VanEck has launched a new ETF on LSE and Xetra targeting companies that mine and process rare earth minerals and so-called strategic metals, such as lithium and cobalt.

Hartford Funds has introduced the Hartford Schroders Commodity Strategy ETF (HCOM US), a new actively managed ETF offering exposure to commodity futures and equities of commodity-related companies.

The Global Palladium Fund has launched the GPF Carbon Neutral Nickel ETC (NIC0 AV), the world’s first carbon-neutral physically backed nickel ETC, on Wiener Börse (the Vienna Stock Exchange).

Nornickel has reduced the total expense ratio on its ultra-low-cost physical gold ETP, the GPF Physical Gold ETC (TGLD LN), from 0.145% to 0.12%.

The Global Palladium Fund has cross-listed its physically backed copper and nickel ETCs, the GPF Physical Copper ETC (0IIE GY) and GPF Physical Nickel ETC (0IIF GY), on Deutsche Börse Xetra.

European investors are ramping up their allocations to broad basket commodity and industrial metal ETPs, according to financial research firm Cerulli Associates.

BlackRock has cross-listed the $13.5bn iShares Physical Gold ETC (PPFB GY) on Xetra.

Sweden-based AuAg Funds, an investment boutique focused on precious metals and clean energy, has launched Europe’s first ESG-screened gold mining ETF.

WisdomTree has expanded its commodities product range with the launch of the WisdomTree Enhanced Commodity ex-Agriculture UCITS ETF – EUR Hedged (EXAG GY) on Xetra.

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has launched a new ETF providing diversified exposure to the commodities futures market while using various smart rolling mechanisms to target the most effective contract maturity for each underlying commodity.