Xtrackers ETFs update index names, retain investment strategies By Investing.com
LONDON – Xtrackers, an investment company with variable capital, has announced that MSCI Limited, the index administrator, will rename the reference indices of several Xtrackers exchange-traded funds (ETFs) effective February 3, 2025. This change will affect the nomenclature of the indices but not the investment objectives, policies, risk profiles, or fees of the respective ETFs.
The affected sub-funds, which currently include ‘ESG Screened’ in their names, will drop this designation from their reference index names. For instance, the Xtrackers MSCI Canada ESG Screened UCITS ETF will be renamed to Xtrackers MSCI Canada Screened UCITS ETF, and similar changes will apply to sub-funds covering Europe, the Pacific ex Japan, emerging markets…