New ETFs track STOXX indexes and provide ESG
exposure.
FlexShares® Exchange Traded Funds, sponsored and managed by
Northern Trust, today introduced the FlexShares STOXX® US ESG
Impact Index Fund (NASDAQ: ESG) and FlexShares STOXX® Global ESG
Impact Index Fund (NASDAQ: ESGG). These funds use the latest data
science techniques to combine key performance indicators (KPIs) in
each of the environmental, social and governance buckets that are
most influential in improving risk-adjusted returns.
FlexShares® engaged STOXX, a global index provider, to measure
the impact of ESG-related KPIs that are most influential in
determining risk and returns across a global universe of stocks.
The new funds integrate material, ESG-related KPIs into a targeted
methodology that provides investors with an efficient, scalable
option for sustainable investing.
“Investors are increasingly seeing ESG exposure as a core
element of their portfolios that allows them to invest the way they
live – that is, to invest in sustainable companies – while also
focusing on reducing portfolio risk and enhancing long-term
growth,” said Shundrawn Thomas, head of Northern Trust’s Funds and
Managed Accounts Group. “The launches of ESG and ESGG allow
investors to incorporate sustainable investing values into their
investment strategy as a core portfolio element.”
The new funds are:
FlexShares® STOXX® US ESG Impact
Index Fund (ESG)
FlexShares® STOXX® US ESG Impact Index Fund provides domestic
exposure to U.S. stocks and integrates ESG-related KPIs into its
investment process, seeking to improve absolute total return
relative to legacy non-ESG benchmarks and improve risk adjusted
return by reducing average stock-specific risk.
FlexShares® STOXX® Global ESG
Impact Index Fund (ESGG)
FlexShares® STOXX® Global ESG Impact Index Fund provides global
exposure to international stocks and integrates ESG-related KPIs
into its investment process, seeking to improve absolute total
return relative to legacy non-ESG benchmarks and improve risk
adjusted return by reducing average stock-specific risk.
"The STOXX ESG Impact Indices provide a broad market exposure to
the companies that score superior with respect to a carefully
selected set of environmental, social, and governance KPIs which
are found to positively impact shareholder equity," said Matteo
Andreetto, chief executive officer, STOXX Limited. "Our methodology
directly links sustainability policies with the volatility of
underlying share prices. Thus, the indices offer investors a unique
and innovative way to increase sustainability in their
portfolio."
For more information, please visit www.flexshares.com.
Before investing, carefully consider the FlexShares investment
objectives, risks, charges and expenses. This and other information
is in the prospectus, a copy of which may be obtained by visiting
www.flexshares.com. Read the prospectus carefully before you
invest. Foreside Fund Services, LLC, distributor.
About FlexShares
FlexShares Exchange Traded Funds are designed to pursue specific
investment goals across both passive and active strategies.
FlexShares offers differentiated ETF strategies that improve and
simplify the investment decision process for the long-term
investor. For more information, please visit flexshares.com.
Follow us on Twitter @FlexSharesETFs.
About Northern Trust
Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ: NTRS) is a leading provider
of wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking
to corporations, institutions, affluent families and individuals.
Founded in Chicago in 1889, Northern Trust has offices in the
United States in 19 states and Washington, D.C., and 20
international locations in Canada, Europe, the Middle East and the
Asia-Pacific region. As of March 31, 2016, Northern Trust had
assets under custody of US$6.2 trillion, and assets under
management of US$900 billion. For more than 125 years, Northern
Trust has earned distinction as an industry leader for exceptional
service, financial expertise, integrity and innovation. Visit
northerntrust.com or follow us on Twitter @NorthernTrust.
Northern Trust Corporation, Head Office: 50 South La Salle
Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603 U.S.A., incorporated with limited
liability in the U.S. Global legal and regulatory information can
be found at https://www.northerntrust.com/disclosures.
Before investing, carefully consider the FlexShares
investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. This and other
information is in the prospectus, a copy of which may be obtained
by visiting www.flexshares.com. Read the prospectus
carefully before you invest. Foreside Fund Services, LLC,
distributor.
An investment in FlexShares is subject to numerous risks,
including possible loss of principal. Fund returns may not match
the return of the respective indexes. The Funds are subject to the
following principal risks: asset class; commodity; concentration;
counterparty; currency; derivatives; dividend; emerging markets;
equity securities; fluctuation of yield; foreign securities;
geographic; income; industry concentration; inflation-protected
securities; infrastructure-related companies; interest rate /
maturity risk; issuer; large cap; management; market; market
trading; mid cap stock; MLP; momentum; natural resources; new
funds; non-diversification; passive investment; privatization;
small cap stock; tracking error; value investing; and volatility
risk. A full description of risks is in the prospectus.
FlexShares STOXX US ESG Impact Index Fund (ESG) and the
FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Impact Index Fund (ESGG) are passively
managed and use a representative sampling strategy to track their
underlying index respectively. Use of a representative sampling
strategy creates tracking risk where the Fund’s performance could
vary substantially from the performance of the underlying index.
The Funds are subject to environmental, social and governance (ESG)
Investment Risk, which is the risk that because the methodology of
the Underlying Indices selects and assigns weights to securities of
issuers for non-financial reasons, the Funds may underperform the
broader equity market or other funds that do not utilize ESG
criteria when selecting investments. The Funds are also at
increased risk of industry concentration, where it may be more than
25% invested in the assets of a single industry. For ESGG,
investments in foreign market securities involve certain risks such
as currency volatility, political and social instability and
reduced market liquidity. The Funds may also invest in derivative
instruments. Changes in the value of the derivative may not
correlate with the underlying asset, rate or index and the Funds
could lose more than the principal amount invested.
STOXX, Deutsche Boerse Group and their licensors, research
partners or data providers do not make any warranties or
representations, express or implied, with respect to the
timeliness, sequence, accuracy, completeness, currentness,
merchantability, quality or fitness for any particular purpose of
its index data and exclude any liability in connection therewith.
STOXX, Deutsche Boerse Group and their licensors, research partners
or data providers are not providing investment advice through the
publication of indices or in connection therewith. In particular,
the inclusion of a company in an index, its weighting, or the
exclusion of a company from an index, does not in any way reflect
an opinion of STOXX, Deutsche Boerse Group or their licensors,
research partners or data providers on the merits of that company.
Financial instruments based on the STOXX® indices, DAX® indices or
on any other indices supported by STOXX are in no way sponsored,
endorsed, sold or promoted by STOXX, Deutsche Boerse Group or their
licensors, research partners or data providers.
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