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02-06-2020
Amundi adds eight new equity ETFs to its growing responsible investing range
Amundi, Europe’s largest fund manager[1], today announces the expansion of its responsible offering with the launch of eight new ETFs tracking responsible investing equity indices. All these new ETFs are offered at a competitive price, starting at 0.15% OGC[2].
Since its creation, Amundi has made responsible investment one of the company's founding pillars. In 2018, as part of a three-year action plan, Amundi strengthened its commitment to align its fiduciary and social responsibilities and to meeting its clients’ expectations.
The Amundi ETF, indexing and Smart Beta business line has supported this commitment by making responsible investing one of its strategic priorities in terms of product development. It has also continued to strengthen its capacity to design fully ESG bespoke solutions to support institutional investors throughout their investment journey.
It is in this context that Amundi announces the launch of eight new ETFs replicating various MSCI ESG index families. The series comprises:
- Four Equity ETFs (World, EMU, Europe and US) tracking the MSCI ESG Universal Select Index family which enables investors to keep a broad and diversified market exposure while having a first ESG filter tilt.
- Three Equity ETFs (World, Europe, US) tracking the MSCI Leaders Select 5% Issuer Capped Index family which introduces a best-in-class approach by selecting the 50% ESG front-runners of each sector.
- One ETF tracking the MSCI EMU SRI 5% Issuer Capped Index, adding to the existing Equity & Fixed income Amundi SRI ETF range.
Amundi ETF’s responsible range has been designed with the objective to make sustainable investing accessible to investors whatever their requirements are in terms of ESG integration and focus, and their accepted tracking error compared to their conventional benchmarks.
Fannie Wurtz, Head of Amundi ETF, Indexing and Smart Beta, said: “We strongly believe that ETF & Index management has a critical role to play in the accelerating adoption of responsible investing among all types of investors. We have seen that there is no one size fits all approach to responsible investing and our ETF range reflects precisely that. As a trusted solutions provider, we want to offer investors simple and ready-to-use tools that will help them easily implement their ESG strategy depending on their objectives and constraints. We will continue expanding our responsible range with further ETF launches in the near future.”
- ^ [1] Source: IPE “Top 400 asset managers” published in June 2019, based on assets under management as at 31/12/2018
- ^ [2] Ongoing charges (OGC) - annual, all taxes included. The ongoing charges represent the charges taken from the fund over a year. Until the fund has closed its accounts for the first time, the ongoing charges are estimated. Transaction cost and commissions may occur when trading ETFs.
About Amundi ETF, Indexing and Smart Beta
With over €112 billion7 in assets under management, Amundi ETF, Indexing and Smart Beta is one of Amundi’s strategic business areas and is a key growth driver for the Group.
Amundi ETF, Indexing and Smart Beta business line provides investors - whether institutionals or distributors - with robust, innovative, and cost-efficient solutions, leveraging Amundi Group’s scale and large resources. The platform also offers investors fully customized solutions (ESG, Low Carbon, specific exclusions, risk constraints, etc.).
With over 30 years of benchmark construction and replication expertise, Amundi is a trusted name in ETF & Index management, among the world’s largest institutions. The team is also recognized for its ability to develop Smart Beta & Factor Investing solutions, with more than 10-year track-record.
About Amundi
Amundi, the leading European asset manager, ranking among the top 10 global players[1], offers its 100 million clients - retail, institutional and corporate - a complete range of savings and investment solutions in active and passive management, in traditional or real assets.
With its six international investment hubs[2], financial and extra-financial research capabilities and long-standing commitment to responsible investment, Amundi is a key player in the asset management landscape.
Amundi clients benefit from the expertise and advice of 4,500 employees in nearly 40 countries. Created in 2010 and listed on the stock exchange in 2015, Amundi currently manages more than €1.5 trillion of assets[3].
