US Vegan Climate Index®

Beyond Investing - Investing for Humanity
  • The US Vegan Climate Index (VEGAN), developed by Beyond Investing is a passive, rules- based index of U.S. mainly large cap stocks, screened according to vegan and climate- conscious principles.
  • VEGAN excludes companies engaged in animal exploitation, defense, human rights abuses, fossil fuels extraction and energy production, and other environmentally damaging activities. VEGAN includes mid cap stocks that replace companies in sectors that become underweight through their exclusions.
  • VEGAN demonstrates that it is possible to obtain broad-based market exposure, whilst adhering to animal and environmentally-friendly principles.

Ticker: .VEGAN
Inception date: 6 June 2018

Benchmark: S&P500 Index
Calculation agent: Solactive AG

Number of stocks

Weighted average market cap

Beta

Tracking error

Excess return

249

$113bn

1.08

0.53%

0.74%

Number of stocks

249

Weighted average market cap

$113bn

Beta

1.08

Tracking error

0.53%

Excess return

0.74%

(annualised through 31 March 2023)

Live Index Price Performance

US Vegan Climate Index Performance

(from 6 June 2018 to 31 March 2023)

Sector Comparison

S&P500
VEGAN

Top 10 Constituents

  • Nvidia Corp – 5.99%
  • Tesla Inc – 4.32%
  • Visa Inc. Class A – 3.65%
  • Mastercard Inc Class A – 3.41%
  • United Health Group Inc – 3.23%
  • Broadcom Inc – 3.13%
  • Accenture PLC Class A – 2.51%
  • Alphabet Inc Class A – 2.27%
  • Alphabet Inc Class C – 2.27%
  • Cisco Systems Inc – 1.53%

(as at 31st March 2023)

Breakdown Of Exclusions

Animal-derived products - 23.8%
Animal testing - 13.85%
Military and defense - 9.24%
Fossil fuel - 4.66%
Energy production from fossil fuel - 2.83%
Animals in sport and entertainment - 2.57%
Tobacco - 0.66%
Other environmental damage - 0.33%
Human rights violations - 0.28%

(as at 31st March 2023)

Impact Metrics

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