Jantzi Social Index July 2019 Total Returns
Toronto, ON — August 12, 2019 — Sustainalytics, a leading global provider of ESG and corporate governance research, ratings and analytics, today reported that the Jantzi Social Index® (JSI) increased in value by 0.73 percent during the month of July. During the same period, the S&P/TSX Composite Index increased by 0.34 percent and the S&P/TSX 60 Index increased by 0.23 percent.
Since inception on January 1, 2000 through July 31, 2019, the JSI has achieved an annualized return of 6.56 percent, while the S&P/TSX Composite and the S&P/TSX 60 had annualized returns of 6.11 percent and 6.16 percent respectively, over the same period.
| Total Returns | July | 3 mths | 1 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr | Inception Annualized | Inception Cumulative* |
| JSI | 0.73% | -0.73% | 0.17% | 9.03% | 5.48% | 8.00% | 6.56% | 247.12% |
| S&P/TSX Composite | 0.34% | -0.27% | 3.05% | 7.14% | 4.44% | 7.39% | 6.11% | 219.18% |
| S&P/TSX 60 | 0.23% | -0.69% | 3.37% | 8.21% | 5.23% | 7.23% | 6.16% | 222.22% |
*Cumulative since 01/01/2000
Sector Contributions
In July 2019, the sector that made the largest positive contribution to the performance of the JSI was the Industrials sector with 57.40 basis points. The sector that made the largest negative contribution to the performance of the index was the Energy sector with -62.21 basis points.
Company Contributions
In July 2019, Canadian National Railways was the largest positive contributor to the performance of the JSI with 30.53 basis points. Suncor Energy Inc was the largest negative contributor to the performance of the index with -46.67 basis points.
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