Investment Themes

Sin stocks: A selection to follow or to exclude?

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Investment Themes

The expression may have come up in one of your readings. Indeed, financial literature regularly addresses the theme of "Sin Stocks", understanding the actions of companies operating in unethical areas. This qualifier is particularly important because the recent rush towards "socially responsible" assets has made them pariahs among some managers. Let's dive into this unsavoury world together.

Did you know that? Betting on ethically incorrect sectors has long been a way to beat the stock market. In a study from the fall of 2019, UBS showed that a portfolio of stocks exposed to Tobacco, Alcohol and Gambling outperformed the MSCI World Index by an average of 4.9% per year from 1963 to the present day. Isn't that amazing? However, this trend has slowed considerably since 2010. It has even reversed since 2017 due to the disgrace of Tobacco and Gambling.

This thematic list explores companies operating in those "grey area" sectors, most of which do not fit well with so-called responsible investment (based on the principles of integrating Environmental, Social and Governance practices). It includes players in the Tobacco, Alcohol, Coal, Cannabis, Gambling, Nuclear and Weapons sectors. Given the sectors concerned, the list is dominated by stocks that are not very cyclical, with a balanced geographical distribution between Europe, the United States and the rest of the world (the Chinese stocks selected are limited to Hong Kong).

So are these stocks recommendable or not? It is up to you to decide whether you will use them as an investment base or as an exclusion list.

