New equity ETFs from Xtrackers on Xetra: high-dividend companies with ESG filter
New equity ETFs from Xtrackers on Xetra: high-dividend companies with ESG filter
Since Wednesday, four new exchange-traded funds issued by Xtrackers have been tradable on Xetra and via the trading venue Börse Frankfurt.
The four new Xtrackers track different regions from the MSCI High Dividend Yield Low Carbon SRI Screened Select Index family. When selecting companies, the focus is on high-dividend companies that have met the required ESG criteria in advance.
The Xtrackers MSCI World High Dividend Yield ESG UCITS ETF enables investors to invest in large and mid-cap companies from developed markets. The United States is the most strongly represented with around 67.5 per cent.
The Xtrackers MSCI Europe High Dividend Yield ESG UCITS ETF focuses on large and mid-cap companies based in Europe, while the Xtrackers MSCI EMU High Dividend Yield ESG UCITS ETF focuses on countries from the European Monetary Union.
The ETF series is rounded out with the Xtrackers MSCI USA High Dividend Yield ESG UCITS ETF, which focuses on US companies. At around 40 per cent, the IT industry is the most strongly represented here.
All four ETFs are based on an optimisation approach to company selection and weighting, which considers the criteria of dividend yield, climate protection and degree of diversification across sectors and countries.
Name | Asset class | ISIN | Ongoing charges | Distribution policy | Reference index |
Xtrackers MSCI World High Dividend Yield ESG UCITS ETF | Equity ETF | 0.25 per cent | distributing | MSCI World High Dividend Yield Low Carbon SRI Screened Select Index | |
Xtrackers MSCI EMU High Dividend Yield ESG UCITS ETF | Equity ETF | 0.25 per cent | distributing | MSCI EMU High Dividend Yield Low Carbon SRI Screened Select Index | |
Xtrackers MSCI Europe High Dividend Yield ESG UCITS ETF | Equity ETF | 0.25 per cent | distributing | MSCI Europe High Dividend Yield Low Carbon SRI Screened Select Index | |
Xtrackers MSCI USA High Dividend Yield ESG UCITS ETF | Equity ETF | 0.25 per cent | distributing | MSCI USA High Dividend Yield Low Carbon SRI Screened Select Index |
The product offering in Deutsche Börse's XTF segment currently comprises a total of 2,098 ETFs. With this selection and an average monthly trading volume of around €16 billion, Xetra is the leading trading venue for ETFs in Europe.