FEDMFlexShares ESG & Climate Developed Markets ex-US Core Index Fund

Grow my money4y track recordRanked #1,218 of 2,960 in this goal

Seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of the Northern Trust ESG & Climate Developed Markets ex-US Core Index.

By Flexshares Trust · Launched 2021

Annual Cost

0.12%

#606 of 5,562 · low cost

Fund Size

$77M

#3,173 of 5,562 · mid-size

Return (1Y)Goal

+16.7%

Track Record

4 years

#2,472 of 5,562 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD

Growth of $10,000

$11,823+18.2%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Region

Global ex-US

Strategy

Index tracking

Focus

ESG

Index tracked

Northern Trust ESG & Climate Developed Markets ex-US Core Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 16.1% of fund✓ well diversified

ASML Holding NV

2.6%

Royal Bank of Canada

1.7%

Siemens AG

1.7%

AstraZeneca plc

1.5%

Novartis AG

1.5%

Schneider Electric SE

1.4%

Hitachi Ltd.

1.4%

Shell plc

1.4%

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

1.4%

SAP SE

1.4%

Asset allocation

Stocks

98.4%

Cash

1.0%

Other

0.5%

By sector

Financial Services

26.9%

Industrials

17.3%

Technology

11.9%

Healthcare

9.8%

Consumer Defensive

6.9%

Basic Materials

6.0%

Consumer Cyclical

5.8%

Energy

5.4%

Other

9.9%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years

Volatility (1Y)

16.5%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown

-29.8%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)

0.71Decent risk-adjusted returns

Sortino (3Y)

1.05Good downside protection

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange: NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective: Seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of the Northern Trust ESG & Climate Developed Markets ex-US Core Index.
Strategy: Invests primarily in companies with strong ESG characteristics from developed markets outside the U.S. The Fund uses a representative sampling strategy to manage its portfolio, aiming to achieve investment results that correspond to the Underlying Index. The Underlying Index excludes companies involved in controversial business practices and applies an optimization process to enhance ESG characteristics while maintaining broad-market exposure.
Inception date: September 20, 2021
Fund family: Flexshares Trust