Description

The fund's primary aim is to mirror the performance of European equity markets. Its underlying index systematically omits companies engaged in specific contentious sectors, including controversial weapons, tobacco, oil and gas, and thermal coal mining and power generation; the precise criteria for defining "involvement" in these areas are detailed within the Index's methodology. Furthermore, the index screens out entities identified by the Index provider as being implicated in controversies that negatively affect their environmental, social, or governance (ESG) profile, a determination largely based on their MSCI ESG Controversy Score.