FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Select Index Fund - FlexShares Trust
Shareclass
FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Select Index Fund (ESGG)
Type
Exchange-traded fund
Manager
Filing
Deforestation grade: Fund is invested in deforestation-risk agricultural commodity producer/traders, below the threshold of 0.5%. Assigned a grade of C.
How we track deforestation-risk investments
How we track deforestation-risk investments
C
18.98%
INVESTED IN DEFORESTATION-RISK COMPANIES
AGRIBUSINESS
deforestation-risk producers and traders of palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy
BANKS AND LENDERS
that finance deforestation-risk agribusiness producers via lending and underwriting
MAJOR CONSUMER BRANDS
that use deforestation-risk agribusiness commodities in products
66
holdings flagged
19%
of assets flagged
This fund contains
Take action $19.71 MILLION invested
in holdings flagged for deforestation riskCommodity producers
5 holdings
0.24% of assets
$245,301 invested
Banks and lenders
15 holdings
8.66% of assets
$9 MILLION invested
Major consumer brands
48 holdings
10% of assets
$10.49 MILLION invested
Commodity producers
5 HOLDINGS
Companies that produce and trade palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy, and have a past record or a significant risk of contributing to deforestation, land grabbing, and human rights abuses. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of C if total producer exposure is below the threshold of 0.5%; a grade of D if below 1.5%; and a grade of F if above 1.5%.
5 HOLDINGS
- % of portfolio$ invested
- 1. ITOCHU Corp
0.12%0.12% of portfolio$127,771$127,771 invested - 2. Marubeni Corp0.08%0.08% of portfolio$86,212$86,212 invested
- 3. Associated British Foods PLC
0.02%0.02% of portfolio$15,763$15,763 invested - 4. Bollore SE0.01%0.01% of portfolio$10,457$10,457 invested
- 5. Stora Enso Oyj<0.01%<0.01% of portfolio$5,097$5,097 invested
Banks and lenders
15 HOLDINGS
Financial institutions directly and indirectly involved in underwriting and lending to deforestation-risk producers and traders. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of B (assuming there are no investments in producers).
15 HOLDINGS
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Major consumer brands
48 HOLDINGS
Consumer goods retailers that source palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy from deforestation-risk producers and traders and sell it to consumers worldwide. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of B (assuming there are no investments in producers).
48 HOLDINGS
- % of portfolio$ invested
- 1. Johnson & Johnson
3.06%3.06% of portfolio$3.18M$3.18M invested - 2. Walmart Inc
1.97%1.97% of portfolio$2.05M$2.05M invested - 3. Costco Wholesale Corp1.18%1.18% of portfolio$1.22M$1.22M invested
- 4. TJX Cos Inc/The0.48%0.48% of portfolio$494,373$494,373 invested
- 5. LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE0.44%0.44% of portfolio$455,434$455,434 invested
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DATA AS OF 31 Jan 2026
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