ESG Fund Ratings ESG Fund Ratings MSCI ESG Fund Ratings aim to measure the resilience of mutual funds and ETFs to long term risks and opportunities arising from environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. What is ESG? | ESG Fund Ratings Methodology and video MSCI ESG Fund Ratings are for informational purposes only and are subject to the Notice & Disclaimer found at: https://www.msci.com/notice-and-disclaimer; and MSCI Inc’s and MSCI ESG Research LLC’s terms of use at: https://www.msci.com/terms-of-use and additional-terms-of-use-msci-esg-research-llc. Some of these funds may be based on or linked to MSCI Indexes, for which MSCI Inc., or its subsidiaries, may be compensated based on the fund’s assets under management or other measures. MSCI Inc. has established an information barrier between index research and ESG Fund Ratings. 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As the number of ESG funds proliferate, and ESG-oriented investment options and strategies are being adopted by wealth and fund managers, we strive to provide the tools and solutions to help investors better understand ESG risks. Remy Briand, Managing Director and Global Head of ESG Each fund or ETF scores a rating on a scale from CCC (laggard) to AAA (leader). The rating is based first on the weighted average score of the holdings of the fund or ETF. We then assess ESG momentum to gain insight into the fund’s ESG track record, which is designed to indicate a fund’s exposure to holdings with a positive rating trend or worsening trend year over year. Finally, we review the ESG tail risk to understand the fund’s exposure to holdings with worst-of-class ESG Ratings of B and CCC. How to interact with this plot: Hover over each MSCI ESG Rating to see the corresponding definition. CCC B LAGGARD BB BBB A AVERAGE AA AAA LEADER Watch the video 0 seconds of 0 seconds MSCI ESG Fund Ratings Gain insight into the ESG characteristics of funds with an intuitive rating to better inform fund research, product selection, portfolio reporting across asset classes. Download Transcript What do the MSCI ESG Fund Ratings measure? MSCI ESG Fund Ratings are designed to measure the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) characteristics of a fund’s underlying holdings, making it possible to rank or screen mutual funds and ETFs on a AAA to CCC ratings scale. We leverage MSCI ESG Ratings for over 8,500 companies (approximately 14,000 total issuers including subsidiaries) and more than 680,000 equity and fixed income securities globally to create ESG scores and metrics for approximately 53,000 multi-asset class Mutual Funds and ETFs globally. Learn more about MSCI ESG Ratings We also license more than 200 additional metrics designed to provide insights across multiple dimensions, including carbon footprint, water exposure or governance risks. These can be used for a variety of purposes, for example if an investor seeks to align a portfolio to organizational values or identify and report on measurable social or environmental impact. Using MSCI ESG Fund Ratings The MSCI ESG Fund Ratings are designed to offer investors greater insights into the ESG characteristics of funds and ETFs, as well as provide additional information with respect to ESG fund research, product selection, portfolio construction and portfolio reporting processes across asset classes. Specifically, the MSCI ESG Fund Ratings may be used by wealth and fund managers seeking to: Screen for funds they see as aligning with client values Offer reporting on ESG characteristics of client investments Measure ESG impacts arising from investments Complement manager due diligence Featured Content ESG Funds in Focus The number of ESG & Climate-related funds in the market has been growing to meet demand. We bring focus to more than 52,000 funds through ratings, research and insights into the latest ESG trends driving risk and opportunities. Read More Why is ESG transparency important? MSCI ESG Research is seeing a growing demand among wealth and asset managers for greater investment transparency driven by a desire to better reflect and report on ESG-related investment views and values. Highlights from certain studies noted below appear to show the increasing prominence of ESG in investment decisions: USD 30 trillion wealth transfer from baby boomers to 75 million millennials to take place over the next few decades.1 88% of high-net worth millennials are actively reviewing the ESG impact of their investment holdings.2 89% of millennials expect their financial professional to do a deep dive into a company’s ESG factors and history with ESG issues before recommending an investment opportunity.3 57% of millennial investors have intentionally stopped investing or declined to invest in a company because of the impact that company’s products or services have on people’s health and well being.4 95% of millennial investors were interested in sustainable investing as of 2019 up 9 percentage points from 2017.5 85% of individual investors were interested in sustainable investing as of 2019 up 10 percentage points from 2017.6 Contact us to request your MSCI ESG Fund Ratings badge. 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The “Greater” Wealth Transfer – Capitalizing on the Intergenerational Shift in Wealth, 2012: https://www.accenture.com/us-en/insight-capitalizing-intergenerational-shift-wealth-capital-markets-summary 2 Bank of America. 2018 Insights on Wealth and Worth 3 Allianz ESG Investor Sentiment Study 2019 4 Allianz ESG Investor Sentiment Study 2019 5 Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing: Sustainable Signals -- The Individual Investor Perspective (2019) 6 Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing: Sustainable Signals -- The Individual Investor Perspective (2019) Locations Legal Modern Slavery Statement Privacy notice Index regulation Site map Cookies Use of ISO standards Subscribe Contact Us © 2021 MSCI Inc. All rights reserved We use cookies to optimize site functionality and give you the best possible experience. Learn More Accept Cookie Preferences