New bond ETF from UBS on Xetra: US corporate bonds with currency hedging
A new exchange-traded fund issued by UBS Asset Management has been tradable on Xetra and via Börse Frankfurt since Tuesday.
The UBS ETF (LU) Bloomberg MSCI US Liquid Corporates 1-5 Year Sustainable U-CITS ETF (hedged to EUR) A-acc offers investors the opportunity to participate in the performance of liquid bonds denominated in US dollars. These are issued by companies domiciled in the USA. The corporate bonds included in the index have an investment grade rating and a residual term of at least one year and a maximum of five years.
The benchmark index only includes companies that have a particularly high ESG rating compared to their peers.
To reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations between the US dollar and the euro, the ETF also has a currency hedging component.
| Name | Asset class | ISIN | Ongoing charges | Distribution policy | Reference index |
| UBS ETF (LU) Bloomberg MSCI US Liquid Corporates 1-5 Year Sustainable UCITS ETF (hedged to EUR) A-acc | Bond ETF | LU2408468291 | 0.25 per cent | accumulating | Bloomberg MSCI US Liquid Corporates 1-5 Year Sustainable hedged to EUR Index (Total Return) |
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