Tuned For Performance: Why SNPE is Winning the S&P Race

In motorsports, fine-tuning and micro-tweaking of an engine can help extract the added performance necessary to win a race. In the case of the Xtrackers S&P 500 Scored & Screened ETF (SNPE), it's addition by subtraction.

ETF Trends • May 18, 2026

SNPE: ESG Screening Has Implications For Style Factor Exposures, Performance Potential, A Hold

Xtrackers S&P 500 Scored & Screened ETF is a passively managed vehicle tracking the S&P 500 Scored & Screened Index. Since its inception in 2019, SNPE has outperformed IVV, mainly owing to the indirect consequences of the ESG screening—its larger exposure to IT and the growth factor. However, in the current conditions, these issues expose SNPE to additional risks, potentially translating into a deeper drawdown than IVV's amid the U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict and soaring oil prices.

Seeking Alpha • Mar 4, 2026

Reasons to Celebrate an ESG ETF

There's a perception that ESG ETFs are less relevant or able to add value than in the past. The reality is that some ESG ETF are not only gathering assets, but are performing well too.

ETF Trends • Dec 18, 2024

SNPE: A Growth-Tilted S&P 500 Index Fund Hiding Behind An ESG Theme

SNPE tracks the performance of the S&P 500 ESG Index. Its expense ratio is low at 0.10% and the ETF has $1.66 billion in assets under management. However, its ESG screens are pretty loose, and SNPE overweights Energy giants like Exxon Mobil and Chevron. Ironically, this composition helped it outperform the S&P 500 Index since its inception. I view SNPE as S&P 500 Index fund with a slight growth tilt. Once you stop treating it as an ESG fund, you'll see it's fundamentally strong.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 24, 2024

How is an ESG fund really built?

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CNBC Television • Mar 4, 2024

US Sustainable ETFs Face Record Outflows in 2023: Here's Why

While 2023 proved to be a challenging year for US sustainable funds including ETFs, the underlying principles of ESG investing remain relevant and are increasingly being incorporated into mainstream investment strategies.

Zacks Investment Research • Feb 7, 2024

Use SNPV & SNPE to Invest in GM's Electric Vehicle Acceleration

General Motors Co. is accelerating its electric vehicle production. In a letter to shareholders, GM CEO Mary Barra wrote that 2023 will be a “breakout year” for the company's electric vehicle business.

ETF Trends • Jan 31, 2023

SPY Has Aged Well for 30 Despite So Many Grandkids

On Sunday, a select few of us in the ETF industry will be toasting the 30th anniversary of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), the first U.S.-listed and still-largest ETF. However, millions of Americans will unknowingly be among the beneficiaries of the major milestone.

ETF Trends • Jan 20, 2023

Target ESG While Stocks Rally

Stocks rallied Tuesday morning after the latest consumer price index revealed inflation to be slowing down. The CPI rose 0.1% in November after increasing 0.4% in October; the index increased 7.1% over the last 12 months.

ETF Trends • Dec 13, 2022

DWS Launches 3 New Xtrackers ESG Equity Funds

DWS has launched three new exchange traded funds that provide exposure to U.S. equity investment styles with ESG-screened U.S. dividend-, growth-, and value-oriented equities.

ETF Trends • Nov 9, 2022