
“Sustainable investments offers significant opportunities to generate alpha for clients, and we are focused on innovating ahead of their needs,” added Fink. Active sustainable strategies had $4bn of net inflows in the second quarter. In addition, demand for active sustainable strategies is also accelerating. “With nearly $120bn in sustainable ETFs, Blackrock is four times the size of the next player and we are incredibly well positioned in this fast-growing category,” he added. Blackrock said in a statement: “The day-one investments into LCTU make it the largest ETF launch ever.”įink continued that BlackRock had net inflows flows of $40bn into sustainable products in the first half of this year, compared to $46bn in all of 2020. Carbon Transition Readiness ETF (LCTD) invest in large- and mid-cap companies, tilting toward those companies that BlackRock believes are better positioned to benefit from the transition to a low-carbon economy. Carbon Transition Readiness ETF (LCTU) and the BlackRock World ex U.S. In April B lackRock launched two active sustainable ETFs for the transition to a low-carbon economy which raised more than $1.5bn.

He continued there is significant room for continued growth in ETFs as penetration is only at about 5% of the equity market and 1% of the bond market.įink added: “We expect that by 2025 ETFs are going to more than double to $15 trillion.”Īssets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed globally reached a record $9.35 trillion at the end of first half of this year according to ETFGI, an independent research and consultancy firm.įink continued that momentum in sustainable ETFs remained strong with $14bn of net inflows in the second quarter.
