Description

This Invesco USD IG Corporate Bond ESG Climate Transition UCITS ETF Dist is designed to mirror the total return performance of the Bloomberg MSCI USD Liquid Corporate Climate Transition ESG Bond Index (CTB), herein referred to as the "Reference Index," net of all fees. Income generated by the fund is distributed to investors every quarter. The Reference Index encompasses US dollar-denominated, investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable debt securities from corporate issuers. These securities are rigorously screened for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors and incorporate a decarbonization trajectory in line with Climate Transition Benchmark (CTB) standards. For inclusion, bonds must demonstrate a substantial minimum par amount outstanding: $1 billion for most, or $500 million specifically for utility company securities. The index applies strict exclusionary criteria. Securities are removed if they possess an MSCI ESG rating lower than BB, have been implicated in very severe ESG controversies (including UN Global Compact breaches) or severe environmental controversies within the past three years, or originate from issuers not fully covered by MSCI ESG Research. Furthermore, companies engaging in specific controversial sectors – including but not limited to alcohol, adult entertainment, all types of weapons, gambling, fossil fuels (such as oil sands and thermal coal), GMOs, firearms, nuclear power/weapons, tobacco, or unconventional oil and gas – are also excluded. Bonds issued by emerging market entities are likewise disallowed. Following these exclusions, an optimization methodology is employed to re-weight the remaining eligible securities. This process seeks to minimize divergences in constituent, sector, and industry allocations compared to the broader Bloomberg USD Corporate Index (referred to as the "Parent Index"). Concurrently, it aims to satisfy the minimum standards for EU Climate Transition Benchmarks and deliver a superior MSCI ESG Score relative to the Parent Index. This re-weighting is subject to specific diversification parameters, fully outlined in the Reference Index methodology document. The fund's portfolio managers execute its investment objective through a strategic 'sampling' approach. Leveraging sophisticated portfolio modeling tools and techniques, they selectively acquire and maintain a representative subset of the index's securities, rather than holding every single component. This sampling strategy is designed to replicate the index's performance with high fidelity, while concurrently mitigating the operational costs typically associated with full replication. The ETF itself is passively managed. Consequently, an investment signifies the acquisition of units in a passively managed, index-tracking fund, not direct ownership of the underlying assets held within the fund.