Credit ratings are one of the important measures for bond investors since these ratings are assessments of the creditworthiness of a borrower, such as a corporation, government, or a specific financial instrument like a bond. These ratings are assigned by privately owned credit rating agencies such as S&P Global, Moody’s, Fitch Ratings, or Scope. They indicate the likelihood that the issuer will meet its debt obligations (interest and principal payments) in full and on time. As a result, credit ratings help investors evaluate default risk, guide interest rates, and influence borrowing costs for bond issuers. More generally speaking, ratings range

At the end of March 2023, MSCI announced that the company will change its ESG rating methodology by removing the so-called adjustment factors (ESG momentum and ESG tail risk) from the calculation of the ESG Quality Score. These changes were made after a consultation with clients who noticed an upward shift in ESG fund ratings. The upward shift was at least partly driven by the momentum adjustment—this factor had positive influence on the ESG Quality Score if the underlying company had disclosed improved E, S, or G practices. An increasing number of companies are starting to report on their E,

The Large Cap Growth style ranks fourth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in our 2Q17 Style Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. Last quarter, the Large Cap Growth style ranked fifth. It gets our Neutral rating, which is based on an aggregation of ratings of 17 ETFs and 636 mutual funds in the Large Cap Growth style as of April 25, 2017. See a recap of our 1Q17 Style Ratings here. Figures 1 and 2 show the five best and worst rated ETFs and mutual funds in the style. Not all Large Cap Growth style ETFs