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Looking to trade in the green space but dont know where to start? Many prefer to invest in an index or basket of stocks to maximize on a broader market or specific aspects of a market.

Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) trade on stock exchanges and can be bought and sold on Kapitall and other brokerages in the same manner as stocks. An ETF typically tries to mirror an index or sector by trading stocks, commodities and bonds representative of the underlying market.

This has a broad range of applications such as the Standard & Poors 500 index, the economy of Thailand, or companies with high environmental ratings. This allows traders to quickly and easily assemble a low cost and diverse portfolio.

Here is a list of ETFs that seek positive investment results from companies, markets and indexes selected for their positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) characteristics. Use this list as a starting point for your own analysis.

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1. Powershares Global Clean Energy Portfolio (PBD. Earnings. Analysts. Financials ): The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the WilderHill New Energy Global Innovation Index (the Index). The Index seeks to deliver capital appreciation and is composed of companies that focus on greener and generally renewable sources of energy and technologies facilitating cleaner energy. The Fund invests in consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, industrials, information technology, materials and utilities sectors.

2. PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio (PBW. Earnings. Analysts. Financials ): The Fund seeks investment that corresponds to the price and yield of the WilderHill Clean Energy Index (the Index). The Fund will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Index. The Index is designed to deliver capital appreciation through the selection of companies that focus on greener and generally renewable sources of energy and technologies that facilitate cleaner energy. The Fund invests in the sectors, such as consumer discretionary, industrial, information technology, materials, utilities, energy and consumer staples.

3. PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio (PHO. Earnings. Analysts. Financials ): The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond to the price yield of the NASDAQ OMX US Water Index (the Underlying Index). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Underlying Index. The Underlying Index seeks to track the performance of the United States exchange-listed companies that create products designed to conserve and purify water for homes, businesses and industries. The Fund invests in the sector such, such as industrials, utilities, healthcare, information technology and materials.

4. PowerShares Global Water (PIO. Earnings. Analysts. Financials ): The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond to the price and yield performance of the NASDAQ OMX Global Water Index (the Index). The fund will invest at least 90% of its total assets in the securities of companies listed on a global exchange that create products designed to conserve and purify water for homes, businesses and industries that comprise the index, as well as American depositary receipts (ADRs) and global depositary receipts (GDRs) that are based on the securities in the underlying index. The Index consisted of companies listed on exchanges in Australia, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Egypt, France, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and the United States.

5. Powershares Wilderhill Progressive Energy (PUW. Earnings. Analysts. Financials ): The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the WilderHill Progressive Energy Index. The fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks of companies engaged principally in the progressive energy business that comprise the underlying index. The underlying index was composed of common stocks of approximately 52 companies that are publicly traded in the United States and engaged in a business or businesses that the index provider believes may substantially benefit from a societal shift toward the transitional energy technologies.

6. Powershares CleanTech Portfolio (PZD. Earnings. Analysts. Financials ): The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of The Cleantech Index (the Index). The Cleantech Index is an equally weighted index that consists of stocks of publicly-traded cleantech companies and American Depository Receipts (ADRs) based on such stocks. The Index is designed to identify companies within the cleantech industry possess the greatest capital appreciation potential. The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in securities that comprise the Index and ADRs based on the stocks in the Index. The Fund invests in securities, such as consumer discretionary, health care, industrials, materials, utilities and information technology.

7. KLD Global Climate 100 Index (KLD. Earnings. Analysts. Financials ): The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the MSCI USA ESG Select Index (the Index). The Index is designed to measure the equity performance of large capitalization companies that have positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) characteristics relative to their industry and sector peers and in relation to the broader market, while exhibiting risk and return characteristics similar to the MSCI USA Index. The Index consists of approximately 250 companies from the universe of companies included in the MSCI USA Index.

8. Global X Uranium ETF (URA. Earnings. Analysts. Financials ): The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive Global Uranium Index. The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the underlying index and in ADRs and GDRs based on the securities in the underlying index. The underlying index is designed to measure broad based equity market performance of global companies involved in the uranium industry. It generally will use a replication strategy.

9. UBS E-TRACS Alerian Natural Gas MLP ETN (MLPG. Earnings. Analysts. Financials ): The Fund seeks to replicate, net of expenses, the Alerian Natural Gas MLP Index. The index is an equal-weighted composite of the 15 largest natural gas infrastructure Master Limited Partnerships by market capitalization. The index, whose constituents earn the majority of their cash flow from the transportation, storage, and processing of natural gas and natural gas liquids, provides investors with a benchmark for the infrastructure component of the natural gas industry.

10. Guggenheim S&P Global Water (CGW. Earnings. Analysts. Financials ): The ETF seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance of an equity index called the S&P Global Water NR Index. The S&P Global Water NR Index consists of approximately 50 equity securities selected based on investment and other criteria, from a universe of companies listed on global developed market exchanges. The Index is designed to have a balanced representation from different segments of the water industry consisting of two clusters: 25 water utilities and infrastructure companies and 25 water equipment and materials companies based upon Standard & Poors Capital IQ industry classification.

11. Guggenheim Solar ETF (TAN. Earnings. Analysts. Financials ): The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before the funds fees and expenses, of an equity index called the MAC Global Solar Energy Index. The fund invests at least 90% of total assets in common stock, ADRs and GDRs that comprise the index and depositary receipts representing common stocks included in the index. The Solar Index was comprised of approximately 22 securities selected based on the relative importance of solar power within the companys business model. It generally invests in all of the stocks comprising the index in proportion to their weightings in the index.

