Biggest Funds Powered by Tech Stock Holdings: ESG Investing

July 6, 2023, 3:45 PM UTC

Technology stocks are bolstering big gains this year in some of the largest environmental, social and governance-focused mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.

  • The $7.7 billion Brown Advisory Sustainable Growth Fund (BAFWX), which has almost half its assets in shares of software, semiconductor and internet companies, soared 24.1% in the first half of the year.
  • The gain exceeded the 17% advance of the S&P 500, including reinvested dividends. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index gained 32.6% in the same period.
  • Vanguard Group’s ESG US Stock ETF (ESGV) advanced 19.8% in the first half of 2023.
  • The $6.7 billion ...

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