Sphere 500 Climate Fund

Shareclass
Sphere 500 Climate R6 (SPFFX)
Type
Open-end mutual fund
Sustainability mandate
Member of US-SIF

Equity & Justice

Exclusions







EQUITY & JUSTICE RATINGS

Gender Equality
Diversity Disclosures
Racial Justice
LGBTQ+ Equity

GENDER EQUALITY

Fund Sphere 500 Climate Fund

FUND COVERAGE
# of holdings404
% of assets98%
Score
55 / 100
Rank

70.7 percentile

Group: U.S. Large Cap Equity

Rank: #430 out of 1,462

Grade
B

Gender equality ratings are calculated using data from the Equileap Gender Equality Scorecard from Equileap.

Sub-scores & KPIs

Gender Equality: Gender Balance in Leadership and Workforce

27 / 40

Gender Equality: Equal Compensation and Work Life Balance

9 / 30

Gender Equality: Policies Promoting Gender Equality

19 / 20

Gender Equality: Commitment, Transparency, and Accountability

1 / 10

Fund Holdings: Gender Equality

Highest scoring holdings

Highest scoring holdings

Top 10 holdings by Gender Equality score

  • Holding
    % invested
    USD$
  • 1. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc
         % of fund invested: 0.04%
         $USD invested: $15,298
  • 2. Procter & Gamble Co
         % of fund invested: 0.8%
         $USD invested: $309,399
  • 3. Biogen Inc
         % of fund invested: 0.04%
         $USD invested: $15,196
  • 4. Boston Scientific Corp
         % of fund invested: 0.34%
         $USD invested: $131,255
  • 5. Marriott International Inc Class A
         % of fund invested: 0.13%
         $USD invested: $51,090
  • 6. Bank of America Corp
         % of fund invested: 0.76%
         $USD invested: $295,088
  • 7. Welltower Inc
         % of fund invested: 0.21%
         $USD invested: $83,322
  • 8. Mondelez International Inc Class A
         % of fund invested: 0.19%
         $USD invested: $72,296
  • 9. Hologic Inc
         % of fund invested: 0.03%
         $USD invested: $11,924
  • 10. Mastercard Inc Class A
         % of fund invested: 0.99%
         $USD invested: $382,119
Lowest scoring holdings

Lowest scoring holdings

Bottom 10 holdings by Gender Equality score

  • Holding
    % invested
    USD$
  • 1. Carvana Co Class A
         % of fund invested: 0.09%
         $USD invested: $34,033
  • 2. Roblox Corp Ordinary Shares - Class A
         % of fund invested: 0.13%
         $USD invested: $50,496
  • 3. Strategy Inc Class A
         % of fund invested: 0.22%
         $USD invested: $84,888
  • 4. Lennar Corp Class A
         % of fund invested: 0.05%
         $USD invested: $20,905
  • 5. Markel Group Inc
         % of fund invested: 0.05%
         $USD invested: $19,974
  • 6. Vertiv Holdings Co Class A
         % of fund invested: 0.1%
         $USD invested: $39,679
  • 7. Old Dominion Freight Line Inc Ordinary Shares
         % of fund invested: 0.06%
         $USD invested: $24,507
  • 8. Super Micro Computer Inc
         % of fund invested: 0.05%
         $USD invested: $20,829
  • 9. Brown & Brown Inc
         % of fund invested: 0.06%
         $USD invested: $21,731
  • 10. PACCAR Inc
         % of fund invested: 0.1%
         $USD invested: $40,591

Fund manager statement

We invite fund managers to take our survey and provide more information on how they integrate principles of justice and equity in their investment strategy.

Manager survey
Member of USSIF
This fund is a member of a sustainable and responsible investing group, and has a posted policy on their consideration of diversity and equal employment opportunity policies and practices relating to employees, company ownership or contractors.
Does not screen investments on diversity and equal employment opportunity policies.  More
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EXCLUSION RATINGS

Prisons & Borders
Military Weapons

PRISONS & BORDERS

Fund Sphere 500 Climate Fund

Totals

Holdings
Assets
Weight
Prisons
14
$7.24M
19%
     Prisons high risk
0
$0
0%
     Private prisons
0
$0
0%
Borders
12
$7.12M
18%
     Borders high risk
0
$0
0%
Total
20
$7.94M
20%
Full fund results

Holdings — 20 flagged holdings

1.
Microsoft Corp
Prisons
Borders
$3.02M
7.79%
Prisons
Borders :
$3.02M
7.79%
2.
Amazon.com Inc
Prisons
Borders
$1.73M
4.46%
Prisons
Borders :
$1.73M
4.46%
3.
Alphabet Inc Class A
Prisons
Borders
$848,547
2.19%
Prisons
Borders :
$848,547
2.19%
4.
Alphabet Inc Class C
Prisons
Borders
$746,102
1.92%
Prisons
Borders :
$746,102
1.92%
5.
Costco Wholesale Corp
Prisons
$363,308
0.94%
Prisons
$363,308
0.94%
6.
Salesforce Inc
Borders
$210,517
0.54%
Borders :
$210,517
0.54%
7.
McDonald's Corp
Prisons
$173,257
0.45%
Prisons
$173,257
0.45%
8.
AT&T Inc
Borders
$172,511
0.44%
Borders :
$172,511
0.44%
9.
Accenture PLC Class A
Borders
$154,526
0.4%
Borders :
$154,526
0.4%
10.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
Borders
$126,504
0.33%
Borders :
$126,504
0.33%
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