New iShares ETF on Xetra: Emerging Markets Focus on Sustainability

Release date: 24 Oct 2019 | Deutsche Börse Cash Market

New iShares ETF on Xetra: Emerging Markets Focus on Sustainability

Since Thursday a new Exchange Traded Fund of iShares is tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt.

The iShares MSCI EM ESG Enhanced UCITS ETF - USD (Acc) offers investors the opportunity to invest in ESG-compliant securities from emerging markets, excluding controversial business fields. The benchmark index is the MSCI EM ESG Enhanced Focus Index, which tracks the performance of companies selected according to environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. At present, companies with large and medium market capitalisation from 26 countries in the Emerging Markets region are included. The aim is to give more weight to companies with a high ESG rating that are sector-diversified.

Name

Asset class

ISIN

Ongoing charges

Distribution policy

Reference index

iShares MSCI EM ESG Enhanced UCITS ETF - USD (Acc)

Equity ETF

IE00BHZPJ239


0.23
per cent

Accumulating

MSCI EM ESG Enhanced Focus Index

The product range in Deutsche Börse's XTF segment currently comprises a total of 1,508 ETFs. With this selection and an average monthly trading volume of around EUR 11 billion, Xetra is the leading trading platform for ETFs in Europe.

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