##  [# Hot Reads: Measuring ESG Fund Performance](/sections/daily-hot-reads/hot-reads-measuring-esg-fund-performance) 

 

# Hot Reads: Measuring ESG Fund Performance

 

 

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[**A Better Way To Measure ESG Fund Performance**](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1ssx8xv2bjdr8/There-s-a-Better-Way-to-Measure-ESG-Fund-Performance) (Institutional Investor)  
 For optimal returns, researchers say ESG fund managers should scrap traditional benchmarks like the S&amp;P 500 in favor of ESG indexes.

[**Sector ETFs Confirm Bull Market**](https://www.fa-mag.com/news/sector-etfs-confirm-bull-market-63241.html?section=68) (FA Magazine)  
 Beneath the strong uptrend is broad participation by all S&amp;P 500 Index industry sectors.

[**'Peak Recovery' &amp; Business Calculus**](https://mrzepczynski.blogspot.com/2021/07/peak-recovery-and-business-cycle.html) (Disciplined Systematic Global Macro Views)  
 Hitting peak recovery is the inflection point between early recovery to the normalcy of midcycle growth.

[**The Real Reason Oil Isn’t At $80**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/real-reason-oil-prices-aren-010000106.html) (Yahoo Finance)  
 Higher prices at the pump curb domestic spending in the U.S., and that worries White House officials.

[**Fund Managers Struggle To Adhere To New ESG Guideposts**](https://www.fa-mag.com/news/fund-managers-struggle-to-keep-up-with-new-guideposts-for-esg-63233.html) (FA Magazine)  
 Much of the confusion revolves around defining the “S” in ESG.

[**How An Investor Helped Netflix Disclose Its ESG Performance**](https://www.morningstar.com/articles/1048460/how-an-investor-helped-netflix-disclose-its-esg-performance) (Morningstar)  
 New restrictions on shareholder resolutions make such efforts harder to replicate.

[**More US-Listed China Stocks Fall Amid Crackdown**](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/23/us-listed-china-education-stocks-plunge-as-beijing-regulators-crack-down.html) (CNBC)  
 Beijing is stepping up scrutiny in companies listing overseas; this time in education.

[**4 Emerging Trends In Fixed Income Investing**](https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2021/07/22/4-emerging-trends-in-fixed-income-investing-state-street/) (ThinkAdvisor)  
 New survey shows respondents plan to increase their use of ETFs, indexing and ESG strategies.

[**Here's How Crypto Investors Differ from Stock Market Investors**](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/more-than-1-in-10-americans-invested-in-crypto-this-year-heres-how-they-differ-from-stock-market-investors-11626980261) (MarketWatch)  
 They're more diverse and less reliant on professional guidance.



 

 

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