Go Big or Go Green: Should You Buy SPGM's Broad Diversification or NZAC's Climate Focus?

SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock Market ETF offers broader diversification and a longer track record than SPDR MSCI ACWI Climate Paris Aligned ETF. NZAC applies an ESG screen with a climate focus, while SPGM is a plain-vanilla global tracker.

The Motley Fool • Dec 9, 2025

URTH vs. NZAC: Similar Results But Different Fees

iShares MSCI World ETF charges double the expense ratio of SPDR MSCI ACWI Climate Paris Aligned ETF and pays a much lower dividend yield URTH covers more holdings and has outperformed NZAC over the past year and five years, but skips emerging markets and climate screens NZAC tilts more toward technology and climate-focused criteria, while URTH offers greater liquidity and a longer track record

The Motley Fool • Dec 3, 2025

NZAC and URTH Both Offer International Exposure, But With Differing Goals and Diversification

NZAC charges a lower expense ratio than URTH and also incorporates an ESG screen. URTH covers more stocks and has significantly higher assets under management, while NZAC weights technology slightly more heavily and includes an environmental tilt.

The Motley Fool • Nov 29, 2025

Renewable Energy ETFs: Value Play or Value Trap?

Renewable energy stocks have experienced a significant decline in recent months, lagging behind fossil fuel companies. This decline is primarily attributed to the impact of higher interest rates on the sector.

Zacks Investment Research • Nov 8, 2023

Flexibility, Versatility Essential in Climate Change Investing

It's reasonable to expect that in 2023, climate-driven and sustainability-focused investment strategies, including exchange traded funds, will receive plenty of attention.

ETF Trends • Jan 9, 2023

ESG Risks Point to Opportunity with Climate ETFs

Investors have long been gravitating to the benefits of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principals, and more companies are making ESG a top priority. While those encouraging factors, there's still ample ESG risk that needs to be addressed.

ETF Trends • Dec 27, 2022

Newcomers & Industry Stalwarts Among Recent ETF Filers

Strive Asset Management was the most noticeable newcomer to file for ETFs, while Putnam and T. Rowe Price plan to add to their relatively new lineups.

ETFcom • May 25, 2022

Private Low-Carbon Investing Still Intersecting With Public Policy

From a broad perspective, low-carbon investing remains attractive. That's even more true today as growth stocks — the area in which many low-carbon equities dwell — are retreating this year.

ETF Trends • May 17, 2022

Message to ESG Investors: Hold Steady

As the market enters bear country, many sustainable fund investors are bearing the brunt of this downturn. But at Morningstar, Jon Hale, director of sustainability research for the Americas at Sustainalytics, notes that investors should stay the course with sustainable investing.

ETF Trends • May 11, 2022

ESG Funds Rake in Capital — But for How Long?

Investors continue to pump money into ESG-themed funds even after the market faced its worst slump since 1970. Bloomberg is reporting that investors last week put more than $1.2 billion into ESG-focused ETFs.

ETF Trends • May 5, 2022