Why does x-trackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG UCITS ETF (XDEX) outperform an emerging markets index?

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Can anyone throw some light onto why XDEX has massively outperformed the emerging markets index over the last five years, gaining 43.55% compared to, say, Fidelity Index Emerging Markets' 7.94%? The ESG screen does not seem to affect the top ten holdings much; most are the same even if the ETF holds a slightly larger amount of the top few holdings.
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It may be relevant that XDEX in the form of XDEX.L appears to be the symbol for a global tracker.
Morningstar seems tonshow the fund has only been around for a year or so. So confusion everywhere.
The Xtrackers FTSE All-World ex UK UCITS ETF (XDEX) is set to move from tracking the FTSE All-World ex UK index to the MSCI EM Select ESG Screened index and will be renamed the Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Screened UCITS ETF under the same ticker.
As well as switching to an ESG focused index, the change marks a complete overhaul for XDEX which has been one of the biggest players in the ESG switching frenzy over the past year.
The ETF will completely ditch its 61.1% holding of US securities while upping its weight in China from 3.2% to 32%. Elsewhere, Taiwan will become the second-largest weighting (17.5%) followed by South Korea (12.5%) and India (12.1%).
If you could advise the difference / where I should be looking that would be appreciated.
Many thanks.