iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Shareclass
iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX)
Type
Exchange-traded fund
Manager
Deforestation grade: Fund is invested in deforestation-risk agricultural commodity producer/traders, above the threshold of 0.5% and below 1.5%. Assigned a grade of D.
How we track deforestation-risk investments
How we track deforestation-risk investments
D
14.15%
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
131
holdings flagged
14%
of assets flagged
This fund contains
$850.43 MILLION invested
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Commodity producers
37 holdings
1.19% of assets
$71.85 MILLION invested
Banks and lenders
31 holdings
5.8% of assets
$351.25 MILLION invested
Major consumer brands
72 holdings
7.47% of assets
$452.17 MILLION invested
Commodity producers
37 HOLDINGS
Companies that produce and trade palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy, and have a past record or a significant risk of contributing to deforestation, land grabbing, and human rights abuses. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of C if total producer exposure is below the threshold of 0.5%; a grade of D if below 1.5%; and a grade of F if above 1.5%.
37 HOLDINGS
- % of portfolio$ invested
- 1. Mitsubishi Corp
0.24%0.24% of portfolio$14.41M$14.41M invested - 2. ITOCHU Corp
0.22%0.22% of portfolio$13.14M$13.14M invested - 3. Glencore PLC
0.12%0.12% of portfolio$7.04M$7.04M invested - 4. Marubeni Corp0.09%0.09% of portfolio$5.39M$5.39M invested
- 5. UPM-Kymmene Oyj0.05%0.05% of portfolio$2.94M$2.94M invested
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Banks and lenders
31 HOLDINGS
Financial institutions directly and indirectly involved in underwriting and lending to deforestation-risk producers and traders. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of B (assuming there are no investments in producers).
31 HOLDINGS
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Major consumer brands
72 HOLDINGS
Consumer goods retailers that source palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy from deforestation-risk producers and traders and sell it to consumers worldwide. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of B (assuming there are no investments in producers).
72 HOLDINGS
- % of portfolio$ invested
- 1. Nestle SA
0.99%0.99% of portfolio$60.23M$60.23M invested - 2. Shell PLC0.71%0.71% of portfolio$43.06M$43.06M invested
- 3. Unilever PLC0.55%0.55% of portfolio$33.62M$33.62M invested
- 4. Lvmh Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE0.54%0.54% of portfolio$32.91M$32.91M invested
- 5. L'Oreal SA0.37%0.37% of portfolio$22.87M$22.87M invested
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