WSDG
WisdomTree Global Sustainable Equity UCITS ETF - USD Acc
The WisdomTree Global Sustainable Equity UCITS ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive WisdomTree Global Sustainable Equity UCITS Index (the “Index”). The Index aims to deliver exposure to companies from global, developed markets that positively contribute to social and/or environmental objectives according to defined sustainability criteria.
Why invest?
- The Fund allows investors to gain exposure to a diversified portfolio of global equities that holistically integrates the consideration of negative externalities and positive impacts.
- The research for selecting companies leverages widely recognised concepts such as the SDGs, the EU Taxonomy, or the SBTi.
- The Fund features a significantly lower portfolio-weighted average carbon intensity and is not invested in sector-based laggards concerning carbon footprint, carbon intensity, generated hazardous waste, and gender diversity.
- The Fund is physically backed and UCITS-compliant.
Potential risks
- Although the Index was created to select companies with a relatively higher contribution to environmental and social objectives, there is no guarantee that these objectives will be achieved.
- An investment in equities may experience high volatility and should be considered as a longer-term investment.
- Due to the ESG exclusion being applied to the investment universe to determine eligibility for inclusion in the underlying Index, the Index will comprise of a narrower set of securities. This narrower set of securities will not necessarily perform as well as those securities that do not meet the ESG criteria and this may adversely affect the performance of the Fund.
- This list does not cover all risks-further risks are disclosed in the KIID and Prospectus
Overview
Fund Overview | |
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Asset Class | Equities |
Use of Income | Accumulating |
Base Currency | USD |
Dividend Frequency | N/A |
Inception Date | 05 Jun 2024 |
Exchange Ticker | WSDG/WSEQ |
Index Name | Solactive WisdomTree Global Sustainable Equity UCITS Index NTR |
TER | 0.29% |
Structure | |
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Replication Method | Physical, Fully Replicated |
Legal Form | Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicle (ICAV) |
Fund Umbrella | WisdomTree Issuer ICAV |
Domicile | Ireland |
Structure | Open-ended Exchange Traded Fund |
Financial Year End | 31 December |
UCITS Compliant | Compliant |
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ISA | Eligible |
SIPP | Eligible |
UCITS Eligible | Eligible |
UK Reporting Status | Yes |
Key Service Providers | |
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Custodian | State Street Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited |
Administrator | State Street Fund Services (Ireland) Limited |
Fund Manager | Irish Life Investment Managers |
Auditor | Ernst & Young Ireland |
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Market Capitalization | As of 28 juin 2024 |
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Total Market Capitalization ($ Trillion) | 15.28 |
Fund MarketCap Breakdown | |
Large Cap (> $10 Billion) | 91.60% |
Mid Cap (≥ $2 Billion and ≤ $10 Billion) | 8.40% |
Small Cap (< $2 Billion) | 0.00% |
Fund Characteristics | As of 28 juin 2024 |
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*Dividend Yield | 1.90 |
Price/Earnings | 22.65 |
Estimated Price/Earnings | 17.98 |
Price/Book | 3.28 |
Price/Sales | 2.62 |
Price/Cash Flow | 15.17 |
Gross Buyback Yield | 1.28 |
Net Buyback Yield | 1.01 |
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Holdings
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Country Allocation
Country | Weight |
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1. United States | 65.41% |
2. Japan | 8.89% |
3. France | 5.20% |
4. United Kingdom | 4.40% |
5. Switzerland | 2.22% |
6. Germany | 1.82% |
7. Spain | 1.74% |
8. Denmark | 1.57% |
9. Ireland | 1.51% |
10. Sweden | 1.43% |
11. Finland | 1.29% |
12. Canada | 1.03% |
13. Australia | 0.73% |
14. Italy | 0.51% |
15. Netherlands | 0.46% |
16. Singapore | 0.40% |
17. Hong Kong | 0.38% |
18. New Zealand | 0.35% |
19. Austria | 0.28% |
20. Belgium | 0.17% |
21. Norway | 0.16% |
22. Israel | 0.05% |
Index Details
To be included in the Index, companies must be listed on an eligible stock exchange, be a constituent of the Solactive GBS Developed Markets Large & Mid Cap USD Index (the "Parent Index") and positively contribute to social and/or environmental objectives. A company is considered to positively contribute to social and/or environmental objectives where they derive a high proportion of revenues, as detailed in the Index methodology, from business activities that are aligned with the EU Taxonomy or are aimed at contributing towards one of the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs) or have carbon emissions reduction target(s) approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) or best-in-class gender or environmental and social risk management metrics.
The Index also excludes companies based on environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") criteria.
The weight of each security is determined according to an algorithm to maximize the sum of the revenue proportion from business activities that are aligned with achieving the SDGs and the revenue proportion that is EU Taxonomy aligned while restricting the diversion from the Parent Index.
