Krawcheck Teams With Money Manager for Women-Focused Index Fund

Sallie Krawcheck, the former executive at Bank of America Corp. and Citigroup Inc. who has worked to promote women as business leaders, is teaming up with a money manager for an index fund focused on women.

The Pax Ellevate Global Women’s Index Fund will seek investment returns that match or exceed the performance of the Pax Global Women’s Leadership Index, according to a statement today by Pax World Management LLC and Ellevate Asset Management LLC, whose principal is Krawcheck.

The fund is the successor to the Pax World Global Women’s Equality Fund, following a shareholder-approved merger, and is the only mutual fund in the U.S. focused on investing in companies that are global leaders in advancing women, according to the statement.

The partnership with Pax is the first investing initiative by Krawcheck since she last year bought Ellevate Network, formerly 85 Broads, a network that promotes women as business leaders. She formed Ellevate Asset Management LLC with business partner Allyson McDonald, according to the statement.

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