| Asset Group | Asset Sub-Group | Investment Category |
| Equities | Global equities | Low cost |
Why we recommend itThe fund tracks the MSCI World SRI Low Carbon Select 5% Issuer Capped Index c.400 large and mid-cap companies across 23 Developed Markets (DM). The index aims to track the performance of companies that have lower carbon exposure than the broad market and exhibit high ESG performance. The index also reduces concentration by capping individual positions to a maximum weight of 5%. Typically, the concentration of the top 10 holdings accounts for 25-30% of the index value. This fund has a Morningstar Sustainability Rating of five globes (out of a maximum of five). A soundly constructed and reasonably representative portfolio with a low fee leaves this fund well positioned to achieve superior risk-adjusted returns relative to its Morningstar Category peers over the long term. This is a fund with a high Sustainability Rating and a low fee that tracks a broadly representative and diversified benchmark. The fund is reasonably priced: The ‘A’ distributing share class levies annual ongoing charges of 0.22%. Ethical criteriaii ACE sustainable style: Avoids. This means the ETF simply screens out specific sectors considered to be unethical, or stocks whose environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores are below a certain threshold. Fund EcoMarket category: Sustainability Tilt. This relates to funds that integrate sustainability considerations into their investment process in order to help to make better investment decisions but investments are not driven by sustainability themes. These funds may invest in most company types and may be ‘overweight’ in companies with higher standards and ‘underweight’ in companies with poor practices – rather than necessarily excluding them. They may work to encourage more sustainable business practices through stewardship activity. Please be that aware that although all of these funds have ethical criteria their strategies vary. Some funds, particularly low cost and tracker funds, often invest in companies that are considered to be more responsibly managed than their competitors - but may still be considered undesirable by some ethically minded investors. The risksEthical screening: In certain market conditions the performance of the fund may differ significantly from others in the peer group that do not exclude ethically screened sectors or companies from a comparable investment universe. Currency: Because investments are made predominantly outside the UK, performance may be significantly affected by changes in exchange rates. | ||
| Information and data compiled to March 2023. | ||
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