- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- United States of America
- IPO Date
- Jun 9, 2022
- Business
- V-Shares MSCI World ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition ETF (VMAT) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the performance of the MSCI World ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition Index, providing investors with exposure to global developed market equities selected and weighted based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria emphasizing materiality and low-carbon transition potential. The ETF offers a passively managed investment vehicle focused on large- and mid-cap companies from developed markets worldwide; it employs a full replication strategy to hold index constituents, including sector allocations across information technology, financials, health care, consumer discretionary, industrials, communication services, consumer staples, energy, materials, utilities, and real estate. VMAT targets institutional and retail investors seeking sustainable equity exposure with reduced carbon intensity and enhanced ESG risk management.
The fund operates globally, with primary exposure to companies headquartered in the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Switzerland, Germany, Australia, the Netherlands, and other developed economies. Launched in 2023, VMAT is issued and managed by Vident Investment Advisory, LLC, based in Austin, Texas, as part of the V-Shares family of ETFs, which emphasizes rules-based indexing for targeted investment themes. There are no reported subsidiaries or parent company relationships beyond Vident's oversight.
Recent developments include the fund's ongoing integration of advanced ESG screening methodologies from MSCI, with updates to the underlying index in 2025 incorporating enhanced carbon transition metrics amid rising regulatory pressures on climate disclosures; Vident announced expanded distribution partnerships with major broker-dealers in late 2024 to broaden retail access, alongside a minor rebalancing in Q3 2025 that increased allocations to low-carbon leaders in renewable energy and electric vehicles. No significant acquisitions, funding rounds, or name changes have occurred within the last two years.