Municipal bond ETFs are getting into something that stock fund managers have been doing for a while now—sustainable investing.
On Friday, asset manager VanEck launched the first municipal bond exchange-traded fund explicitly focused on the type of investment that goes by many names—sustainable, values-aligned, but most commonly ESG, which stands for environmental, social, and corporate governance.
The VanEck HIP Sustainable Muni ETF (ticker: SMI) will hold investment-grade state and local government debt that promotes positive social, environmental and economic outcomes, according to the company.
Barron’s
By Evie Liu
Sept. 10, 2021