Socially Responsible Investments
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Increase your impact with Socially Responsible Investments (SRI)

Socially responsible investment options help donors maximize their charitable impact by potentially aligning their investment strategy with their personal values. DAFgiving360™ is committed to offering you a lineup of options that consider environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors along with financial performance.

SRI performance

SRI is a widely accepted investment approach that may allow investors to align their investments with their values without sacrificing performance.

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    Comparable performance

    SRI approaches have tended to perform very similarly to non-SRI approaches, and with similar levels of volatility.1

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    Established investing approach

    SRI has become a widely accepted investment approach, with over $300B invested into sustainable funds as of 2023.2

How we help

DAFgiving360 offers a selection of socially responsible investment pools, carefully screened by the experts at the Schwab Center for Financial Research.

  • Socially Responsible Balanced Pool follows a multi-asset ESG strategy which invests in underlying funds that integrate ESG analysis into equity and debt security selection and portfolio construction (Pax Sustainable Allocation Fund, PAXIX)
     
  • Large-Cap Equity Managed Pool invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of U.S. large-cap stocks with ESG criteria (Parnassus Core Equity Fund, PRILX)
     
  • Socially Responsible Fixed Income Pool invests primarily in a broad range of investment-grade U.S. fixed income securities and gives special consideration to certain ESG criteria (Nuveen Core Impact Bond Fund, TSBIX)
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Ready to get started with SRI?

Ready to get started with SRI?

Click on the underlying fund symbols for our three SRI pools above to learn more about each fund.
You may also talk with your advisor about changing your asset allocation or log in to your donor-advised fund (DAF) accounts and go to the Rebalance Investments page to make changes.

Disclosure

1. Source: The Schwab Center for Financial Research (SCFR), a division of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., with data from Morningstar, as of 2/28/23

2. Source: Morningstar ESG Investing Trends 2023

Donors should carefully consider information contained in the prospectus, or if available, the summary prospectus, for the registered underlying mutual funds, including investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses. Donors can request a prospectus by calling DAFgiving360 at 800-746-6216. Please read the prospectus carefully before making contributions or recommending investment of funds.

Market fluctuations may cause the value of investment fund shares held in a donor-advised fund (DAF) account to be worth more or less than the value of the original contribution to the funds.

The Schwab Center for Financial Research (SCFR) is a division of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

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