## [# Hot Reads: 72% Of Institutional Investors Use ESG](/sections/daily-hot-reads/hot-reads-72-institutional-investors-use-esg)
# Hot Reads: 72% Of Institutional Investors Use ESG
Plus, analysis of whether ESG should be treated as a factor.
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Apr 23, 2021
Edited by: ETF.com Staff
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[**ESG Investing Used By 72% Of Institutional Investors**](https://www.fa-mag.com/news/esg-investing-used-by-77--of-investment-professionals--survey-says-61656.html) (FA Magazine)
The survey from Natixis found that number had increased from 61% in 2018.
[**Is ESG A Factor Like Size Or Value?**](https://www.evidenceinvestor.com/is-esg-a-factor/) (Evidence-Based Investor)
Weighing up the evidence.
[**Bridging The Client/Advisor ESG Gap**](https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2021/04/21/how-to-bridge-the-esg-divide-between-advisors-clients/) (ThinkAdvisor)
A recent Cerulli survey shows twice as many investors as advisors are interested in ESG investing.
[**What You Can Do About Greenwashing**](https://www.morningstar.com/articles/1033521/what-is-greenwashing-and-what-you-can-do-about-it) (Morningstar)
How to quickly size up ESG risk exposure in your investments.
[**10 ETFs Trading For Less Than Book Value**](https://www.thestreet.com/etffocus/trade-ideas/10-etfs-trading-less-than-book-value) (ETF Focus)
Financials, real estate and emerging markets dominate this heavily value-oriented list.
[**Passive Investment Hater Joins ETF Firm**](https://www.fa-mag.com/news/esg-investing-used-by-77--of-investment-professionals--survey-says-61656.html) (FA Magazine)
Longtime index fund critic Michael Green joins Simplify Asset Management.
[**Why Tracking Difference (Mostly) Trumps Tracking Error**](https://www.ft.com/content/44b08a6c-55d7-4841-8e8e-aad6451a4cc3) (Financial Times)
The two metrics both indicate a fund’s divergence from its benchmark, but tell investors different things.
[**The Short, The Index & Private Markets**](https://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2021/04/21/the-short-the-index-and-the-private-markets/) (CFA Institute)
There is no valid benchmark for the unlisted private equity sector. That needs to change.
[**Keep Factor Timing Simple**](https://www.researchaffiliates.com/en_us/publications/articles/828-factor-timing-keep-it-simple.html?evar36=eml_factor-timing-keep-it-simple-global-ex-AU-hero-cta&_cldee=bGlzYWxiYXJyQGVhcnRobGluay5uZXQ%3d&recipientid=contact-00910e989dd5e511bda4005056bc3cff-46b799f3ac9846fab93d6bb06841f871&esid=a45d3bc7-c5a2-eb11-80f2-cfb34fb2a181) (Research Affiliates)
This strategy based on a factor’s discount (or valuation) and momentum yields robust outcomes.
[**Investors Shying Away From Bonds**](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/20/investors-are-shying-away-from-bonds-here-are-both-sides-of-the-trade.html) (ETF Edge)
Here are the two sides of the trade.
[**Unappreciated Forces**](https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2021/04/the-two-most-underappreciated-forces-driving-markets-today/) (A Wealth Of Common Sense)
Demographics and flows are two overlooked but major forces driving markets.
[**China’s Digital Currency & Monetary Warfare**](https://jheconomics.com/chinas-digital-currency-and-monetary-warfare/) (Jackson Hole Economics)
China’s creation of its new digital currency may be the first shot in a new form of monetary warfare.
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