Socially Responsible Investing
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Get the same award-winning Wealthsimple features in a portfolio that advances socially responsible initiatives.
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Invest in socially responsible initiatives across the globe, so you can be well-diversified while helping build the world you want.
Get startedHow we build your SRI portfolio
We invest your money across the entire stock market using a range of global SRI funds that are carefully screened and weighted for environmental, social and governance factors, as well as for performance.
- UKSR
Investing in large, mid and small cap companies listed in the UK, across industries - SUUS
Exposure to US large and mid cap companies over a range of industries - IESG
Over 100 companies spread across Europe and a variety of industries - UB45
Investments in companies listed in developed countries in the Pacific region - SUJS
Providing exposure to c.60 Japanese companies - SUES
Exposure to c. 180 large and mid cap companies across 24 emerging market countries - INRG
Investments in global companies leading the way in delivering clean, sustainable energy - IGLT
Investments across a range of bonds issued by the UK government - UC98
Exposure to USD bonds issued by companies which meet specific ESG criteria, across sectors - GIL5
Exposure to bonds issued by the UK government maturing in the next 5 years
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
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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
Yes, there is a £5,000 minimum for our SRI portfolio. Why do we require this? All our portfolios are designed to provide excellent diversity. But, because of the way funds are purchased for the SRI portfolios, we can't offer our clients the kind of diversified portfolio that's part of our ethos without a minimum investment of £5,000.
If you don't have that much in your account yet, don't worry! Start an account with as little as £1 and start building toward your SRI investment. We'll be happy to switch you over to an SRI account once you reach £5000.
Wealthsimple charges the same management fees for SRI portfolios as non-SRI portfolios (0.7% on the your first £100,000 and 0.5% after that). However, the fees charged by the firms that manage the SRI ETFs range from 0.22% to 0.32%, slightly higher than our standard funds which average 0.18%. 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 and designing cutting-edge analysis tools.
Wealthsimple's SRI portfolios contain the following ETFs:
| ETF | Symbol | Description |
|---|---|---|
| UBS ETF MSCI UK IMI SRI | UKSR | Investing in over 150 large, mid and small cap companies listen in the UK, across industries |
| iShares MSCI USA SRI ETF | SUUS | Exposure to US large and mid cap companies over a range of industries |
| iShares MSCI Europe SRI ETF | IESG | Over 100 companies spread across Europe and a variety of industries |
| UBS ETF MSCI Pacific SRI | UB45 | Investments in companies listed in developed countries in the Pacific region |
| iShares MSCI Japan SRI | SUJS | Providing investment exposure to c.60 Japanese companies |
| iShares MSCI EM SRI UCITS ETF | SUES | Diversified exposure to c.180 large and mid cap companies across 24 emerging market countries |
| iShares Global Clean Energy ETF | INRG | Investing in global companies leading the way in delivering clean sustainable energy |
| Fixed Income | Symbol | Description |
|---|---|---|
| iShared Core UK Gilts UCITS ETF | IGLT | Investments across a range of bonds issued by the UK government |
| UBS Bloomberg Barclays MSCI US Liquid Corporates Sustainable UCITS ETF | UC98 | Exposure to USD bonds issued by companies which meet specific ESG criteria, across sectors |
| Lyxor FTSE Actuaries UK Gilts 0-5Y UCITS ETF | GIL5 | Exposure to bonds issued by the UK government maturing in the next 5 years |