VOLT - WisdomTree adds ESG criteria to ETFs

WisdomTree Investments has just added ESG: environmental, social, and governance standards to non-ESG ETFs. This will affect all UCITS equity-based exchange traded funds that are self-indexed. This is only for European-based ETFs for now, but investors can look to see if this can become a new trend. Per ETF Stream, Nitesh Shah, director, research, at WisdomTree, commented: “All of WisdomTree’s UCITS equity ETFs, including VOLT, tracking proprietary indices have seen their index methodologies enhanced to incorporate ESG considerations in the past six months.”She further went on and stated: “These index methodology enhancements, which include exclusion criteria, are part of our broader ESG commitment and evolution within this space.”The 12 ETFs being affected are as follows:WisdomTree US Quality Dividend Growth UCITS ETF (DGRA)WisdomTree US Equity Income UCITS ETF (DHS)WisdomTree Japan Equity UCITS ETF (DXJ)WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend UCITS ETF (DFE)WisdomTree Europe Equity UCITS ETF (HEDJ)WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend UCITS ETF (DGSE)WisdomTree

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WisdomTree adds ESG criteria to ETFs