DWS Launches MidCap and SmallCap ESG ETFs, MIDE & SMLE February 24, 2021
On Wednesday, Xtrackers ETFs by DWS launched the first ETFs providing exposure to ESG versions of the S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices.
The Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF (NYSE Arca: MIDE) and the
Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF (NYSE Arca: SMLE) are now listed, further expanding the Xtrackers footprint in the rapidly growing area of values-based index investing. Assets under management in Xtrackers NYSE-listed ESG ETFs reached over USD 3 billion in 2020.
Arne Noack, DWS’s Head of Systematic Investment Solutions, Americas, commented: “At DWS, we have made ESG-centric investing integral to our value proposition for our clients, and the launch of MIDE and SMLE is a logical follow-on. We seek to provide investors with transparency around relevant ESG-metrics of a potential investment. Investors can, for example, easily view the reduction in the carbon footprint of the underlying compa
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Xtrackers exchange-traded funds (ETF) by DWS has launched the first ETFs providing exposure to ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) versions of the S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices.
Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF (NYSE Arca: MIDE) and Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF (NYSE Arca: SMLE) listed today, further expanding the Xtrackers footprint in the rapidly growing area of values-based index investing. Assets under management in Xtrackers NYSE-listed ESG ETFs reached over USD 3 billion in 2020.
Arne Noack, DWS’s Head of Systematic Investment Solutions, Americas, commented: “At DWS, we have made ESG-centric investing integral to our value proposition for our clients and the launch of MIDE and SMLE is a logical follow-on. We seek to provide investors with transparency around relevant ESG-metrics of a potential investment. Investors can, for example, easily view the reduction in carbon
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Name Change to Two Xtrackers ETFS to Better Reflect Multifactor Approach
January 19, 2021 GMT
NEW YORK (BUSINESS WIRE) Jan 19, 2021
DWS, one of the world’s leading asset managers, announced name changes today to two of its Xtrackers ETFs to better reflect their multifactor underlying strategies.
Effective January 28, 2021, the Xtrackers Russell 1000 Comprehensive Factor ETF and the Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Comprehensive Factor ETF will change their names to the Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF and Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETF, respectively.
The new names reflect the fact that the term “multifactor” has come into common usage as factor investing has become more popular within the investment community. The name change on the Xtrackers Russell 1000 Comprehensive Factor ETF to the Xtrackers Russell US Multifactor ETF meanwhile will help to clarify for inv
John M. D’Agostino has joined Pentegra as a regional director.
D’Agostino will focus on expanding Pentegra’s qualified plan sales and fiduciary partnerships throughout the Midwest. He will report directly to
John J. Schafer, vice president, national sales director.
In making the announcement,
Pentegra Executive Vice President Matt Mintzer says, “John has earned incredible trusted relationships over the decades. He will help set the tone for us, as we move further into the larger specialist adviser market segments. It’s great to be working with him again.”
Most recently, D’Agostino served as a sales partner with Liquid Strategies, an exchange-traded fund (ETF) asset manager based in Chicago. D’Agostino previously held sales leadership roles at Northwestern Mutual, JPMorgan Chase and Alliance Bernstein.