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Originally posted Thursday, 5 May 2022
Cash Keeps Flowing Into ESG While Markets Tank

Even with the worst April slump in the S&P 500 since 1970, money keeps pouring into ESG-labeled funds at a seemingly unrelenting pace.

More than $1.2 billion went into ESG-focused exchange-traded funds last week as the S&P 500 dropped 3.8%, bringing the index’s full-month decline to 8.8% on concerns about inflation, rising interest rates and Russia’s war on Ukraine.

So far this year, ESG funds have attracted more than $22 billion, including almost $5 billion for U.S. offerings led by BlackRock Inc.-managed funds, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

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