ESG factor strategies twice as likely to outperform - Invesco

85% of institutional investors said ESG boosted returns

Investors that integrate ESG within their factor strategies are twice as likely to outperform expectations, new research shows.

The study by Invesco revealed that 36% of factor investors that had integrated ESG within their strategies exceeded their return expectations in the past 12 months compared to 19% that did not. They were also less likely to report underperformance, with just 14% doing so compared to 18%. BlackRock delivers $118m investment boost for electric van trailblazer The growing popularity of ESG means that three-quarters of institutional and wholesale investors see it as valuable signal for security selection. Sentiment has improved significantly in the past year, with the percentage of ...