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- Invesco MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Universal Screened UCITS ETF (ESES.L) is a passively managed, accumulating exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Universal Select Business Screens Index, less fees and expenses. The ETF employs full physical replication by holding all index constituents, focusing on large- and mid-cap companies from emerging markets worldwide; it applies ESG screens to exclude firms involved in thermal coal, controversial weapons, tobacco, civilian firearms, recreational cannabis, oil sands, nuclear and conventional weapons, or those with poor ESG ratings (CCC or below), very severe controversies, or unrated status, while optimizing weights to favor companies with strong ESG profiles and improvement trends. Key holdings include Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Tencent Holdings Ltd., and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.; the fund targets institutional and retail investors seeking ESG-integrated exposure to emerging market equities, with a total expense ratio of 0.19% p.a., USD base currency (unhedged), and listings on the London Stock Exchange (ESES.L in GBP/GBX, ESEM in USD), Xetra (ESGM in EUR), gettex, and SIX Swiss Exchange.
Issued by Invesco Investment Management Limited, part of the Invesco Ltd. group--a global investment manager founded in 1935 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia--the ETF is domiciled in Ireland with an inception date of July 7, 2021, and manages approximately EUR 63 million in assets (as of recent data).
The ETF operates across emerging market regions including Asia (e.g., China, Taiwan, India, South Korea), Latin America, and others, with geographic availability for sale in Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Invesco Ltd., the parent group, continues to expand its ETF offerings amid broader strategic growth, including multiple active ETF launches in 2025 such as the Invesco Core Fixed Income ETF (GTOC), Invesco Intermediate Municipal ETF (INTM), Invesco QQQ Hedged Advantage ETF (QQHG), Invesco Comstock Contrarian Equity ETF (CSTK), and Invesco Managed Futures Strategy ETF (IMF) in May and July, alongside the Invesco MSCI Global North America Climate ETF (KLMN) in early 2025 and the Invesco Global Enhanced Equity UCITS ETF in May 2025; these initiatives reflect ongoing product innovation in fixed income, equity, and ESG-themed strategies without specific acquisitions or partnerships tied directly to ESES.L in the past 1-2 years.