Green Century Balanced Fund

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Green Century Balanced (GCBLX)

Type

Open-end mutual fund

Manager

Engagement grade: This fund family frequently engages the companies it invests in to push for better behavior. Learn more about engagement and socially responsible investing.

9.92%

INVESTED IN DEFORESTATION-RISK COMPANIES

AGRIBUSINESS

deforestation-risk producers and traders of palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy

BANKS AND LENDERS

that finance deforestation-risk agribusiness producers via lending and underwriting

MAJOR CONSUMER BRANDS

that use deforestation-risk agribusiness commodities in products

holdings flagged

9.92%

of assets flagged

Member of the Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment

This asset manager is a member of the Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment, a group advancing sustainable, responsible, and impact investing.

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Known Sustainability Engager

Some sustainability-mandated funds actively engage the companies they own. Indeed, efforts by sustainability-focused investors whose funds are found on this site have been crucial to driving positive change in deforestation-risk sectors like palm oil. A number of asset managers are known sustainability engagers, and have taken actions such as filing shareholder resolutions asking for policy changes. Those asset managers deserve special acknowledgement - often, they are using their investments to make sure they have a voice at the table to call for real improvements in company behavior. We used data collected by Ceres to identify asset managers that have filed shareholder resolutions on deforestation, climate change, or other environmental issues. If a fund owns companies we screen for, but the family is a known filer of deforestation or environmental-related shareholder resolutions, it earns a special engagement score. Read more about our deforestation grades.

Green Century has filed deforestation or other climate-change related shareholder resolutions at Aramark, Bunge, Chevron Corporation, ConAgra Foods, EOG Resources, Inc., EQT Corporation, Exxon Mobil Corporation, FirstEnergy Corp., International Business Machines Corp., Kellogg Company, Kraft Heinz, Kroger, McDonald's, Noble Energy, Inc., Southern Company, Starbucks, Target, Time Warner Inc., Tyson Foods, Ultra Petroleum Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Western Union Co., WPX Energy, Inc., and Xcel Energy Inc. See the resolutions

Green Century submitted a statement describing their engagement efforts:

Addressing deforestation is one of the most cost effective ways to mitigate climate change, while also helping to promote human rights and conserve the habitats of endangered species. That’s why Green Century launched an investor campaign to stop deforestation caused by major agricultural commodity growers and purchasers. By pressing highly recognizable household brand names like Kellogg’s and Starbucks to adopt sustainable palm oil purchasing policies, Green Century helped build the momentum to transform the rest of the supply chain and created significant environmental impact. For example, the commitment to zero-deforestation by Wilmar, the largest supplier of palm oil in the world, is expected to prevent 1.5 gigatons of carbon pollution between now and 2020. Through shareholder proposals, policy work, and assisting the implementation process, Green Century has helped companies protect their bottom line, their shareholder’s investments, and the environment from the risks of deforestation.

This fund contains

$39.55 MILLION invested

in holdings flagged for deforestation risk

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Commodity producers

0 holdings

0% of assets

$0 invested

Banks and lenders

1 holdings

1.16% of assets

$4.63 MILLION invested

Major consumer brands

9 holdings

8.76% of assets

$34.92 MILLION invested

Commodity producers

0 HOLDINGS

Companies that produce and trade palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy, and have a past record or a significant risk of contributing to deforestation, land grabbing, and human rights abuses. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of C if total producer exposure is below the threshold of 0.5%; a grade of D if below 1.5%; and a grade of F if above 1.5%.

Banks and lenders

1 HOLDINGS

Financial institutions directly and indirectly involved in underwriting and lending to deforestation-risk producers and traders. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of B (assuming there are no investments in producers).

1 HOLDINGS

% of portfolio
$ invested
1. Bank of America Corp
1.16%1.16% of portfolio
$4.63M$4.63M invested

Major consumer brands

9 HOLDINGS

Consumer goods retailers that source palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy from deforestation-risk producers and traders and sell it to consumers worldwide. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of B (assuming there are no investments in producers).

9 HOLDINGS

% of portfolio
$ invested
1. Costco Wholesale Corp
1.78%1.78% of portfolio
$7.09M$7.09M invested
2. TJX Companies Inc
1.55%1.55% of portfolio
$6.19M$6.19M invested
3. Target Corp
1.1%1.1% of portfolio
$4.38M$4.38M invested
4. The Home Depot Inc
1.02%1.02% of portfolio
$4.08M$4.08M invested
5. Procter & Gamble Co
0.72%0.72% of portfolio
$2.88M$2.88M invested

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DATA AS OF 31 Jan 2025

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Green Century Balanced Fund GCBLX

Environment

Fossil fuels

Investments in coal, oil, and natural gas energy and utility companies, and related financial companies

Deforestation

Investments in deforestation-risk agricultural commodities, and related financial companies and consumer brands

Social

Gender equality

Gender equality group ranking, based on Equileap company data

Civilian firearms

Investments in civilian firearms manufacturers, and related gun retailers

Prison industrial complex

Investments in prisons and borders industry, including private prison operators

Military weapons

Investments in military arms manufacturers and services companies, including nuclear weapon manufacturers and servicers

Tobacco

Investments in tobacco and e-cigarette manufacturers, and tobacco-promoting entertainment companies

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GCBLX

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Green Century

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Moderate Allocation

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Benchmark

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Category

Large Blend

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Investment timeline

Performance as of: 3/31/25

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3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: Not available

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Lower 10-yr returns

-6.38% less in annualized returns

Less invested in commodity producers

0.19% less invested

Less invested in banks and lenders

1.43% less invested

Less invested in major consumer brands

3.05% less invested

Current fund

GCBLX

Green Century Balanced Fund

Family

Green Century

Category

Moderate Allocation

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Benchmark

IVV

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

Family

iShares from BlackRock

Category

Large Blend

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Investment timeline

Performance as of: 3/31/25

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: Not available

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Lower 10-yr returns

-6.38% less in annualized returns

Less invested in commodity producers

0.19% less invested

Less invested in banks and lenders

1.43% less invested

Less invested in major consumer brands

3.05% less invested

Current fund

GCBLX

Green Century Balanced Fund

Family

Green Century

Category

Moderate Allocation

Find another fund

vs.

Benchmark

IVV

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

Family

iShares from BlackRock

Category

Large Blend

Change benchmark

Fund comparison settings

Investment timeline

Performance as of: 3/31/25

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: Not available

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Lower 10-yr returns

-6.38% less in annualized returns

Less invested in commodity producers

0.19% less invested

Less invested in banks and lenders

1.43% less invested

Less invested in major consumer brands

3.05% less invested

Month-end trailing returns

Performance as of date: 3/31/25

Morningstar suggested benchmark: Morningstar Mod Tgt Risk TR USD

Annualized returns

Deforestation analysis

1-yr

3-yr

5-yr

10-yr

This fund
GCBLX - Green Century Balanced Fund

1.24%

1.99%

9.05%

6.09%

Benchmark

8.22%

9.03%

19%

12%

0.19%

Fund compared to benchmark

-6.98%

-7.05%

-9.51%

-6.38%

0.19% lower

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