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 Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
6.31B +8.44%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
2.08B -0.35%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
17.17B +15.51%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
6.85B +138.05%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
8.82B +5.23%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
7.83B +9.92%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Cigars & Cigarette Manufacturing
10.15B +31.65%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Distillers & Wineries
54.23B -28.14%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
23.97B -12.77%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
6.04B +62.77%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
13.78B -23.97%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
21.23B -3.52%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
9.09B -19.80%
Consumer Cyclical
Lottery Operators
3.16B -5.78%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
4.39B +74.05%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
1.85B +112.58%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
1.75B +16.04%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Wineries
674M -8.08%
Consumer Cyclical
Casinos
1.4B +64.60%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
3.96B -5.67%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
959M -66.01%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
5.29B -34.12%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
9.43B +10.21%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
12.47B +68.22%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
12.22B +15.47%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
7.39B +11.85%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
22.66B +63.57%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
70.11B +56.99%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
56.16B +42.78%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
3.99B +6.03%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Cigars & Cigarette Manufacturing
2.89B +9.72%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
6B +82.99%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
29.81B +129.87%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
16.67B +6.79%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
17.99B +76.65%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Cigars & Cigarette Manufacturing
57.57B -16.12%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
40.1B +15.50%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Distilleries
8.26B -3.32%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
3.1B +12.37%
Consumer Cyclical
Casinos
7.38B +3.27%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
127B +14.90%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
45.8B +3.00%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Distillers & Wineries
24.39B -24.88%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
41.02B -9.29%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
2.04B -22.91%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
4.03B -40.87%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Distillers & Wineries
2.68B -26.23%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
44.94B -4.17%
Energy
Other Uranium
40.32B +75.46%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
6.32B +11.51%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
19.86B +86.27%
Energy
Other Coal
2.61B +18.39%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
33.53B +98.77%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
13.46B +80.01%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
10.54B +16.61%
Consumer Cyclical
Pubs, Bars & Night Clubs
921M +7.17%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
7.72B +139.36%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
79.72B +19.02%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
11.94B +15.01%
Energy
Coal Mining Support
6.14B +5.70%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
16.43B +64.66%
Consumer Cyclical
Casinos
45.06B +29.77%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
6.48B +3.24%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Tobacco
121B +45.87%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
33.64B +194.03%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
7.28B +264.95%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
3.31B +36.50%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
127B +103.70%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Distillers & Wineries
12.92B -27.99%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
8.14B +66.50%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Cigars & Cigarette Manufacturing
97.45B +11.02%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
92.82B +186.53%
Consumer Cyclical
Gambling & Gaming Machine Manufacturers
7.03B -0.19%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
22.27B +2.01%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
12.95B +190.75%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Distilleries
11.51B -12.59%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
22.69B -41.00%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
5.47B +9.62%
Consumer Cyclical
Casinos
9.07B -4.27%
Energy
Other Coal
1.5B -19.00%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Wineries
3.13B -47.84%
Energy
Other Coal
3.38B -19.14%
Energy
Uranium Mining
2.39B +7.28%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
2.71B +140.35%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
3.56B +80.87%
Energy
Other Coal
3.8B +13.71%
Energy
Coal Mining Support
638M +37.12%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
2.42B +5.53%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
16.07B +110.10%
Energy
Uranium Mining
2.32B +38.70%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
26.69B +96.19%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
986M -63.73%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
8.96B -
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Tobacco
10.44B -1.80%
Energy
Uranium Mining
5.54B +25.11%
Energy
Other Uranium
1.69B +7.94%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
20.31B +7.35%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Tobacco
1.33B -2.92%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Distillers & Wineries
1.82B +9.70%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
2.01B -25.05%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
238B +53.55%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
2.45B +7.32%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
94.25B +32.62%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Cigars & Cigarette Manufacturing
64.86B +39.00%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Tobacco
1.91B +66.74%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
326B +85.27%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
1.74B +206.95%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Tobacco
33.64B +25.81%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
23.82B +26.73%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Distillers & Wineries
557M -33.60%
Energy
Uranium Mining
1.05B +47.56%
Energy
Other Coal
3.7B +45.13%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Distillers & Wineries
1.29B +23.04%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Tobacco
242B +29.26%
Consumer Cyclical
Gaming Machine Operators
858M -3.46%
Energy
Other Coal
4.51B -17.48%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
15.75B +6.62%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
6.95B -25.41%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
3.28B -9.33%
Energy
Other Coal
4.96B -12.31%
Energy
Uranium Mining
3.75B +199.59%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
846M -6.71%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
1.57B +15.92%
Energy
Other Coal
2.39B -12.10%
Consumer Cyclical
Casinos
2.72B +1.86%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
5.63B -11.28%
Energy
Other Uranium
5.95B +84.16%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
15.68B -15.30%
Industrials
Arms & Ammunitions Manufacturing
686M -2.58%
Energy
Other Coal
1.38B +43.42%
Energy
Other Coal
1.38B -5.32%
Energy
Other Coal
32B +133.78%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
2.1B -33.01%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
15.37B +121.98%
Consumer Cyclical
Casinos
12.87B +45.10%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
663M -6.19%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
1.76B +33.84%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
3.22B +3.98%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
4.69B +27.27%
Energy
Other Coal
3.21B -4.83%
Energy
Other Uranium
5.02B +313.75%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
778M -5.92%
Energy
Other Uranium
3.35B +112.88%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
6.89B +89.07%
Consumer Cyclical
Gambling & Gaming Machine Manufacturers
3.47B +23.26%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
1.1B -48.57%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
1.7B +26.53%
Consumer Cyclical
Casinos
574M +23.46%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
832M +11.02%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
3.45B +25.93%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
6.68B -3.49%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Distillers & Wineries
4.99B +22.30%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
35.03B +43.25%
Consumer Cyclical
Casinos
2.41B +10.39%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
565M +46.71%
Consumer Cyclical
Casinos
895M +56.35%
Consumer Cyclical
Casinos
1.75B +21.51%
Energy
Other Coal
28.86B -0.25%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
35.86B +13.71%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Cigars & Cigarette Manufacturing
1.85B +21.09%
Energy
Other Coal
14.72B +96.85%
Energy
Other Coal
4.05B +2.65%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
3.02B +81.10%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Cigars & Cigarette Manufacturing
5.91B +33.86%
Energy
Other Coal
118B +26.73%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Distillers & Wineries
2.01B +48.21%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
6.41B +97.59%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Distillers & Wineries
9.17B -13.76%
Energy
Other Coal
24.92B +27.45%
Consumer Cyclical
Other Casinos & Gaming
1.99B -2.21%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
1.73B +47.63%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
1.06B +143.90%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
13.74B +9.75%
Energy
Other Coal
18.33B +29.05%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
1.54B +13.71%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
12.56B +22.81%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Distillers & Wineries
4.18B +41.38%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
6.34B +35.18%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
631M +266.80%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
3.64B +74.25%
Energy
Other Coal
2.13B +83.00%
Consumer Non-Cyclical
Other Brewers
831M -
Energy
Other Coal
927M -15.87%
Energy
Other Coal
4.26B +62.71%
Energy
Other Coal
1.97B +40.31%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
7.73B -.--%
Energy
Other Coal
2.37B -.--%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
1.44B +418.51%
Energy
Other Coal
1.02B +276.58%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
1.36B -

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