Asset manager DWS announced today that its exchange traded funds business Xtrackers has launched Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. ETF (NYSE: MIDE) and Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. ETF (NYSE: SMLE), two new funds providing exposure for investors to the new midcap and smallcap ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. indices recently unveiled by index provider S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI).
Arne Noack, DWS’s Head of Systematic Investment Solutions, Americas, said:
“At DWS, we have made ESG-centric investing integral to our value proposition for our clients and the launch of MIDE and SMLE is a logical follow-on. We seek to provide investors with transparency around relevant ESG-metrics of a potential investment. Investors can, for example, easily view the reduction in carbon footprint of the underlying companies, compared to a non-ESG benchmark. This level of transparency is important for investors and intermediaries seeking credible ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. alternatives to mainstream equity indices.”
S&P DJI announced the launch of the new S&P MidCap 400 ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. and the S&P SmallCap 600 ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. indices earlier this month, expanding its range of ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. indices from its headline largecap S&P 500 ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. index to its smallcap and midcap counterparts. The new indices are designed to closely replicate the risk and return profile of their underlying benchmarks, the S&P MidCap 400 and the S&P SmallCap 600, while providing a significant boost in ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. score performance, using methodologies consistent with other S&P DJI ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. indices.
The new DWS ETFs are the first released in the U.S. that track the new indices, complementing the Xtrackers S&P 500 ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. ETF.
Mona Naqvi, Senior Director, Head of ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. Product Strategy, North America, S&P Dow Jones Indices, said:
“We’re very pleased to collaborate with DWS as it launches these new ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. ETFs in the U.S. By representing the U.S. mid- and small-cap equities market with improved sustainability profiles, the S&P MidCap 400 ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. and S&P SmallCap 600 ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. indices signify a new sustainable frontier in a space left largely untouched by sustainable indexing to date. As the first of their kind, these indices are poised to help raise reporting and sustainability standards among medium and small-sized companies as they seek to join the ranks of ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. indices. As such, ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. investing is no longer just a large-cap solution, it is now an all-cap solution.”
Amanda Rebello, DWS Head of Passive Sales, U.S. onshore, said:
“We are pleased to be the first in the industry to launch ETFs for the S&P MidCap and SmallCap ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. indices. With their competitive net expense ratios, the ETFs can be used as core portfolio building blocks.”
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