By the ETF research team at Lyxor Asset Management.

When a decision has been made to invest in line with climate or ESG considerations, an investor is faced with an important choice: active manager or index fund?

S&P Dow Jones Indices has announced that the widely watched Dow Jones Industrial Average will undergo a reconstitution in order to moderate the sector exposure implications of Apple’s stock split.

ETFs providing exposure to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) are gearing up for significant changes to their sector and constituent exposures later this month following the stock split of Apple, the index’s largest holding.

Lyxor Asset Management has cross-listed the Lyxor 1 DAX 50 ESG UCITS ETF on SIX Swiss Exchange. The fund provides exposure to large- and mid-cap German equities with robust ESG characteristics.

German investment giant Deka has partnered with MSCI to launch a suite of responsible ETFs that combine low-carbon and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investment strategies. The five Deka MSCI Climate Change ESG ETFs, which target global developed, US, European, eurozone, and German equity markets, have listed on Deutsche Börse Xetra and come with expense ratios ranging between 0.20% and 0.25%.

Amundi has introduced a new range of ETFs that help tackle climate change by tracking low carbon indices designed in accordance with the Paris Agreement – a framework to limit global warming to below 2°C. The Amundi Climate Paris Aligned ETFs consists of three funds providing exposure to European, eurozone, and global developed equity markets. Fannie Wurtz, Head of Amundi ETF, Indexing and Smart Beta, said, “Expanding our toolbox with cost-effective, climate-positive ETFs provides investors with additional opportunities to translate their goals and beliefs into investment strategy.”

Lyxor Asset Management has introduced a new suite of ETFs for investors seeking alignment with climate-related carbon-reduction goals. The Lyxor Paris-Aligned Climate ETFs are designed to deliver equity investment exposure with significantly reduced carbon footprints in accordance with the Paris Agreement. Arnaud Llinas, Head of Lyxor ETF & Indexing, said, “With this latest enhancement to our climate ETF ecosystem, we are helping investors take their decarbonization ambitions to the next level as well as adopting an even greener approach through fossil fuel exclusions.”

Lyxor Asset Management has launched a new ETF delivering access to a global portfolio of government bonds issued by leading developed market countries. The Lyxor Core Global Government Bond (DR) UCITS ETF has listed on London Stock Exchange and comes with an expense ratio of just 0.09%. Philippe Baché, Head of Fixed Income at Lyxor ETF, said, “This could be an efficient way to own a diversified government bond portfolio in one low-cost ETF.”

After experiencing one of the worst quarterly performances on record, financial markets rebounded strongly in April as investors bet that the Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on the global economy will be transient. ETFs providing exposure to developed and emerging market equities, investment-grade bonds, and high-yield debt all notched up sizable gains; however, some analysts are wondering if the rally has run too far.

Lyxor Asset Management has launched a new ETF in Europe providing exposure to large and mid-cap German equities with robust environmental, social, and governance (ESG) characteristics. The Lyxor 1 DAX 50 ESG UCITS ETF (E909 GY), which has listed on Deutsche Börse Xetra, is linked to the DAX 50 ESG Index, a sustainable alternative to the widely followed DAX index.