SPDR® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

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Ticker: LOWC socially responsible

Fossil fuel holdings

For each fossil fuel category, we show the fund's exposure, if we found any. Click a category to see the breakdown of companies. When calculating a portfolio's exposure to a screen list, we only consider long investments, ignoring any shorts or liabilities.

Producers energy sector

Top 200 owners of carbon reserves

Carbon Underground 200

holdings

$608,374

invested

0.54%

of portfolio

Coal industry

Coal miners and owners of coal reserves

holdings

$825,356

invested

0.73%

of portfolio

Oil/gas industry

Oil/gas producers and refiners, oil field services and equipment companies, pipeline operators

holdings

$2.73M

invested

2.42%

of portfolio

Consumers utility sector

Top 30 coal-fired utilities

Macroclimate 30

holdings

$662,203

invested

0.59%

of portfolio

Fossil-fired utilities

Electric utilities powered by coal and natural gas

holdings

$2.5M

invested

2.22%

of portfolio

Investments in major fossil fuel companies:

Top 30 coal-fired power

$614,321 invested

Top 200 carbon reserves

$224,558 invested

Top 200 carbon reserves

$177,667 invested

Top 200 carbon reserves

$114,602 invested

Top 200 carbon reserves

$51,520 invested

Top 30 coal-fired power

$47,882 invested

All fossil fuel companies

64 holdings

1. Schlumberger Ltd
$652,854
0.58%
2. Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B
$614,321
0.54%
3. Kinder Morgan Inc Class P
$259,059
0.23%
4. NextEra Energy Inc
$247,037
0.22%
5. Mitsui & Co Ltd
$224,558
0.2%

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SPDR® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF $LOWC is 4.99% invested in fossil fuel stocks, with $5.63 MILLION invested across 64 equity holdings

LOWC

Carbon footprint

Sustainability report card

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SPDR® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF [LOWC]

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Fossil fuels
Investments in coal, oil, and natural gas energy and utility companies

Deforestation
Investments in deforestation-risk agricultural commodities, and related financial companies and consumer brands

Gender equality
Gender equality group ranking, based on Equileap company data

Civilian firearms
Investments in civilian firearms manufacturers and gun retailers

Prison industrial complex
Investments in prisons and borders industry

Military weapons
Investments in military arms manufacturers and services companies

Tobacco
Investments in tobacco and e-cigarette manufacturers, and tobacco-promoting entertainment companies

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Financial performance

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Current fund

LOWC

SPDR® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

Family

SPDR State Street Global Advisors

Category

World Large-Stock Blend

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Investment timeline

Performance as of: 5/31/21

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: MSCI ACWI

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Higher

5-yr returns

0.01% more in annualized returns

Less invested in fossil fuels

2.27% less invested

Lower carbon footprint

86 tonnes CO2e/$1M USD lower

More invested in Clean200

0.18% more invested

Current fund

LOWC

SPDR® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

Family

SPDR State Street Global Advisors

Category

World Large-Stock Blend

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Benchmark

ACWI

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

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iShares from BlackRock

Category

World Large-Stock Blend

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Fund comparison settings

Investment timeline

Performance as of: 5/31/21

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: MSCI ACWI

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Higher

5-yr returns

0.01% more in annualized returns

Less invested in fossil fuels

2.27% less invested

Lower carbon footprint

86 tonnes CO2e/$1M USD lower

More invested in Clean200

0.18% more invested

Current fund

LOWC

SPDR® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

Family

SPDR State Street Global Advisors

Category

World Large-Stock Blend

Find another fund

vs.

Benchmark

ACWI

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

Family

iShares from BlackRock

Category

World Large-Stock Blend

Change benchmark

Fund comparison settings

Investment timeline

Performance as of: 5/31/21

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: MSCI ACWI

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Higher

5-yr returns

0.01% more in annualized returns

Less invested in fossil fuels

2.27% less invested

Lower carbon footprint

86 tonnes CO2e/$1M USD lower

More invested in Clean200

0.18% more invested

Month-end trailing returns

Performance as of date: 5/31/21

Morningstar suggested benchmark: MSCI ACWI NR USD

Annualized returns

Climate analysis

1-yr

3-yr

5-yr

10-yr

This fund
LOWC - SPDR® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

42%

14%

4.99%

Benchmark

42%

14%

9.75%

7.26%

Fund compared to benchmark

0.26%

0.45%

0.01%

2.27% lower

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