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Sector Neutrality – An Essential Mechanism within the S&P 500 ESG Leaders Index
The S&P 500® ESG Leaders Index seeks to provide a measurement of U.S. equities while incorporating ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance) factors.1 The index maintains similar industry weights to the S&P 500 while implementing stricter ESG eligibility criteria. A common misconception is that all ESG indices remove or underweight sectors deemed environmentally damaging, such as…
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How Sector Neutrality Influences Risk/Return in S&P Dividend Aristocrats
What are the potential benefits of a sector neutral approach to S&P Dividend Aristocrats? S&P DJI’s Rupert Watts and State Street Global Advisors’ Colin Ireland explore the construction and range of potential applications for the S&P Sector-Neutral High Yield Dividend Aristocrats.
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Balancing High Yield and Growing Dividends in a Sector-Neutral Framework with the S&P Sector-Neutral High Yield Dividend Aristocrats
In September 2022, S&P DJI was pleased to add the S&P Sector-Neutral High Yield Dividend Aristocrats® to the S&P Dividend Aristocrats Index Series. While most dividend indices have notable sector under- and overweights versus their underlying benchmark, this index is the first in the series to be sector neutral. As such, this index emphasizes dividend…
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