BlackRock, in collaboration with Dutch insurer a.s.r., has launched two ESG high-yield bond UCITS ETFs, bolstering its ESG offering.
The iShares € High Yield Corp Bond ESG UCITS ETF (EHYD) and the iShares $ High Yield Corp Bond ESG UCITS ETF (DHYD) plan to offer investors a "larger toolbox" to reflect sustainability objectives. BlackRock cited a "confluence of factors" in Europe including "country-level legislation, growing societal awareness, better data", an "evolving demographic" among the investor community and global bond ETF assets reaching $1trn in June 2019 as the drivers of ESG integration. ESG in ETFs: Which investment grade bond funds made it to the top? The firm has predicted global bond ETF assets w...
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