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Doing well by investing good?: En studie om hållbara aktiefonders prestation på svenska fondmarknaden
Södertörn University, School of Social Sciences, Business Studies.
2022 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Denna uppsats har analyserat om det funnits signifikanta skillnader i prestation, i form av riskjusterad avkastning och fondflöden, mellan konventionella, hållbara och miljömärkta aktiefonder på den svenska marknaden. Studien har tillämpat en tvärsnittsdesign där finansiella data samlats in månatligt för perioden 2017/01 till 2020/12. Studiens urval bestod av 104 konventionella, 43 hållbara och 17 miljömärkta aktiefonder. För att analysera de olika fondernas prestation genomfördes sex OLS-regressioner.

Studiens fann att hållbara aktiefonder presterade signifikant lägre riskjusterad avkastning än konventionella aktiefonder. Studien föreslog förklaringen att det existerat betydande skillnader mellan de två gruppernas sammansättning av tillgångar. Dessa skillnader har minskat diversifieringen bland hållbara aktiefonders portföljer och således reducerat deras avkastningsmöjligheter. En privat investerare som eftersträvar hög avkastning till låg risk bör enligt resultatet välja en konventionell fond.

Vidare fann studien att miljömärkta aktiefonder hade signifikant högre inflöden av kapital än hållbara och konventionella aktiefonder. Studien föreslog förklaringen att tredjepartscertifieringar, i form av miljömärkta fonder, varit en effektiv strategi som främjat privata investera i sökandet och valet av en hållbar investering.

Abstract [en]

This thesis has analyzed whether there have been significant differences in risk-adjusted returns and fund flows between conventional, ethical, and eco-labeled equity mutual funds on the Swedish market. To answer this question, a cross sectional study has been used. Financial data has been collected monthly for the period 2017/01 to 2020/12. The sample consisted of 104 conventional, 43 ethical and 17 eco-labeled mutual funds. To analyze the performance between the three types of mutual funds OLS-regressions has been conducted.

The findings showed that ethical mutual funds preformed significantly lower risk-adjusted returns than conventional mutual funds. The study suggests an explanation that there are differences in the two groups composition of assets. These differences have reduced the portfolio diversification of ethical mutual funds and thus reduced investments opportunities in assets with high returns. According to the result, an individual investor who seeks for high return at minimal risk should invest in a conventional alternative.

Furthermore, the study found that eco-labeled mutual funds had significantly higher inflows of capital than ethical and conventional mutual funds. The findings suggest that eco-labeling of ethical mutual funds is a useful strategy that helps investors to identify and invest in an ethical alternative.

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2022. , p. 43
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Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-49766OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-49766DiVA, id: diva2:1691292
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Business Studies
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Available from: 2022-08-30 Created: 2022-08-29 Last updated: 2025-10-07Bibliographically approved

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