Green eco friendly ETF's research, description and combined list.
Note, May08 see the launch of 2 new! solar etf's TAN and KWT.
These ECO Green friendly ETF's hold a basket of stocks just as mutual funds do. ETF's trade during all market exchange hours. ETF's have better liquidity and may have fee advantages over mutual funds. This list includes ECO Green choices and some with a more broad Socially Responsible Investing(SRI) component. ETFs are sector focused, most of these are focused on alternative energy stocks. ETF symbols : DSI,CGW,EVX,GEX,GRN,KLD,PBW,PIO,PUW,PZD DSI iShares KLD 400 Social Index. Seeks investment results that correspond to the performance of the Domini 400 SocialSM underlying index. CGW Claymore S&P Global Water. Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance of the S&P Global Water index. EVX Mkt Vectors Environmental Services ETF. Seeks to replicate the performance of the AMEX Environmental Services Index. GEX Mkt Vectors Global Alternative Energy. Seeks to replicate the performance of the Ardour Global Index. 30% of assets in securities of non-US companies. Companies primarily engaged in the generation of power through environmentally friendly sources. GRN Claymore/LGA Green. Seeks to track the performance of the Light Green Eco Index. Broad SRI. KLD iShares KLD Select Social Index. Seeks results that correspond to performance of the KLD Select SocialSM index. PBW PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy. Seeks results that correspond to the WilderHill Clean Energy index. PIO PowerShares Global Water. Seeks results that correspond to performance of the Palisades Global Water Index. PUW PowerShares WilderHill Prog Energy. Seeks results that correspond to the WilderHill Progressive Energy Index. PZD PowerShares Cleantech. Seeks results that correspond to the performance of the Cleantech Index. TAN Claymore/MAC Global. Made up of 25 global solar companies. |
