Performance of Equity Investments in Sustainable Environmental Markets

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作者
Gurrib, Ikhlaas [1 ]
Kamalov, Firuz [2 ]
Starkova, Olga [1 ]
Makki, Adham [3 ]
Mirchandani, Anita [1 ]
Gupta, Namrata [4 ]
机构
[1] Canadian Univ Dubai, Fac Management, POB 117781, Dubai, U Arab Emirates
[2] Canadian Univ Dubai, Fac Engn Appl Sci & Technol, POB 117781, Dubai, U Arab Emirates
[3] Univ Nottingham, Dept Architecture & Built Environm, Nottingham NG7 2RD, England
[4] Univ Wollongong Dubai, Fac Business, POB 20183, Dubai, U Arab Emirates
关键词
sustainable index investing; environmental markets; performance; technical analysis; TECHNICAL ANALYSIS; PRICES; RETURNS; FUTURES; OIL;
D O I
10.3390/su15097453
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Despite a significant increase in global clean energy investments, as part of the decarbonization process, it remains insufficient to meet the demand for energy services in a sustainable manner. This study investigates the performance of sustainable energy equity investments, with focus on environmental markets, using monthly equity index data from 31 August 2009 to 30 December 2022. The main contributions of our study are (i) assessment of the performance of trading strategies based on the trend, momentum, and volatility of Environmental Opportunities (EO) and Environmental Technologies (ET) equity indices; and (ii) comparison of the performance of sustainable equity index investments to fossil fuel-based and major global equity indices. Market performance evaluation based on technical analysis tools such as the Relative Strength Index (RSI), Moving Averages, and Average True Range (ATR) is captured through the Sharpe and the Sharpe per trade. The analysis is divided according to regional, sector, and global EO indices, fossil fuel-based indices, and the key global stock market indices. Our findings reveal that a momentum-based strategy performed best for the MSCI Global Alternative Energy index with the highest excess return per unit of risk, followed by the fossil fuel-based indices. A trend-based strategy worked best for the MSCI Global Alternative Energy and EO 100 indices. The use of volatility-based information yielded the highest Sharpe ratio for EO Europe, followed by the Oil and Gas Exploration and Production industry, and MSCI Global Alternative Energy. We further find that a trader relying on a system which simultaneously provides momentum, trend, or volatility information would yield positive returns only for the MSCI Global Alternative Energy, the S&P Oil and Exploration and Production industry, NYSE Arca Oil, and FTSE 100 indices. Overall, despite the superior performance of the MSCI Global Alternative Energy index when using momentum and trend strategies, most region and sector EOs performed poorly compared to fossil fuel-based indices. The results suggest that the existing crude oil prices continue to allow fossil fuel-based equity investments to outperform most environmentally sustainable equity investments. These findings support that sustainable investments, on average, have yet to demonstrate consistent superior performance over non-renewable energy investments which demonstrates the need for continued, rigorous, and accommodating regulatory policy actions from government bodies in order to reorient significant capital flows towards sustainable equity investments.
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