Core Insights - The latest ESG public fund weekly ranking indicates a decline in performance for ESG funds during the observation period from June 16 to June 20, with pure ESG theme funds showing a significant gap compared to broader ESG theme funds [1] - Pure ESG theme funds had only 6 funds that increased in value, with an average return of -0.04% for active funds and -0.08% for index funds, while all broad ESG theme funds recorded gains, with active funds averaging 1.04% and index funds 0.15% [1] Fund Performance Summary - The top-performing pure ESG theme funds include: - Dongwu New Energy A with a weekly return of 1.52% and a total return since inception of 27.37% [2] - Guoshou Anbao Low Carbon Economy A with a weekly return of 1.47% but a total return since inception of -39.34% [2] - Other notable funds include Jiashi Green Theme A and Changjiang New Energy Industry A, with weekly returns of 1.38% and 1.35% respectively [2] - The top-performing broad ESG theme active funds include: - Guangfa ESG Responsible Investment A with a weekly return of 0.67% and a total return since inception of -12.96% [5] - Zhonghang Ruihua ESG One-Year Open A with a weekly return of 0.43% and a total return since inception of 13.79% [5] - The top-performing broad ESG theme index funds include: - ICBC Zhongzheng 180 ESG ETF with a weekly return of 0.08% and a total return since inception of -9.37% [8] - Ping An ESG 120 Strategy ETF with a weekly return of 0% and a total return since inception of -111.35% [8] Fund Classification and Methodology - The ESG funds are categorized into two main types: ESG theme funds and broad ESG theme funds, further divided into active and index funds based on investment strategies [11] - The ranking is based on a selection of operational public funds, excluding those that have been liquidated, and includes only A-share classes of funds [11]