Index Details | |
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Index Name | Solactive WisdomTree Global Sustainable Equity UCITS Index NTR |
Currency | USD |
Index Provider | Solactive |
Bloomberg Ticker | SOLWTGSN |
Leverage Factor | N/A |
Documents and Links |
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Responsible Investing
SFDR Disclosure
The EU Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation (SFDR) took effect on 10 March 2021 as part of the EU Action Plan on Sustainable Finance. The SFDR lays down harmonised sustainability related disclosure rules for EU financial market participants and advisors and requires certain sustainability disclosures to be made for financial products which promote environmental or social characteristics (Article 8 SFDR) and funds which have a sustainable investment objective (Article 9 SFDR).
There are different SFDR product categorisations for these sustainability disclosure requirements:
+ Article 6 products: require disclosures relating to the manner in which sustainability risks are integrated into the decision-making process.
+ Article 8 products: promote, among other characteristics, environmental or social characteristics or a combination of those characteristics, provided that the companies in which the investments are made follow good governance practices.
+ Article 9 products: have sustainable investment as their objective
Please refer to EU regulation guidelines for more details: https://www.esma.europa.eu/sections/sustainable-finance
SFDR categorisations | |
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SFDR Disclosure | Article 9 |
ESG Characteristics
The fund tracks an index that is designed to measure the performance of companies from developed markets that positively contribute to social and/or environmental objectives. Companies are considered to positively contribute to social and/or environmental objectives where they derive a high proportion of revenues, as detailed in the Index methodology, from business activities that are aligned with the EU Taxonomy or are aimed at contributing towards one of the SDGs or have carbon emissions reduction target(s) approved by the SBTi or best-in-class gender or environmental and social risk management metrics.
The Index also excludes companies based on environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") criteria. The ESG criteria seek to exclude from the eligible investment universe companies that (i) violate certain commonly accepted international norms and standards, such as United Nations and OECD guidelines, (ii) are involved in controversial weapons such as anti-personnel mines and cluster munitions, (iii) are significantly involved in the tobacco industry, (iv) are significantly involved in thermal coal activity, such as coal mining and exploration and coal-based power generation, (v) are significantly involved in unconventional oil and gas exploration/production, such as oil sands, Arctic oil and gas or shale energy, and (vi) do not meet such other ESG criteria such as significant involvement in small arms or a severe or high controversy rating with a negative outlook or a low corporate governance score as detailed in the Index methodology.
In addition, the Index excludes companies from the eligible investment universe that fall within the bottom 5% per sector based on carbon footprint and greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity, the indicators for which combine Scope 1 (all direct GHG emissions) and Scope 2 (indirect GHG emissions from consumption of purchased electricity, heat or steam) and Scope 3 (other indirect emissions) as well as non-renewable energy production, hazardous waste, and board gender diversity as assessed by the ESG Data Provider.
Visit our ESG Hub to learn more about WisdomTree's ESG approach.
MSCI ESG Research LLC’s (“MSCI ESG”) Fund Metrics and Ratings (the “Information”) provide environmental, social and governance data with respect to underlying securities within more than 31,000 multi-asset class Mutual Funds and ETFs globally. MSCI ESG is a Registered Investment Adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. MSCI ESG materials have not been submitted to, nor received approval from, the US SEC or any other regulatory body. None of the Information constitutes an offer to buy or sell, or a promotion or recommendation of, any security, financial instrument or product or trading strategy, nor should it be taken as an indication or guarantee of any future performance, analysis, forecast or prediction. None of the Information can be used to determine which securities to buy or sell or when to buy or sell them. The Information is provided “as is” and the user of the Information assumes the entire risk of any use it may make or permit to be made of the Information.
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DISCLAIMERS
The products discussed in this document are issued by WisdomTree Issuer ICAV (“WT Issuer”). WT Issuer is an umbrella investment company with variable capital having segregated liability between its funds organised under the laws of Ireland as an Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicle and authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland (“CBI”). WT Issuer is organised as an Undertaking for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (“UCITS”) under the laws of Ireland and shall issue a separate class of shares ("Shares”) representing each fund. Investors should read the prospectus of WT Issuer (“WT Prospectus”) before investing and should refer to the section of the WT Prospectus entitled ‘Risk Factors’ for further details of risks associated with an investment in the Shares.
Solactive AG ("Solactive") is the licensor of Solactive WisdomTree Global Sustainable Equity UCITS Index (the "Index"). The financial instruments that are based on the Index are not sponsored, endorsed, promoted or sold by Solactive in any way and Solactive makes no express or implied representation, guarantee or assurance with regard to: (a) the advisability in investing in the financial instruments; (b) the quality, accuracy and/or completeness of the Index; and/or (c) the results obtained or to be obtained by any person or entity from the use of the Index. Solactive reserves the right to change the methods of calculation or publication with respect to the Index. Solactive shall not be liable for any damages suffered or incurred as a result of the use (or inability to use) of the Index.