The Touchstone Climate Transition ETF HEAT, an actively managed fund that began trading in early May, was up 0.6% in afternoon trading, according to FactSet data, at last check. The fund’s factsheet says that it invests in companies that are “leading the transition to a climate-resilient economy.”The Touchstone Climate Transition ETF HEAT , an actively managed fund that began trading in early May, was up 0.6% in afternoon trading, according to FactSet data, at last check.
Meanwhile, the BlackRock Future Climate and Sustainable Economy ETF BECO , an active fund that invests in companies believed to be furthering the transition to lower greenhouse gas emissions, was up 0.1%, while the Engine No. 1 Transform Climate ETF NETZ gained 0.9%, according to FactSet data, at last check.
MarketWatch’s Rachel Koning Beals has reported that Canada’s record-breaking start to the fire season has prompted warnings that wildfires, which are made worse by the increased drought and extreme heat tied to climate change, aren’t limited to the west. Smoke from Canada’s wildfires has cast a haze in parts of the U.S., including New York City this week.
Shares of clean energy funds such as the Invesco Global Clean Energy ETF PBD , the SPDR S&P Kensho Clean Power ETF CNRG and First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund QCLN were also up Wednesday afternoon. The broader U.S. stock market was trading mostly down. The S&P 500 SPX was 0.4% lower in Wednesday afternoon trading, while the Nasdaq Composite COMP dropped 1.1% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rose 0.2%, according to FactSet data, at last check.
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