New equity ETF from iShares on Xetra: access to climate-friendly Japanese companies with currency hedging

Release date: 07 Aug 2024 | Deutsche Börse Cash Market

New equity ETF from iShares on Xetra: access to climate-friendly Japanese companies with currency hedging

Since today, a new exchange-traded fund from iShares has been tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt.


The iShares MSCI Japan ESG Enhanced UCITS ETF EUR Hedged (Acc) offers investors the opportunity to invest in a portfolio of a subset of Japanese equities within the MSCI Japan Index. The fund aims to exceed the decarbonisation and other minimum standards of the CTB Benchmark Regulation.

Stock selection takes an ESG optimisation approach to maximise exposure to sustainable companies and reduce carbon emissions exposure relative to the parent index.

This is a currency hedged share class against the euro.

Name

Asset class

ISIN

Ongoing charges

Distribution policy

Reference index

iShares MSCI Japan ESG Enhanced UCITS ETF EUR Hedged (Acc)

Equity ETF

IE0002SCQ8X0

0.18 per cent

accumulating

MSCI Japan ESG Enhanced Focus CTB Index

The product offering in Deutsche Börse's XTF segment currently comprises a total of 2,209 ETFs. With this selection and an average monthly trading volume of around €15 billion. Xetra is the leading trading venue for ETFs in Europe.


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