You won’t find tobacco, alcohol or gambling companies in the Eventide Gilead Fund (ETGLX). That’s because faith—specifically, Christian principles as they apply to business—guides the fund’s stock selection. “We invest in companies that excel in creating positive social value,” says lead manager Finny Kuruvilla. The approach gets results: Since Eventide’s mid-2008 launch, it has earned 17.5% annualized, beating the typical midsize-company growth fund by an average of 8 percentage points per year.
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