Here is a list along with links to Morningstar profile pages.

Sector Focused Green Investing ETFs

These invest in a very narrow portion of the market and are volatile. Claymore/Mac Global Solar Energy Index ETF (TAN) iShares FTSE KLD Select Social Index ETF (KLD) First Trust Global Wind Energy (FAN)

First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge US ETF (QCLN) Market Vectors Solar Energy ETF (KWT)

PowerShares Cleantech Portfolio ETF (PZD) Powershares Wilderhill Clean Energy ETF (PBW) PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy ETF (PUW) PowerShares Water Resources ETF (PHO)

Broader Green Mutual Funds and Green ETFs

Investments in this class cover a multiple sectors of the green economy. Appleseed Fund (APPLX) Claymore/LGA Green ETF (GRN) Calvert Global Alternative Energy Fund (CGAEX) DWS Climate Change (WRMSX) First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge ETF (QCLN) Guinness Atkinson Alternative Energy(GAAEX)

Market Vectors Global Alternative Energy ETF (GEX) New Alternatives (NALFX) Pax World Balanced (PAXWX) Pax World Global Green (PGRNX)

Spectra Green Fund (SPEGX) Van Eck Global Alternative Energy ETF (GEX) Wells Fargo Advantage Social Sustainability Fund (WSSAX) Winslow Green Growth (WGGFX) Winslow Green Solutions (WGSLX)

Diversified Green Mutual Funds

These funds are focused on extremely wide areas of the economy and are possibly suitable for core holdings. Alger Green (SPEGX) Amana Trust Growth (AMAGX)
Green Century Balanced (GCBLX) Green Century Equity (GCEQX) Northern Global Sustainability Index (NSRIX) Portfolio 21 (PORTX)

Posted on October 22nd, 2012
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