Invest in Women Leadership With These ETFs

Given the power of women in the world of business, investors may want to add female-centric companies to their portfolios with these ETFs.

Zacks Investment Research • Mar 7, 2025

SHE: Starting Over With A Smarter Gender Diversity Strategy

SHE offers exposure to 241 U.S. large-cap companies committed to gender diversity. Its expense ratio is reasonable at 0.20% and the ETF has $260 million in assets under management. Due to an unusual screen unrelated to gender diversity, SHE has badly lagged behind SPY since its launch in March 2016. This left many investors with a bad impression. Fortunately, the ETF changed course in December 2022 and is now delivering returns more in line with SPY. Compared to other gender diversity ETFs like WOMN, it's a good choice.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 21, 2024

Disruptive Theme of the Week: ETF Underdogs

It is always fun to root for the underdog. Who doesn't like a good Cinderella story?

ETF Trends • Aug 27, 2024

Here's Why You Should Invest in Woman-Led Companies With ETFs

On International Women's Day, let us see how women have altered both the managerial and investing landscape in a big way over the past couple of decades.

Zacks Investment Research • Mar 8, 2024

ETFs & Stocks in Focus on "Barbie"s Billion-Dollar Success

As "Barbie" continues to shine at the box office, investors may want to closely monitor ETFs that align with the themes and industries influenced by this groundbreaking cinematic achievement.

Zacks Investment Research • Aug 7, 2023

Who's Running the Companies Inside Your ETF?

Did you know that some large-cap, blue-chip companies like Accenture (ACN) (run by Julie Sweet), Northrop Gruman (NOC) (Kathy Warden), Oracle (ORCL) (Safra Catz), Occidental Petroleum (OXY) (Vicki Hollub), and Progressive (PRGR) (Tricia Griffith) have a female CEO? There are also female CEOs of small- and mid-sized companies like Exponent (EXPO) (Catherine Ford Corrigan), Oil

ETF Trends • Apr 11, 2023

Kathleen Moriarty Colleagues Pay Tribute to ETF Pioneer

State Street executives paid tribute to Kathleen Moriarty, the lawyer instrumental to developing the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), who passed away in December. “Kathleen was the epitome of a lawyer.

ETF Trends • Feb 6, 2023

BNY Mellon ETFs to Focus on Women, Innovation

The issuer is branching out with two funds that will compete with established rivals.

ETFcom • Feb 3, 2023

New ETF Bets on Female CEOs

Hypatia's first exchange-traded fund, WCEO, will track companies that have women executives.

ETFcom • Jan 11, 2023

Understanding How Markets View Gender Diversity

As more corporations prioritize environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles, many are doing well in terms of climate-aware and net-zero agendas. While that's welcomed in the investment community, many market participants, including professional asset allocators, are demanding that companies up their social and governance games.

ETF Trends • Dec 20, 2022