12. iShares KLD 400 Social Index Fund (DSI. Earnings. Analysts. Financials ): The Fund, formerly iShares FTSE KLD 400 Social Index Fund, seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the MSCI KLD 400 Social Index (the Index). The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the underlying index and in depositary receipts representing securities of the underlying index. The underlying index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to provide exposure to U.S. companies that have positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) characteristics.

13. iShares S&P Global Clean Energy (ICLN. Earnings. Analysts. Financials ): The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P Global Clean Energy Index. The S&P Global Clean Energy Index includes clean energy production companies, clean energy equipment and technology providers. The Fund operates in a range of sectors, which include electric utilities, semiconductors and semiconductor equipment, independent power producers and energy traders, commercial services and supplies, and electrical equipment.

14. Market Vectors Environmental Service ETF (EVX. Earnings. Analysts. Financials ): The Fund seeks to replicate the price and yield performance of the NYSE Arca Environmental Services Index (the Index). The Index is a modified equal dollar-weighted index consisting of publicly traded companies that are involved in the management, removal and storage of consumer waste and industrial by-products and related environmental services.

15. Market Vectors Solar Energy ETF (KWT. Earnings. Analysts. Financials ): The Fund seeks to replicate as closely as possible the price and yield performance of the Ardour Solar Energy Index (SOLRX or the Index) by investing in a portfolio of securities that generally replicates SOLRX. SOLRX, calculated and maintained by Dow Jones Indexes on behalf of Ardour Global Indexes LLC, is a rules-based, modified global capitalization-weighted, float-adjusted index consisting of publicly traded companies from worldwide engaged in the solar energy industry. The Index provides exposure to publicly traded companies from around the world that derive at least 66% of their revenues from solar power and related products and services. On a weighted basis, the companies in the Index derive in excess of 90% of their revenues from the solar industry.

16. Market Vectors Uranium+Nuclear Enrgy ETF (NLR. Earnings. Analysts. Financials ): The Fund seeks to replicate the price and yield performance of the DAXglobal Nuclear Energy Index (DXNE or the Index) by investing in a portfolio of securities that generally replicates DXNE. DXNE, calculated by Deutsche Borse AG, is a modified market capitalization-weighted index consisting of publicly traded companies worldwide that are engaged in the nuclear energy industry. Companies eligible for inclusion in Index should be engaged in various aspects of the nuclear energy business with market cap exceeding $150 million; should have worldwide daily average trading volume of at least $1 million over past six months and in each of the past two months, and should have maintained monthly trading volume of 250,000 shares over past six months.

17. Market Vectors Global Alternative Energy ETF (GEX. Earnings. Analysts. Financials ): The Fund seeks to replicate as closely as possible the price and yield performance of the Ardour Global Index (Extra Liquid) (the Index). The Index is a rules-based, global capitalization-weighted, float-adjusted index that tracks the overall performance of a global universe of listed companies engaged in the alternative energy industry. The Index comprises a globally diversified group of companies engaged in the production of alternative fuels and/or related technologies. Companies eligible for inclusion in Index should be engaged in the alternative energy industry with market cap exceeding $100 million and should have three-month average daily trading price greater than $1 per share.

18. Market Vectors Rare Earth Strat Met ETF (REMX. Earnings. Analysts. Financials ): The Fund seeks to replicate the price and yield performance of the Market Vectors Rare Earth/Strategic Metals Index (the Index). The Index consisted of foreign and domestic equity securities of publicly traded companies primarily engaged in a variety of activities that are related to the producing, refining and recycling of rare earth and strategic metals and minerals. Such companies may include small, medium and micro-capitalization companies.

19. First Trust Global Wind ETF (FAN. Earnings. Analysts. Financials ): The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, of an equity index called the ISE Global Wind Energy Index. The index provides a benchmark for investors interested in tracking public companies throughout the world that are active in the wind energy industry based on analysis of the products and services offered by those companies.

20. First Trust ISE Water ETF (FIW. Earnings. Analysts. Financials ): The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of an equity index called the ISE Water Index (the Index). The Index is a modified market capitalization-weighted index consisting of 36 stocks that derive a substantial portion of their revenues from the potable and wastewater industries. The Index is rebalanced on a semi-annual basis. The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its assets in common stocks that comprise the Index.

21. First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge (GRID. Earnings. Analysts. Financials ): This seeks investment results which correspond to the price and yield of an equity index called the NASDAQ OMX Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index (the Index). The Index is designed to act as a transparent and liquid benchmark for the grid and electric energy infrastructure sector.

22. First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green (QCLN. Earnings. Analysts. Financials ): The Fund, formerly First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge U.S. Liquid Series Index Fund, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of an equity index called the NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index (the Index) (formerly NASDAQ Clean Edge U.S. Liquid Series Index). The Index is an equity index designed to track the performance of clean energy companies that are publicly traded in the United States, and includes companies engaged in the manufacturing, development, distribution and installation of clean-energy technologies, including, but not limited to, solar photovoltaics, biofuels and advanced batteries. The Index is a modified market capitalization-weighted index, in which larger companies receive a larger Index weighting.

23. iPath Global Carbon ETN (GRN. Earnings. Analysts. Financials ): The Fund seeks to replicate, net of expenses, the Barclays Capital Global Carbon Index Total Return. The index is designed to measure the performance of the most liquid carbon-related credit plans and is designed to be an industry benchmark for carbon investors. The index expects to incorporate new carbon-related credit plans as they develop around the world. The index currently includes two carbon-related credit plans: European Union Emission Trading Scheme or EU ETS Phase II and Kyoto Protocols Clean Development Mechanism

(List compiled by Rebecca Lipman )

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