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IQ Engender Equality ETF

EQUL tracks an equal-weighted index of 75 large-cap US stocks with the highest gender diversity scores. Holdings are screened for various ESG factors.

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Impact Shares YWCA Women's Empowerment

On International Women's Day, let us see how women have altered both the managerial and investing landscape in a big way over the past couple of decades.

Here's Why You Should Invest in Woman-Led Companies With ETFs

Critics are happy and quick to point out that many environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing strategies faltered last year, but they're also ignoring some of the bright spots in the ESG landscape. Those include gender-driven investing products, which performed admirably last year.

Gender Equality Emerges as Viable Investment Strategy

An increasing number of Black women are joining boards of directors at S&P 500 companies — a trend that could bode well for gender-lens investing. Among the reasons that gender-focused investing is gaining momentum is that more market participants want corporations to focus on the “S” and “G” in environmental, social, and governance (ESG).

Important Trend Highlights Viability of EQUL ETF

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing is rapidly evolving and much of that evolution includes an increased emphasis on social and governance issues.

Expect Gender Lens Investing to Gain Momentum This Year

Among the variety of themes and trends emerging from the world of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing this year is the expansion of more nuanced themes, including climate awareness and sustainability.

Gender Lens Investing Came Into Focus in 2022

Among the many themes advisors and investors will be paying attention to next year, continued adoption of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing products is sure to be on that list. Specifically, ESG evolution is likely to be widely monitored, and that includes how effectively companies hone focus on social and governance issues.

EQUL Could Be in 2023 Spotlight as Gender Investing Focus Rises

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing long ago conquered environmental issues, leading to the creation of an array of dedicated climate and decarbonization exchange traded funds. More recently, social investing gained momentum.

Evaluate EQUL for Sharper Focus on Governance

Gender lens investing is commanding more attention among asset allocators and retail investors. The good news is that this style is supported by compelling data.

Gender Lens Investing Supported by Strong Data

The evolution of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing is leading to derivative concepts, one of which is gender-driven, or gender lens, investing. In theory, the concept is easy to understand.

Gender Investing Made Easier With EQUL

Gender investing is a relatively new phenomenon on the broader environmental, social, and governance (ESG) stage, but it is a credible avenue for investors looking to take proactive roles in terms of investing in improving various social inequalities.

EQUL Excellent Idea for Closing Gender Investing Gap

Gender-focused or gender lens investing is garnering more attention. That's a positive, but there's also a need to demystify this investing style.

Evaluate EQUL for Gender Investing Myth-Busting

As the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing landscape expands, asset allocators, companies, and retail investors are paying more attention to socially responsible investing (SRI). SRI is often mentioned in the same breath as ESG, but there are differences between these investing styles.

Evaluate EQUL for Gender Lens Investing

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced yesterday in a press release that it would be extending the comment period from the public for its regulation regarding climate disclosures that will be provided to investors. The new deadline will be June 17, 2022, and will allow for a greater amount of input on a potential watershed moment [.

SEC Extends ESG Comment Deadline, EQUL Already Ahead

Women have been graduating from colleges and universities at an equal, if not greater, rate than men for the last 50 years, but only 6% of CEOs and 15% of CFOs in the U.S. are women, reports CNBC. Headlines may tout the progress being made for gender equity and diversity at the C-suite level, but [.

Companies Continue to Miss the Bar on Executive Representation

The employment gap has only grown larger between men and women during the pandemic, with Black women hit particularly hard. Target is working to close that gap by providing diversity programs, start-up incubators, and financial as well as mentorship support for minority-owned companies, reports CNBC.

Target Is Boosting Black Women Entrepreneurs, EQUL Invests

Regulation concerning ESG metrics reported by countries and utilized by funds is in the works in the U.S. For now, however, regulation remains nonexistent as the SEC ponders how to apply a regulatory framework to the space, and investors remain concerned about greenwashing. For investors wondering how to invest in targeted ways to promote gender [.

How to Invest in Diversity, Heart Health, and Good Causes

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed Thursday as the next justice for the Supreme Court in a 53-47 vote in the Senate, reported the Wall Street Journal. Judge Jackson becomes just the sixth woman to serve on the Supreme Court, the third Black justice, and the first female Black justice.

Judge Jackson's Confirmation Highlights Women's Struggles

Volatility seems to be a predominant theme for markets so far in 2022, and advisors are pivoting their investments into a number of different strategies to help mitigate portfolio volatility for clients. One such strategy has been investing in equal-weighted funds which can help reduce volatility by individual securities and even mitigate some volatility experienced [.

EQUL: An Equal-Weight Fund With an Impact

The gender pay gap and focus on diversity at the executive level of companies have taken a more central role in recent years with the rise of funds focused on governance practices and the recognition that companies with diverse boards and leadership typically outperform their non-diverse peers. A recent poll done by CNN found that [.

Pandemic Widens the Gender Gap, EQUL Pushes Back

The most recent corporate gender diversity survey by Moody's Investors Service found that 29% of corporate board seats in North American and Europe were held by women in 2022, a 5% increase over two years ago, reported CNBC. In America, women occupy 27% of board seats, up from 22% in 2020.

More Women in the Boardroom Equals a Better Business; EQUL Invests

IQ Cleaner Transport ETF

IQ Clean Oceans ETF

The issuer launched three funds that will donate a portion of their management fees to various nonprofits.

IndexIQ Adds 3 Dual Impact ETFs

NEW YORK, Oct. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- IndexIQ, a New York Life Investments company, today announced the expansion of its Dual Impact family of thematic investment strategies with the launch of three new funds: IQ Engender Equality ETF (NYSE Ticker: EQUL), IQ Clean Oceans ETF (NYSE Ticker: OCEN), and IQ Cleaner Transport ETF (NYSE Ticker: CLNR). Each fund has been launched in alignment with the mission of a nonprofit leader, and reflects initiatives, research and programs of that organization.

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