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Portfolio Performance June 2004

Current Investments * GRI Model Portfolio 2001Test Portfolio 1999 - 2001

Current Investments

Listed opportunities are initially screened from one of the SRI indicies, including DJSI, FTSE4Good, for further consideration. The working list is here and the portfolio here.

The portfolio has matched the market to date, depreciating by approximately 3%. Ironically, if the two non-green companies are excluded from the portfolio it would have exceeded performance achieving a 4% appreciation in 5 months.

The following charts show market movements during the comparison period.

FTSE All Share January to June 2004

FTSE 100 January to June 2004

FTSE Small Cap January to June 2004

 

Current Investments * GRI Model Portfolio 2001Test Portfolio 1999 - 2001

Model Portfolio 2001

In March 2001 as part of the early development of the GRI strategy a model portfolio was analysed.  The report from then is here in sxw format.  The summary is as follows:

March 2001

The Fund

Performance Benchmarking

Although globally responsible investment is an emerging phenomenon full of potential, an indication that superior returns may be justified is obtained by reviewing performance of listed vehicles. Suitable targets demonstrate globally responsible initiative in product or business management and in many cases are targets of socially responsible funds (either green or ethical).

Presented here is a summary review of nine listed companies to demonstrate that:

  • There are commercial industrial opportunities available which may be acquired in public markets.

  • Performance may be superior.

No private companies are reviewed here because information is less readily available and may be confidential.

No proposed investment portfolio structure or investment timing is advocated because no investment has been made by The Fund yet. However, some of the companies may be appropriate investments for the Fund now or in the future.

  1. Summary


Name

Business

3 year Sales CAGR

3 year EPS CAGR

2 year Stock Price CAGR E*

Relative to Index

Astropower

Solar electric power products

44%

37%

137%

Above

Ballard Power Systems

Proton exchange membrane power cells

45%

NA

10%

Above

GaiaM

LOHAS goods and services

46%

65%

60% (1.5yrs)

Above

Horizon Organic Dairy

Organic dairy products

63%

NA

-26%

Below

Ionics

Water purification and treatment

10%

NA

-9%

Below

Odwalla

Natural super premium beverages

21%

NA

22%

Above

Plug Power

PEM power cells for on site generation.

91%

NA

0%

Above

Whole Foods Market

Natural food supermarkets.

18%

0%

22%

Above

Wild Oats Markets

Natural food supermarkets

34%

NA

-20%

Below

*Estimated

Current Investments * GRI Model Portfolio 2001Test Portfolio 1999 - 2001

Test Portfolio 1999-2001

A portfolio experiment was run by Astraea from the end of 1999 to the end of 2001 to learn and test the dynamics of online trading.

That portfolio had a net return of approximately -25% per annum, which matched the markets in which it was active (see charts below). The strategy was not particular and generally picked a handful of interesting companies which were held for short and long terms. (There was no particular green strategy, except a conscious decision not to sell and short sell was made at 8.54am 11 September 2001.)

Details are in the spreadsheet here.

NASDAQ November 1999 to June 2002

DJIA November 1999 to June 2002

MSCI World November 1999 to June 2002

 

 

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