iShares MSCI Global Sustainable Development Goals ETF
Shareclass
iShares MSCI Global Sust Dev Goals ETF (SDG)
Type
Exchange-traded fund
Manager
Deforestation grade: Fund is invested in deforestation-risk agricultural commodity producer/traders, above the threshold of 1.5%. Assigned a grade of F.
How we track deforestation-risk investments
How we track deforestation-risk investments
F
18.14%
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
15
holdings flagged
18%
of assets flagged
This fund contains
$39.95 MILLION invested
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Commodity producers
5 holdings
5.46% of assets
$12.04 MILLION invested
Banks and lenders
0 holdings
0% of assets
$0 invested
Major consumer brands
12 holdings
17% of assets
$38.22 MILLION invested
Commodity producers
5 HOLDINGS
Companies that produce and trade palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy, and have a past record or a significant risk of contributing to deforestation, land grabbing, and human rights abuses. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of C if total producer exposure is below the threshold of 0.5%; a grade of D if below 1.5%; and a grade of F if above 1.5%.
5 HOLDINGS
- % of portfolio$ invested
- 1. WH Group Ltd Shs Unitary 144A/Reg S
3.47%3.47% of portfolio$7.65M$7.65M invested - 2. Hormel Foods Corp
1.2%1.2% of portfolio$2.65M$2.65M invested - 3. Empresas CMPC SA
0.62%0.62% of portfolio$1.38M$1.38M invested - 4. QL Resources Bhd
0.1%0.1% of portfolio$223,444$223,444 invested - 5. PPB Group Bhd0.06%0.06% of portfolio$131,643$131,643 invested
Banks and lenders
0 HOLDINGS
Financial institutions directly and indirectly involved in underwriting and lending to deforestation-risk producers and traders. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of B (assuming there are no investments in producers).
Major consumer brands
12 HOLDINGS
Consumer goods retailers that source palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy from deforestation-risk producers and traders and sell it to consumers worldwide. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of B (assuming there are no investments in producers).
12 HOLDINGS
- % of portfolio$ invested
- 1. Daiwa House Industry Co Ltd
4.12%4.12% of portfolio$9.08M$9.08M invested - 2. WH Group Ltd Shs Unitary 144A/Reg S
3.47%3.47% of portfolio$7.65M$7.65M invested - 3. Uni-President Enterprises Corp2.16%2.16% of portfolio$4.76M$4.76M invested
- 4. Essity AB Class B1.8%1.8% of portfolio$3.96M$3.96M invested
- 5. China Mengniu Dairy Co Ltd1.33%1.33% of portfolio$2.93M$2.93M invested
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DATA AS OF 30 Nov 2024
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