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 companies compared to a non-ESG benchmark. This level of transparency is important for investors and intermediaries seeking credible ESG alternatives to mainstream equity indices.”