Mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas have sent the country reeling. It’s reignited the debate about gun control reform, and left some investors asking: ‘Am I investing in gun stocks?’

Most investors invest by placing their money in mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and adopting a “set it and forget it” strategy. These funds are sometimes invested in hundreds of different stocks. As a result, most people don’t actually know how much exposure their portfolio might have to firearm stocks.

According to a report from ThinkProgress, the world’s largest and most well-known fund firms offer numerous funds that hold positions in publicly-traded firearm companies, like Smith & Wesson-parent American Outdoor Brands (AOBC); Sturm, Ruger & Co. (RGR); and Olin (OLN). So unless you’ve thoroughly screened the prospectuses of your funds and ETFs, you may be unknowingly invested in firearm stocks. Read Full Article - Yahoo Finance, August 16, 2019