Sustainable: index funds & ETFs with the highest historical return
Ranked by historical return alone, highest first: Amundi Global Gender Equality (Amundi) leads with an approximate 8% annualized return. Past returns don't guarantee future ones, and a higher return usually comes with higher risk — check each fund's risk indicator before choosing.
Amundi Global Gender Equality
Amundi · Sustainable
Hist. return*
~8%
Amundi MSCI World SRI Climate Net Zero Ambition PAB
Amundi · Sustainable
Hist. return*
~8%
iShares MSCI World SRI
iShares · Sustainable
Hist. return*
~8%
VanEck Sustainable World Equal Weight
VanEck · Sustainable
Hist. return*
~8%
Vanguard ESG Global All Cap
Vanguard · Sustainable
Hist. return*
~8%
Xtrackers MSCI World ESG
Xtrackers · Sustainable
Hist. return*
~8%
Fidelity Funds - Sustainable Water & Waste Fund
Fidelity · Sustainable
Hist. return*
~7%
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG
Xtrackers · Sustainable
Hist. return*
~6%
Frequently asked questions
How is this ranking built?+
A single, explicit, objective criterion: the approximate historical annualized return of the index each fund tracks, sorted from highest to lowest in the Sustainable category. No sponsored placements, no editorial picks.
Is the cheapest / highest-return fund always the best choice?+
Not necessarily — and be careful here: a high historical return usually reflects a riskier, more concentrated index (tech, a single country), and past performance is no guarantee of future results. Check the risk indicator before deciding.
How many funds are in this Sustainable ranking?+
8 — every fund and ETF in the Sustainable category in our catalog whose data we're confident is accurate and current. Quality over an arbitrary count.
Other rankings
* Indicative long-term annualized historical return of the benchmark index, not the fund. Always check the up-to-date TER, risk and data in the official factsheet linked. Past returns do not guarantee future returns.