ETFGI Announces Speakers And Topics For The ETFGI Global ETFs Insights Summit - United States, A Virtual Event On May 19th & 20th Date
May 19
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e attendance and educational credits for buyside institutional investors and financial advisors. Receive a free copy of the ETFGI directory of ETFs and ETPs
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The event is designed to facilitate substantive and in-depth discussion on the regulatory, product and trading developments impacting the use of and trading of ETFs in the United States.
Confirmed speakers:
Jeffrey B. Baccash, Global Head of ETF Solutions, BNP Paribas
Dan Draper, CEO, S&P Dow Jones Indices
Momentum is building in the
The increasing popularity of the product reflects growing investor interest in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ETFs. The ETF tracks large- and mid-cap U.S. stocks, with similar risk and return characteristics to the MSCI USA Index, but with a weighting towards companies with the strongest ESG characteristics relative to sector peers. It has a net and gross expense ratio of 0.10%.
Amanda Rebello, DWS Head of Passive Sales and U.S. onshore, commented: “The Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF continues to attract significant investor interest as ESG moves into the mainstream. We expect to see inflows come in at a strong pace this year.”
DWS Launches MidCap and SmallCap ESG ETFs, MIDE & SMLE February 24, 2021
On Wednesday, Xtrackers ETFs by DWS launched the first ETFs providing exposure to ESG versions of the S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices.
The Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF (NYSE Arca: MIDE) and the
Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF (NYSE Arca: SMLE) are now listed, further expanding the Xtrackers footprint in the rapidly growing area of values-based index investing. Assets under management in Xtrackers NYSE-listed ESG ETFs reached over USD 3 billion in 2020.
Arne Noack, DWS’s Head of Systematic Investment Solutions, Americas, commented: “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 the carbon footprint of the underlying compa
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Xtrackers exchange-traded funds (ETF) by DWS has launched the first ETFs providing exposure to ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) versions of the S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices.
Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF (NYSE Arca: MIDE) and Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF (NYSE Arca: SMLE) listed today, further expanding the Xtrackers footprint in the rapidly growing area of values-based index investing. Assets under management in Xtrackers NYSE-listed ESG ETFs reached over USD 3 billion in 2020.
Arne Noack, DWS’s Head of Systematic Investment Solutions, Americas, commented: “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