Vanguard expands ESG range with global corporate bond ETF

Vanguard ESG Global Corporate Bond UCITS ETF debuted

Vanguard has expanded its ESG ETF range with the launch of a global corporate bond UCITS vehicle, under the management of the firm's $1.7trn AUM fixed income group.

The Vanguard ESG Global Corporate Bond UCITS ETF will track the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Corporate Float-Adjusted Liquid Bond Screened index and charge an OCF of 0.15%. Vanguard expands ESG equity range in double launch Designed as a "core building block for ESG-aware portfolios", the ETF will exclude companies involved in weapons, non-renewable energy, vice products and companies involved with controversies related to the UN Global Compact Principles. Domiciled in Ireland, the launch is the first fixed income strategy within Vanguard's ESG range, which currently includes Van...