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# Hot Reads: Hundreds of Funds Could Lose ESG Rating 

 

 

 Plus, the struggles of active fixed-income ETF managers are worsening.



 

 

 

 

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 Mar 24, 2023

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[**Hundreds of Funds to Be Stripped of ESG Rating**](https://www.ft.com/content/fc920b7b-ed17-4927-92fe-c238f22725cd) (Financial Times)   
 Unpublished BlackRock research also reveals thousands more will be downgraded in wide-ranging MSCI shake-up.

[**Pros Fail to Meet the Moment With Bond ETFs**](https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-03-23/personal-finance-fund-managers-fail-to-meet-the-moment-with-bond-etfs?sref=MAODZZNF) (Bloomberg)   
 Active fixed-income ETFs stumbled last year and only 40% are beating their benchmarks in 2023.

[**Investors Flock to Biggest Gold ETF in Search of Safe Haven**](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/got-gold-biggest-gold-etf-attracts-investors-as-the-safe-haven-yellow-metal-shines-d26fa57) (MarketWatch)   
 The flight to quality is basically the result of the banking crisis, and [GLD](https://www.etf.com/gld) is one of the biggest beneficiaries.

[**US Bonds Rally On Possible Pause or End to Rate Hikes**](https://www.capitalspectator.com/us-bonds-rally-as-market-considers-pause-or-end-for-rate-hikes/) (The Capital Spectator)   
 The Fed is worried about the banking sector after its recent turmoil.

[**US Is Scaring Off Foreign Investors—Where They’re Going Instead**](https://www.barrons.com/articles/u-s-losing-crown-go-to-spot-global-investment-3837842c?mod=Searchresults) (Barron’s)   
 There’s been an exodus from U.S. Treasuries by non-U.S. investors, though gold has seen inflows.

[**ARK Continues to Buy Block, Coinbase as Shares Tumble**](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-24/cathie-wood-buys-block-shares-during-hindenburg-fueled-plunge?sref=MAODZZNF) (Bloomberg)   
 ARK founder Cathie Wood is known for pouncing on top picks when they have a pullback.

[**6 Nuggets of Investment Wisdom From Charley Ellis**](https://www.evidenceinvestor.com/charley-ellis-six-nuggets-of-investment-wisdom/) (The Evidence-Based Investor)   
 One of the biggest supporters of passive investing reiterated some core concepts during a recent podcast.

[**Should Young People Save Less &amp; Spend More?**](https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2023/03/should-young-people-save-less-spend-more/) (A Wealth of Common Sense)   
 If you can, you should enjoy yourself when you’re young.



 

 

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  Heather Bell is a former managing editor of etf.com. She has also held editorial positions at Dow Jones Indexes and Lehman Brothers. Bell is a…   [View Bio](/contributors/heather-bell)

 



 

 


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 [Active Management](http://www.etf.com/topics/active-management) 

 [Fixed Income](http://www.etf.com/topics/fixed-income)