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Hållbar, hållbarare, hållbarast!: En kvantitativ studie som jämför Morningstars hållbarhetsbetyg i förhållande till risk och avkastning för svenskregistrerade fonder
Södertörn University, School of Social Sciences.
Södertörn University, School of Social Sciences.
2024 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

Seven out of ten Swedes save voluntarily in funds, and if premium pensions and pension savings are taken into account, almost all adults save. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in sustainable funds, with more than a third choosing a sustainable fund to invest in. There is a disagreement in the existing research as to whether sustainable funds are a better option than conventional ones. 

The study examined whether sustainable funds underperformed conventional funds on the variables of return, standard deviation and Sharpe ratio. The study's measurement period covered 21 April 2019 to 21 April 2024, for Swedish-registered funds in the industrial sector. The study conducted a quantitative approach using t-tests and regression analyses to examine performance across categories. The study obtained secondary data from Morningstar and used the Morningstar Sustainability Rating to categorise the funds. Funds with a rating of 1-3 were defined as conventional and sustainable as those with a rating of 4-5. 

From the data collected in the study, the authors concluded that the t-test between conventional and sustainable funds was significant based on the standard deviation variable, while the other variables were not significant. Like the t-test, the regression analysis between sustainability ratings and standard deviation was significant and the other regressions were not significant. The study does not find that sustainable funds are characterised by lower returns, higher risk or lower risk-adjusted returns compared to conventional funds. 

Abstract [sv]

Sju av tio svenskar sparar frivilligt i fonder och tar man hänsyn till premiepensionen och pensionssparande så sparar nästan alla vuxna. Under de senare åren har det växt fram ett intresse för hållbara fonder, där mer än en tredjedel har valt en hållbar fond att investera i. Det finns en oenighet i den befintliga forskningen huruvida hållbara fonder är ett bättre alternativ än konventionella. 

Studien undersökte om hållbara fonder presterade sämre än konventionella fonder utifrån variablerna avkastning, standardavvikelse och Sharpekvot. Studiens mätperiod avsåg 2019-04-21 till 2024-04-21, för svenskregistrerade fonder inom industrisektorn. Studien genomförde en kvantitativ ansats med hjälp av t-tester och regressionsanalyser för att undersöka prestationen mellan kategorierna. Studien inhämtade sekundärdata från Morningstar och har använt Morningstar Sustainability Rating för att kategorisera fonderna. Fonder som innehar 1-3 i betyg definierades som konventionella och hållbara som innehar 4-5 i betyg. 

Av studiens inhämtade data, konstaterade författarna att t-testet mellan konventionella och hållbara fonder var signifikant utifrån variabeln standardavvikelse medan de övriga variablerna inte var signifikanta. Likt t-testet var regressionsanalysen mellan hållbarhetsbetyg och standardavvikelse signifikant och de övriga regressionerna var ej signifikanta. Studien kan inte konstatera att hållbara fonder kännetecknas av en lägre avkastning, en högre risk eller en lägre riskjusterad avkastning gentemot konventionella fonder. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2024. , p. 43
Keywords [en]
Swedish-registered funds, sustainable funds, Morningstar Sustainability Rating, risk, return, Sharpe ratio
Keywords [sv]
Svenskregistrerade fonder, hållbara fonder, Morningstar hållbarhetsbetyg, risk, avkastning, Sharpekvot
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URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-54182OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-54182DiVA, id: diva2:1868043
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Available from: 2024-06-14 Created: 2024-06-11 Last updated: 2024-06-14Bibliographically approved

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