ECO FRIENDLY MUTUAL FUNDS

Green eco friendly mutual funds research, description and combined list. 5/08 add ALTEX a new solar mutual fund to the list.

Eco-friendly mutual funds can provide green investment diversification, a simple way to own some of the leading individual solar, wind, biofuels and green consumer stocks discussed on this site. You can also gain exposure to great ECO focused companies based in Europe like wind power leader Vestas. Simplify your due diligence research as we examine the major component company holdings in these leading ECO mutual fund portfolios. They are not created equal and vary significantly. These funds break down into 2 classes of SRI (socially responsible investing) funds. Some funds actually invest in the companies producing ECO Green technologies, like wind, solar and biofuels, many others are simply investing in companies that promote sustainability and ECO Green values through their operations. This distinction can be HUGE in terms of your ECO investment philosophy. It is a positive when Microsoft and IBM adopt sustainability, but would you rather invest directly in solar, wind and biofuels? The financial media works itself into a froth over ECO Green investment, but rarely makes the distinction of actual Green vs. adoption Green. Five mutual funds that invest directly in ECO green technology producers : Symbols : GAAEX, NALFX, PORTX, CGAEX, WGGFX For quote list of these 5 mutual funds that rise to the top based on ECO friendly approach: click here You may aslo consider these ETF's with similar holdings : For the list of ECO ETF's that rise to the top based on ECO friendly approach: click here

Alphabetical list of all ECO Green mutual funds by symbol : CAAPX Ariel Mutual Funds. SRI company selection screen. Portfolio companies adopt green policies vs. producing actual green ECO products or services. CGAEX Calvert Global Alternative Energy. Good exposure to many ECO Green leading companies. Largest holdings are wind and solar, 64% of the fund. GAAEX Guinness Atkinson Alternative Energy. Fund weighted to actual wind and solar companies. GCBLX Green Century Balanced. GCEQX Green Century Equity. Investing in companies they believe are leading the way toward a greener future. SRI component. NALFX New Alternatives Fund. Began operations in September 1982. Good exposure to many ECO Green leading companies. NBSRX Neuberger Berman Socially Resp Investment. SRI focus. Tough website to navigate. PAXWX Pax World Balanced. SRI focus. Pax World was founded in in 1971. Launched the first publicly available, socially responsible mutual fund. PORTX Portfolio 21 Fund. Portfolio 21 invests in companies designing ecologically superior products, using renewable energy, and developing efficient production methods. Click here for in-depth analysis of PORTX SCFSX Sierra Club Stock Fund. Broad SRI focus. SPEGX Spectra Fund. Fund investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies conduct their business in an environmentally sustainable manner. WGGFX Winslow Green Growth. Portfolio weighted toward green building products, sustainable living and clean energy.

GREEN ETF's : EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

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.

Solar Energy Stocks : Photovoltaics

In most latitudes, enough sun energy lands on the roof of an average home every day to power your car, home and more. Why the continued addiction to fossil fuels like oil and coal instead? One percent of the Sahara desert covered with solar panels would provide all the energy the world uses every day! Solution : the photovoltaic solar cell panel to produce clean carbon free energy.

These North American solar technology companies are leading the way.

Solar energy stocks listed here: CSIQ,ENER,ESLR,FSLR,HOKU,JASO,LDK,SOLF,SPWR

These Asia based solar technology companies are leading the way.

Chinese solar energy companies listed here : CSUN,JASO,LDK,SOL,SOLF,STP,YGE