Stock Picks From Seeking Alpha's February 2025 New Analysts

In February, twenty-three new analysts joined Seeking Alpha, offering diverse stock picks and insights, from biotech to automotive and energy sectors. Analysts provided ratings from Strong Sell to Strong Buy, with detailed justifications based on market trends, company fundamentals, and sector-specific challenges. Key investment theses include bearish views on German automotive and LNG sectors, while bullish on biotech, fintech, and energy companies.

Seeking Alpha • Mar 6, 2025

DSI: Nothing Compelling Here

iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETF is a passively managed ETF that tracks the MSCI KLD 400 Social Index, focusing on US companies with positive ESG characteristics. DSI's top holdings are similar to other large-cap ETFs, lacking diversification benefits. DSI's sector composition closely mirrors the S&P 500, reducing the need to switch unless ESG is a core part of the portfolio.

Seeking Alpha • Apr 8, 2024

For DSI, Ethics Is Not A Drag

iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETF invests with environmental, social, and corporate governance principles, or ESG. Valuation and growth metrics for the DSI ETF are underwhelming, but quality is above par. Past performance is similar to the S&P 500. Investors including ethical principles in their strategy may buy DSI without sacrificing performance, but keep in mind it is very heavy in technology.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 30, 2023

ESG's Underperformance So Far This Year

ESG ETFs have lagged conventional funds year to date.

ETFcom • Nov 29, 2022

Start ESG Investing in 2022 With These 5 ETFs

2022 could be a good year for ESG investors. Will you be one of them?

The Motley Fool • Jan 5, 2022

IShares MSCI KLD 400 Social Rated Best Among Top US Broad Market Smart Beta ETFs

Q.ai's deep learning algorithms have identified several of the top US Broad Market Smart Beta ETFs based on fund flows over the last 90-days, 30-days, and 7-days. Here are the ETFs our AI identified.

Forbes • Jul 12, 2021

Guide to Socially Responsible ETFs

Between 2018 and 2020, total U.S.-domiciled sustainably invested assets under management skyrocketed 42% to $17.1 trillion, per a CNBC article.

Zacks Investment Research • Mar 29, 2021

Is Lack Of Energy Hurting ESG ETFs?

An analysis that takes on common misperceptions about ESG investing.

ETFcom • Mar 17, 2021

From Fad To Sustainable Trend: The ESG Juggernaut Continues To Pick Up Steam (Podcast)

Essentially unheard of a decade ago, investing strategies that screen holdings for adherence to Environmental, Social and Governance values have captured increasing investor interest. Tony Campos, Head of Sustainable Investment, Americas, FTSE Russell, joins the podcast to explain how the process of ESG screening works at FTSE Russell.

Seeking Alpha • Feb 25, 2021

The Many Shades of ESG Integration: A Survey of U.S. Equity ESG ETFs

By Komson Silapachai & Emma Harper An investor searching through ESG ETF options could easily face decision paralysis. Along with the tremendous growth of ESG ETF assets to over $25 billion in 2020, the number of ESG ETFs has also exploded to roughly 125 in 2020, up from a handful a few years ago.

ETF Trends • Dec 10, 2020