Socially Responsible Investing
Invest in a better world
Invest in a portfolio that maximizes returns, minimizes fees, and helps build a better world.
Invest according to your values
Invest in socially responsible companies across the globe, so you can maximize returns while helping build the world you want.
Get startedHow we build your SRI portfolio
We invest your money across the entire stock market using our proprietary low-fee exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are carefully screened for environmental and social impact, while remaining as diversified as possible to maximize performance.
- WSRI
Socially responsible companies in North America - WSRD
Socially responsible companies in developed markets globally - Bonds
Government bonds that mitigate the risk level of your portfolio
We built a more responsible ETF
Most SRI portfolios pick the “least bad” companies in problematic industries. We take those industries out of the equation.
We eliminate the top 25% carbon-emitters in each industry — so our funds have a lower carbon footprint without compromising diversification
Every company in our fund has 25%, or at least 3, women on their board of directors
Meet our money experts
- Honest - We're what's called a fiduciary. That means we're obligated to give you actionable feedback that's in your best interest, not ours. Schedule a portfolio review.
- Human - We're loved for our technology. But we also have smart people to answer any questions or give advice when you need it.
- Experienced - Our advisors have thousands of hours of experience advising seasoned, high-net-worth investors, and folks just starting out.
Over $5B and counting - More than 175,000 people trust over $5 billion with Wealthsimple companies
Everything is encrypted - We use state-of-the-art data encryption when handling your financial information and two-factor authentication (2FA) protection
Insurance and protection - All of our accounts have standard insolvency and deposit protection
Powerful backing - Wealthsimple is backed by $265M in investment from some of the world's largest financial institutions
We keep your money safe
Open an account in 5 minutes
- Answer a few questions about your financial goals
- We’ll suggest an investment portfolio and you can opt to make it socially responsible
- Connect your bank account and make a deposit
FAQs
Wealthsimple's SRI portfolios contain the following ETFs:
| ETF | Symbol | Description |
|---|---|---|
| WS North America SRI Equities | WSRI | North American stocks screened to exclude fossil fuels, tobacco, weapons, high carbon emitters, and other controversial companies |
| WS Developed Markets SRI Equities | WSRD | International stocks screened to exclude fossil fuels, tobacco, weapons, high carbon emitters, and other controversial companies |
| Canada Nominal Bonds | ZGB | Shorter-term government bonds, which help preserve value and provide some diversification |
| Canada Long Nominal Bonds | ZFL | Long-dated Canadian government bonds help provide diversification against falling growth |
| US IL Bonds (hedged) | QTIP | Inflation-linked government bonds, which provide diversification against falling growth |
Wealthsimple charges the same management fees for SRI portfolios as non-SRI portfolios (0.5% on the your first $100,000 and 0.4% after that). However, the fees charged by the firms that manage the ETFs are modestly higher than the fees for regular ETFs - a weighted average of 0.23%, compared with 0.1% to 0.2% for standard Wealthsimple portfolios. There's a good reason for a higher fee: someone smart needs to screen for the most socially responsible companies by combing through reams of data. Wealthsimple collects a portion of that fee for managing the equity ETFs.