Introducing: Fossil Free Funds

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Fossil free investing made easy

Fossil fuel investments carry real financial risks. Over the past years, a growing divestment movement of institutional and individual investors representing trillions in assets under management have responded to this climate risk by divesting all or some of their fossil fuel investments.

Fossil Free Funds analyzes the fossil fuel exposure and carbon footprint of thousands of U.S. mutual funds and ETFs. We make it easy to know what you own, so you can align your investments with your values.

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How to make your investments align with your values

Search for mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by name, ticker, or asset manager. Our database covers 3,000 stock funds available in the U.S.

See your results. We track fund exposure to fossil fuel companies, fossil finance and insurance, and clean energy leaders.

Look for aligned options. Sort and compare to find funds that fit your investing needs.

Talk to your financial advisor or retirement plan manager about fossil free investing.

Your retirement plan may be fueling the climate crisis. But it doesn't have to.

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Index funds

Passive investing, mostly based on indexes from S&P, Russell/FTSE, and MSCI, has grown tremendously in recent years. But when you put your money on autopilot, you may run a higher risk of investing in companies that are not aligned with your values. Below are the fossil fuel grades for 10 common index funds.

S&P 500

IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF More

Russell 1000

IWB - iShares Russell 1000 ETF More

Russell 2000

IWM - iShares Russell 2000 ETF More

Russell 3000

IWV - iShares Russell 3000 ETF More

S&P 100

OEF - iShares S&P 100 ETF More

Russell Top 200

IWL - iShares Russell Top 200 ETF More

MSCI ACWI

ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF More

MSCI EAFE

EFA - iShares MSCI EAFE ETF More

MSCI Emerging Markets

EEM - iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF More

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF More

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Target date funds

Target date funds are groups of funds, where each fund in the series targets a different mix of stocks and bonds for investors with different retirement time horizons. The default option in employer-offered retirement plans is often a target date fund series. Below are 20 of the largest target date fund series, rated using the 2050 fund.

Vanguard Target Retirement Series

Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 Fund (VFIFX)

TSP Lifecycle Funds

TSP L 2050

American Funds Trgt Date Rtrmt Series

American Funds 2050 Target Date Retirement Fund® (RFITX)

Fidelity Freedom Series

Fidelity Freedom® 2050 Fund (FNSBX)

Fidelity Freedom Index Series

Fidelity Freedom® Index 2050 Fund (FFOPX)

BlackRock LifePath Index

BlackRock LifePath® Index 2050 Fund (LIPKX)

T. Rowe Price Retirement Series

T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund (TRRMX)

TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Index Series

TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Index 2050 Fund (TLLIX)

TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Series

TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2050 Fund (TFTIX)

Principal LifeTime Series

Principal LifeTime 2050 Fund (PPLIX)

JPM SmartRetirement Series

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® 2050 Fund (JTSYX)

Fidelity Advisor Freedom Series

Fidelity Advisor Freedom® 2050 Fund (FFFLX)

JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend Series

JPMorgan SmartRetirement® Blend 2050 Fund (JNYAX)

State Street Target Retirement Series

State Street Target Retirement 2050 Fund (SSDLX)

Fidelity Freedom Blend Series

Fidelity Freedom® Blend 2050 Fund (FHEDX)

American Century One Choice Series

American Century Investments One Choice 2050 Portfolio (ARFEX)

Voya Index Solution Series

Voya Index Solution 2050 Portfolio (VSZGX)

Putnam Sustainable Retirement Series

Putnam Sustainable Retirement 2050 Fund (PRRUX)

Natixis Sustainable Future Series

Natixis Sustainable Future 2050 Fund (NSFKX)

BlackRock LifePath ESG Index Series

BlackRock LifePath ESG Index 2050 Fund (LEPKX)

If you care about climate change, your money can help shrink your carbon footprint... Now there is a tool, the website Fossil Free Funds, that helps pinpoint funds and E.T.F.s focused on companies with smaller carbon footprints.
Funds That Can Put Your Investments on a Low-Carbon Diet

Read more about us in:

The Guardian - The carbon bubble: why investors can no longer ignore climate risks

Bloomberg BNA - GE, Microsoft Urged to Offer Fossil-Fuel-Free 401(k)s

FastCompany - How To Convince Your Employer To Divest Your 401(k) From Fossil Fuels

ThinkProgress - There’s Now A Way To Find Out How Much Of Your Retirement Is Invested In Fossil Fuels

Fund managers have trillions of dollars invested in the stocks of fossil fuel companies

Major asset managers handle the retirement savings of millions of Americans. Their mission is to help people save for the future - but they're directing trillions of dollars of capital to the carbon polluters maintaining and expanding the fossil fuel infrastructure that threatens our future.

Are your savings invested with one of these financial giants? Find out just how much they have invested in the top owners of carbon reserves, the largest coal-fired utilities, and other fossil fuel companies. Then, share to spread the word: business as usual is killing the climate.

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8% fossil fuel exposure

$465 BILLION in fossil fuel stocks

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9% fossil fuel exposure

$175 BILLION in fossil fuel stocks

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8% fossil fuel exposure

$141 BILLION in fossil fuel stocks

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8% fossil fuel exposure

$162 BILLION in fossil fuel stocks

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13% fossil fuel exposure

$120 BILLION in fossil fuel stocks

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10% fossil fuel exposure

$43 BILLION in fossil fuel stocks

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7% fossil fuel exposure

$39 BILLION in fossil fuel stocks

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8% fossil fuel exposure

$34 BILLION in fossil fuel stocks

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6% fossil fuel exposure

$31 BILLION in fossil fuel stocks

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8% fossil fuel exposure

$14 BILLION in fossil fuel stocks

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