ESG alive and kicking

Total environmental, social and governance fund assets were about $460 billion as of Sept. 30 across 360 funds. Equity funds make up the majority of AUM, with $400 billion, followed by $52 billion in fixed-income AUM and about $8 billion in multiasset funds. There were 360 ESG funds at the end of 2016, 300 of which were equity funds and 47 that were debt focused.

ESG assets have grown on average 43% per year since 2010 and added $77 billion year-to-date as of the end of September.

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