Our selection

Consumer Non-Cyclical
Cigars & Cigarette Manufacturing
12.86B +32.16%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
18.49B +1.05%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
43.95B +1.12%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Distillers & Wineries
45.2B -5.55%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
7.22B +64.77%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
15.39B +15.31%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Distilleries
7.54B -1.84%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Distillers & Wineries
18.49B -13.21%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
7.51B +22.90%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
22.93B -7.34%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
5.15B -21.73%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
8.91B +10.08%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Distillers & Wineries
2.7B +21.56%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
2.76B +46.98%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
8.15B -15.21%
Consumer Cyclical
Lottery Operators
2.2B -23.32%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
27.27B +13.77%
Energy
Other Coal
1.04B +39.23%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
41.29B +40.25%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
12.95B +42.36%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
2.84B +66.47%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
11.73B -12.47%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
161B +29.84%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
13.64B +15.86%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
7.81B -10.93%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
72.77B +11.49%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
57.34B +4.84%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
1.26B +19.22%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
78.17B -3.49%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
51B +19.84%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
3.09B -28.25%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
35.6B -22.22%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
1.22B -38.71%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
5.35B -13.82%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
11.13B +83.37%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
29.85B -2.98%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
17.72B +11.92%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
13.66B -8.72%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Tobacco
134B +9.90%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Cigars & Cigarette Manufacturing
37.58B -29.26%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
3.3B +7.25%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Tobacco
28.9B -10.32%
Energy
Other Uranium
43.99B +12.21%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
6.78B -16.81%
Consumer Cyclical
Casinos
1.35B -15.66%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
4.98B -1.27%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
1.31B -38.25%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
6.01B +26.08%
Consumer Cyclical
Casinos
5.69B -16.55%
Energy
Uranium Mining
3.08B +1.25%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
11.84B +76.47%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
12.82B -27.07%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Tobacco
1.34B +2.24%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
20.14B +2.80%
Energy
Other Coal
3.68B +25.97%
Energy
Other Coal
3.1B +20.51%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
5.06B +55.83%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
23.05B +27.96%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
27.09B +72.95%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
97.27B +7.00%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
6.06B -23.59%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
4.07B -0.74%
Consumer Cyclical
Casinos
12.53B +34.20%
Energy
Other Coal
1.67B +10.77%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
125B +11.71%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
247B +0.07%
Energy
Other Coal
3.59B +49.88%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
9.85B -9.23%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
25.72B +25.53%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
145B +13.74%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Cigars & Cigarette Manufacturing
68.45B +9.52%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Distillers & Wineries
12.46B +3.65%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
1.39B -1.17%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
7.37B +32.22%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Tobacco
287B +14.90%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
6.5B +2.60%
Energy
Other Uranium
1.88B -6.59%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
7.74B -21.40%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
12.53B +62.23%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
15.18B -25.00%
Consumer Cyclical
Casinos
33.57B -22.15%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
25.46B +7.65%
Energy
Coal Mining Support
4.5B -23.73%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
64.97B -22.77%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
5.5B +13.52%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Distilleries
9.51B -11.87%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
3.5B +23.12%
Energy
Other Coal
3.34B -7.74%
Energy
Coal Mining Support
659M +0.89%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Wineries
2.77B -7.25%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
6.34B -34.63%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
19.18B -48.54%
Energy
Other Coal
5.16B +14.58%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
8.59B -29.48%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
59.27B +46.77%
Energy
Uranium Mining
2.77B +17.58%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
10.82B -23.92%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
2.99B +98.95%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
2.49B +10.02%
Energy
Uranium Mining
6.52B +8.95%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Distillers & Wineries
2.61B +34.85%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
2.61B +29.85%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
3.44B +76.99%
Consumer Cyclical
Gaming Machine Operators
1.07B +15.69%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
35.72B +8.79%
Consumer Cyclical
Pubs, Bars & Night Clubs
961M -6.37%
Consumer Cyclical
Casinos
2.14B -27.34%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
36.59B +14.56%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Cigars & Cigarette Manufacturing
120B +24.77%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
17.5B -18.22%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Distillers & Wineries
1.29B +2.56%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
657M +49.54%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
5.09B -19.91%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
350B +8.85%
Energy
Other Coal
4.65B +4.14%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
1.85B -6.79%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
24.82B +22.92%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Tobacco
6.82B -27.62%
Consumer Cyclical
Casinos
10.97B -10.85%
Energy
Other Coal
6.1B +32.06%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
14.39B -15.84%
Energy
Other Uranium
5.46B -5.57%
Energy
Uranium Mining
3.77B +5.89%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Tobacco
1.6B -23.85%
Energy
Uranium Mining
974M -23.10%
Energy
Other Coal
632M +8.33%
Industrials
Arms & Ammunitions Manufacturing
930M +21.62%
Energy
Other Coal
1B -27.89%
Energy
Other Coal
1.38B -0.38%
Energy
Other Coal
7.15B -79.58%
Energy
Other Coal
1.69B +13.42%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Cigars & Cigarette Manufacturing
2.51B -12.02%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
21.93B +32.97%
Energy
Other Uranium
2.79B -6.80%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
1.3B -25.44%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
1.65B +189.51%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
3.62B -8.75%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
9.06B +23.16%
Energy
Other Coal
3.22B +7.75%
Energy
Other Coal
1.71B +15.95%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
4.27B +64.02%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
2.44B +57.42%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
3.86B -32.45%
Energy
Other Uranium
3.2B -33.03%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
503M +22.99%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
530M -26.47%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
16.77B -
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Distillers & Wineries
4.99B +7.38%
Consumer Cyclical
Gambling & Gaming Machine Manufacturers
1.97B -37.15%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
3.08B +52.34%
Consumer Cyclical
Casinos
2.07B -17.15%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
3.65B +1.87%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
6.37B +0.13%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
1.2B +72.91%
Consumer Cyclical
Casinos
2.29B +34.82%
Energy
Other Coal
30.85B +11.15%
Consumer Cyclical
Casinos
868M -9.37%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
29.5B -4.48%
Energy
Other Coal
4.53B -69.23%
Energy
Other Coal
28.27B +22.51%
Energy
Other Coal
1.47B +7.31%
Energy
Other Coal
27.16B +46.99%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
1.97B +17.25%
Energy
Other Coal
752M -50.75%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
6.85B +8.28%
Energy
Other Coal
144B +16.80%
Energy
Other Coal
3.77B +24.01%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Distillers & Wineries
8.42B -6.52%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
12.2B -4.74%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
1.4B -6.82%
Energy
Other Coal
824M +9.87%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
1.62B +50.51%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
3.19B +8.37%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
10.23B -3.22%
Consumer Cyclical
Gambling & Gaming Machine Manufacturers
6.99B -19.24%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
3.59B -
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Distilleries
3.33B -11.18%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
4.63B -18.16%
Energy
Other Coal
2.05B +2.26%
Energy
Other Coal
1.96B +35.82%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
831M -
Energy
Other Coal
3.27B -57.10%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
7.72B -.--%
Energy
Other Coal
2.37B -.--%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
1.12B -29.92%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
657M -36.47%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
1.04B -

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