In Midst of Oil Collapse, Sustainable ETFs Attract $3.8 Billion

  • BlackRock’s green fund ESGU sees record inflows for April
  • S&P 500 names popular in ESG funds outperform in early 2020

Oil tankers sit anchored off of Long Beach, California, on April 22.

Photographer: Tim Rue/Bloomberg
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While the oil patch was in the middle of a historic plunge, ETF investors turned to greener pastures.

Exchange-traded funds focused on companies with above-average marks for environmental, social and governance practices have attracted $3.77 billion in April, just shy of the all-time record in January, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.