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UBS ETF (IE) MSCI ACWI ESG Universal Low Carbon Select UCITS ETF (hedged to CHF) A-dis

Net asset value 12.0256CHF

Last update

24.03.2023

ISIN: IE00BDQZN667

Asset Class: Equities

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Sustainability-related disclosures

No sustainable investment objective

  • It promotes Environmental/Social (E/S) characteristics and while it does not have as its objective a sustainable investment, it will have a minimum proportion of 20 % of sustainable investments with an environmental objective in economic activities that do not qualify as environmentally sustainable under the EU Taxonomy.
  • This financial product is passively managed and tracks an Index, indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors are taken into account by the Index provider as appropriate to the Index family. Indicators for adverse impacts on sustainability factors are taken into ac-count by the Index provider as appropriate to the Index family.
  • The indices incorporate the MSCI ESG Controversies score, screening out on a timely basis any issuers in significant breach of ESG norms.
  • MSCI ESG Controversies are designed to provide timely and consistent assessments of ESG controversies involving issuers. Any issuer with a “Red” MSCI ESG Controversies Score (score less than 1) is excluded from Sustainability indices. The Controversy Score measures an issuer’s involvement in major ESG controversies and how well the issuer adheres to international norms and principles.
  • The financial product excludes investments in companies involved directly in the use, development, manufacturing, stockpiling, transfer or trade of cluster munitions and/or anti-personnel landmines, nuclear weapons, biolog-ical weapons or chemical weapons.
  • The MSCI ESG Controversies tool monitors company involvement in nota-ble ESG controversies related to the company’s operations and/or products, possible breaches of international norms and principles such as the UN Global Compact, and performance with respect to these norms and principles.

Environmental or social characteristics of the financial product

  • The following characteristics are promoted by the financial product:
  • • tracks/tracking of a benchmark with a sustainability profile (ESG Score) that is higher than the parent benchmark’s sustainability profile.
  • • a Carbon Intensity (1, 2) emissions indicator lower than parent benchmark (MSCI)
  • The Reference Benchmark designated for the purpose of attaining the characteristic promoted by the financial product is the MSCI ACWI ESG Universal LCS 5% Issuer Capped Total Return Net. The characteristics are measured using the following indicators respectively:
  • • The FUND_ESG_QUALITY_SCORE
  • • Weighted average carbon intensity (Scope 1+2) MSCI

Investment strategy

  • This financial product seeks to promote the characteristic(s) described in this annex through Index selection and passive asset management.
  • This financial product is passively managed and seeks to track the performance and the ESG profile of the Index. Sustainability characteristics and risks are considered as part of the Index selection process. The Index which is stated by the index provider to be screened against environmental, social or governance criteria and any methodology used by the index provider to assess sustainability characteristics and risks of the constituents of the index can be found on the website of the index provider.
  • The following binding element(s) of the investment strategy are used to select the investments to attain the characteristic(s) promoted by this financial product:
  • Characteristic 1):
  • A sustainability profile (MSCI ESG Score) that is higher than the parent benchmark’s sustainability profile.
  • Characteristic 2):
  • A Carbon Intensity (1 and 2) emissions indicator that is lower than parent benchmark (MSCI)
  • The calculations do not take account of cash, derivatives and unrated investment instruments.
  • The calculations do not take account of cash, derivatives and unrated investment instruments.
  • Assessment of good governance practices of the investee companies are performed by the index provider.
  • ISS ESG analysts gather information through the media and other public sources, conduct interviews with stakeholders, and collect information on company policies and practices. Extensive company and stakeholder dialogue, coupled with strict verification, ensures objectivity and exhaustiveness of the research.
  • ISS ESG Assesses companies’ adherence to international norms on human rights, labor standards, environmental protection and anti-corruption set out in the UN Global Compact and OECD Guidelines.

Proportion of investments

  • The minimum proportion of the investments used to meet the environmental and/or social characteristics promoted by the financial product is 51%. The minimum proportion of sustainable investments of the financial product is 20%.
  • The financial product tracks an ESG index and may replicate the performance of the index by the use of derivatives. Derivatives will only be used in case that a) the investment objective cannot be achieved by investments index components, in particular in order to reflect the performance of a currency hedge where a sub-fund replicates a currency-hedged index, or b) to generate efficiencies in gaining exposure to the constituents of the index, in particular where there are legal or practical obstacles to gaining direct access to a market to which the index refers.
  • The financial product may namely enter into a range of index related swaps (excluding funded swaps) and derivative instruments (futures, forwards, currency swaps, p-notes, options, warrants and foreign exchange contracts) in order to replicate the index.

Methodologies

The performance of the indicators used to measure the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the financial product are measured daily, assessed quarterly and reported annually.

Due diligence

Due diligence is carried out on index providers and/or data providers. This financial product is passively managed and seeks to track the performance and the ESG profile of the Index. Sustainability characteristics and risks are considered as part of the Index selection process.

Engagement policies

  • In terms of passive strategies tracking sustainability indexes as is the case with this financial product, the engagement process helps us to identify companies where material ESG and sustainability factors may present a future negative risk.
  • While the UBS AM engagement program is across all asset classes and portfolios, the impact on passively managed fixed income strategies might be reduced, mainly due to the lack of voting rights and that companies which failed in UBS AM's engagement process are typically not excluded due to the passive management style.
  • Nevertheless, passively managed fixed income assets are part of the engagement with senior management, as all other assets the firm manages, in order to achieve the biggest possible impact.

Data sources and processing

  • The data sources used to attain the stated environmental or social characteristics are as follows:
  • The MSCI ESG Score, supplied by the index provider
  • Data is consumed from leading providers, processed in accordance with defined guidelines and supplemented with analyst recommendation.

Limitations to methodologies and data

We apply a minimum coverage threshold for the data sources used to attain the stated environmental or social characteristics of the financial product, these thresholds ensure that the binding targets can be monitored and measured. Accuracy of data is dependent on 3rd party providers, coverage of data sources can be < 100% due to uncovered asset types, incomplete or inconsistent data and gaps in the coverage of these 3rd party providers.

Designated reference benchmark

  • The financial product has initially selected the reference benchmark for its rele-vance to its investment strategy and the attainment of the characteristics it seeks to promote. The Index rebalances on a quarterly basis. More details on the index methodology applied by the index provider can be found below.
  • The alignment of the investment strategy with the methodology of the index is ensured on a continuous basis as the index provider rebalances the index on a regular basis and the Investment Manager will tracks the Index in line with the limits set out in the investment policy of Fund.
  • The financial product has initially selected the reference benchmark for its relevance to its investment strategy and the attainment of the characteristics it seeks to promote.
  • The investment strategy of the fund is to track the benchmark’s return and its characteristics, including ESG characteristics, as closely as reasonably possible. The investment strategy is to fully replicate the index and to minimize the tracking error.
  • The investment manager reviews the index methodology when the product is set up and the Index provider may be contacted if the Index methodology is no longer in line with the investment strategy of the financial product.
  • The Index draws its constituents from the MSCI ACWI Index (the "Parent In-dex"). The Index is composed as follows:
  • 1) starting with the Parent Index, stocks with the lowest MSCI ESG score are excluded. The MSCI ESG score is calculated based of the Index Provider's assessment of whether the relevant company has faced controversies concerning negative environmental, social and or governance impact the relevant company's operations, products and services,
  • 2) the stocks are then re-weighted securities using their MSCI ESG score from the free –float market capital weights from the Parent Index to construct the Index.
  • The maximum weight of any issuer of the Parent Index is then capped at 5% in order to construct the Index.
  • The methodology of the construction of the Index can be found in the fund supplement.

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