BlackRock lists ten new iShares ETFs on the LSE

Blackrock: Ten new exchange traded funds issued by iShares ETF has been traded on the London Stock Exchange

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By ETFWorld.co.uk

Annemarie Stephenson Co-Head iShares UK Asset Manager Sales

iShares Metaverse UCITS ETF

Exposure to small, mid, and large capitalisation developed and emerging market companies which invest in the development of certain metaverse related technologies such as virtual reality, 3D image modelling, avatar, graphics processing unit, blockchain and non-fungible tokens.

Seeks to exclude companies involved in controversial weapons, weapons (such as small arms and military contracting), tobacco, nuclear power, thermal coal, conventional oil and gas, unconventional oil and gas, as well as issuers who have violated international norms and standards or those involved in ESG severe controversies.

Designed for investors wanting an ESG screened global exposure to the development of the metaverse.

Investment Objective

The Fund aims to achieve a return, through a combination of capital growth and income, which reflects the return of the STOXX Global Metaverse Index.

iShares Lithium & Battery Producers UCITS ETF

Provides exposure to the lithium industry theme through lithium miners, compounds manufacturers and lithium battery producers”

Exposure to equity securities of eligible developed and emerging market lithium industry theme companies

Seeks to exclude companies classified as Non-Compliant by Sustainalytics’ Global Standards Screening (“GSS”), who provide an assessment of a company’s impact on stakeholders and the extent to which a company causes, contributes or is linked to violations of international norms and standards.

Investment Objective

The fund aims to provide investors with a total return, taking into account both capital and income returns, which reflects the return of the STOXX Global Lithium and Battery Producers Index.

iShares Essential Metals Producers UCITS ETF

The Index aims to reflect the performance of a subset of equity securities of eligible developed and emerging market countries with involvement in the production of metals that are required for the global energy sector’s transition from fossil-based systems of energy production and consumption to renewable energy sources.

The index offers exposure to transition metal related business grouped into 3 classifications: core metal categories (including copper and lithium), non-core metal categories (including zinc and silver) and diversified metal categories.

The benchmark seeks to exclude companies classified as Non-Compliant with Sustainalytics’ Global Standards Screening (“GSS”). The index provider may also exclude constituents involved in controversial activities as identified by S&P’s annual Media and Stakeholder Analysis.

Investment Objective

The Fund aims to achieve a return on your investment, through a combination of capital growth and income on the Fund’s assets, which reflects the return of the S&P Global Essential Metals Producers Index, the Fund’s benchmark index.

iShares Digital Entertainment and Education UCITS ETF

Exposure to small-, mid- and large-capitalisation developed and emerging market companies involved in digital media, gaming, digital education and electronics.

Screens out companies involved in controversial weapons, weapons (such as small arms and military contracting), tobacco, nuclear power, thermal coal, conventional oil and gas, unconventional oil and gas, as well as issuers involved in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) controversies, based on the index provider’s ESG exclusionary criteria.

Designed for investors wanting an ESG screened global exposure to digital entertainment and education stocks

Investment Objective

The Fund aims to achieve a return on your investment, through a combination of capital growth and income, which reflects the return of the STOXX Global Digital Entertainment and Education Index.

iShares Copper Miners UCITS ETF

Seeks to track the performance of the Index which reflects the performance of a sub-set of equity securities of eligible developed and emerging market countries within the STOXX Global Copper Universe Index with a significant exposure to the copper mining industry either through revenue percentage or market share.

Investment Objective

The Fund aims to achieve a return on your investment, through a combination of capital growth and income on the Fund’s assets, which reflects the return of the STOXX Global Copper Miners Index, the Fund’s benchmark index (Index).

iShares Blockchain Technology UCITS ETF

Global exposure to companies that are involved in the research, enablement, development and deployment of blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies and applications.

Secondary level of exposure to companies that design and manufacture the processing chips necessary for the validation (“mining”) of blocks in the blockchain network.

Designed for investors wanting exposure to a wide variety of companies that are involved in the development, innovation, and utilization of blockchain and crypto technologies.

Investment Objective

The Fund aims to achieve a return on your investment, through a combination of capital growth and income on the Fund’s assets, which reflects the return of the NYSE FactSet Global Blockchain Technologies Capped Index.

iShares MSCI World Health Care Sector ESG UCITS ETF

Exposure to large-, and mid -cap companies across developed markets involved in health care equipment and supplies, provision of health care related services, including distribution of health care products, provision of basic health-care services, as well as owners and operators of health care facilities and organisations

Designed for investors wanting exposure to the World Health Care Sector optimised to reduce the carbon intensity and potential emissions, increase the ESG score, and minimise tracking error relative to the parent index.

Screened to remove companies involved in controversial, nuclear and conventional weapons, civilian firearms, tobacco, thermal coal, oil sands and companies that are classified as violating the United Nations Global Compact principles , as well as companies which have been involved in severe ESG related controversies

Investment Objective

The Fund aims to achieve a total return on your investment, through a combination of capital growth and income on the Fund’s assets, which reflects the return of the MSCI World Health Care ESG Reduced Carbon Select 20 35 Capped Index

iShares MSCI World Information Technology Sector ESG UCITS ETF

Exposure to large-, and mid -cap companies across developed markets involved in technology software & services, technology hardware & equipment and semiconductors & semiconductor equipment manufacturers.

Designed for investors wanting exposure to the World Information Technology Sector optimised to reduce the carbon intensity and potential emissions, increase the ESG score, and minimise tracking error relative to the parent index.

Screened to remove companies involved in controversial, nuclear and conventional weapons, civilian firearms, tobacco, thermal coal, oil sands and companies that are classified as violating the United Nations Global Compact principles , as well as companies which have been involved in severe ESG related controversies

Investment Objective

The Fund aims to achieve a total return on your investment, through a combination of capital growth and income on the Fund’s assets, which reflects the return of the MSCI World Information Technology ESG Reduced Carbon Select 20 35 Capped Index

iShares Electric Vehicles and Driving Technology UCITS ETF

Invest in a secular growth trend to take advantage of the irreversible shift towards electric vehicles.

Seeks to capture not just the direct beneficiaries like auto manufacturers, but also the upstream effects by investing in suppliers to the companies changing the way we drive.

Express a long-term view within your equity allocation through an ETF tracking an ESG-screened index (screened for Controversial Weapons, Weapons, Tobacco, Nuclear Power, Thermal Coal, Oil & Gas, and companies involved in severe ESG controversies).

Investment Objective

The iShares Electric Vehicles and Driving Technology UCITS ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of developed and emerging market companies that focus on electric vehicles and driving technologies.

Source: ETFWorld.co.uk