As of 21/03/2023

Fund Overview

The Saturna Sustainable ESG Equity HANzero™ UCITS ETF is a UCITS compliant exchange traded fund domiciled in Ireland.

The fund aims to achieve long-term capital growth by investing in companies with robust environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies.  The fund comprises 50-60 high quality, attractively priced global companies that are best-in-class on a variety of ESG, financial and valuation metrics and have solid growth prospects.

The fund is actively managed by Saturna Capital, global asset managers with over 31 year of experience in socially responsible investing.

This fund gives environmentally conscious investors the opportunity to target capital growth with the reassurance that any carbon emissions linked to their investment will be offset through HANzero™, HANetf’s carbon offset program and South Pole, a certified and audited carbon offset provider.

Please remember that when you trade sustainable ETFs your capital is at risk and past performance is no guarantee of future performance.

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Why Invest in SESG Sustainable ETF?

Expert Sustainability and ESG Fund Managers:

This sustainable ETF fund is actively managed by Saturna Capital, global asset managers with over 31 year of experience in socially responsible investing and have over $6 billion assets under management.  The ETF will follow the same investment strategy as Saturna’s US-based sustainable equity mutual fund that started in 2015 and is run by the same managers, Jane Carten, MBA and Scott Klimo, CFA.


Sustainable and ESG Investment Philosophy:

The Saturna philosophy and process aims to generate consistent and sustainable market-beating returns by seeking issues that demonstrate sustainable financial characteristics such as management strength, low debt, strong balance sheets. The fund positively screens for ESG factors such as companies demonstrating excellent corporate governance, a commitment to reducing environmental impact in the areas of carbon emissions, water and waste. A negative screen excludes companies engaged in higher ESG risk businesses.


Neutralise your investment’s carbon footprint:

The fund will leverage the HANzero™ carbon offset functionality, thereby offsetting any carbon emissions associated with the portfolio. A carbon offset reduces emissions of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases made to compensate for emissions produced elsewhere.

Risks

Sustainable investing may mitigate security-specific risk however the screens used in connection with sustainable investing reduce the investable universe, which may limit the opportunities and may increase the risk of loss during market declines.

The Fund’s assets will be actively managed by the Investment Manager who will have discretion (subject to the Fund’s investment restrictions) to invest the Fund’s assets in investments that it considers will enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

The value of underlying securities can be affected by daily financial market movements.

For a complete overview of all risks attached to this Fund, refer to the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Supplement and the Prospectus. 

As of 21/03/2023

Listings & Codes

Exchange Ticker RIC SEDOL ISIN Valoren WKN CCY Listing Date
LSE SESG LN SESG.L BMGS7S8 IE00BMGRZP89 - - USD 09/07/2021
LSE SESP LN SESP.L BMGS7T9 IE00BMGRZP89 - - GBP 09/07/2021
Borsa Italiana SESG IM SESG.MI BMCFKG2 IE00BMGRZP89 - - EUR 15/07/2021
Xetra ASWN GY ASWNG.DE BMCFKJ5 IE00BMGRZP89 - A2QPZ9 EUR 19/07/2021
SIX SESG SW SESG.S BMX8DC7 IE00BMGRZP89 111399101 - CHF 01/03/2022

Registrations

Fund Overview
TickerSESG
Asset ClassEquities
Base CurrencyUSD
Inception Date07/07/2021
Number of Holdings49
TER75 bps
Net Asset ValuesAs of 21/03/2023
NAV$6.51
Net Assets of Fund3,386,128.14 (USD)
Shares Outstanding520,000
Issuer AUM$586,895,944
Structure
Replication MethodPhysical
DomicileIreland
UCITS CompliantYes
Fund UmbrellaHANetf ICAV
Financial End Year31/03
Legal FormICAV
Legal And Tax Information
UCITS EligibleYes
ISA EligibleYes
SIPP EligibleYes
UK Fund Reporting Status
Key Service Providers
CustodianThe Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV, Dublin Branch
Portfolio ManagerSaturna Capital Corporation


SESG Performance 1M 3M 6M YTD 12M Since Inception
(07/07/2021)
Saturna Sustainable ESG Equity HANzero™ UCITS ETF - Acc -1.91% 1.15% 5.36% 2.75% -9.20% -16.89%
Source: Bloomberg. as of 28 February 2023.

Performance for the fund and the index is shown in USD. Fund performance is shown net of fees with income reinvested where applicable. Please be aware that fees have a detrimental impact on the performance of an ETP. Past performance is not an indicator for future results

Monthly Reports

Monthly ReportsFebruary 2023

ESG Equity Monthly Report | February
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Monthly ReportsDecember 2022

ESG Equity Monthly Report | December
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Monthly ReportsOctober 2022

ESG Equity Monthly Report | October
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Webinars

WebinarSeptember 2022

CISI | Getting active: The new frontier for ETFs? | 7th September 2022
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WebinarJuly 2021

Powering the Future: Approaches to ESG investing | July 22nd 2021
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Press Releases

PressFebruary 2022

HANetf more than doubles footprint in Switzerland with a dozen new listings
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PressJuly 2021

HANetf and Saturna Capital partner to launch first actively managed, sustainable ETF with carbon offset in Europe
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Listings & Codes

Exchange Ticker RIC SEDOL ISIN Valoren WKN CCY Listing Date
LSE SESG LN SESG.L BMGS7S8 IE00BMGRZP89 - - USD 09/07/2021
LSE SESP LN SESP.L BMGS7T9 IE00BMGRZP89 - - GBP 09/07/2021
Borsa Italiana SESG IM SESG.MI BMCFKG2 IE00BMGRZP89 - - EUR 15/07/2021
Xetra ASWN GY ASWNG.DE BMCFKJ5 IE00BMGRZP89 - A2QPZ9 EUR 19/07/2021
SIX SESG SW SESG.S BMX8DC7 IE00BMGRZP89 111399101 - CHF 01/03/2022

How to Buy SESG

HANetf funds are available to buy through self-directed platforms and brokers, and intermediary platforms across Europe listed in the link below. If you would like more information on how to trade with APs/market makers, please contact our Capital Markets Team at [email protected]

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ESG Rating

SESG has been classified as an Article 8 investment under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).  

Jane Carten MBA

Fund Manager

President and Director of Saturna Capital 

Ms. Carten began her career at Saturna Capital in 1997. She graduated from Western Washington University with an MBA and undergraduate degree in Computer Science and Business. As President, Jane oversees Saturna's daily operations and directs Saturna's internal and external information systems, managing the technology and marketing activities. She also directs Saturna’s continuing education program and the philanthropic efforts of the firm. Ms. Carten currently serves on the Investment Company Institute Board of Governors and as Chair of ICI’s Small Funds Committee, on the US Securities Exchange Commission’s Asset Management Advisory Committee, and on the Board of the Whatcom Business Alliance. She is active in the Bellingham Bay Rotary and is a member of the Young Presidents' Organization.

Scott Klimo CFA

Chief Investment Officer

33-year industry veteran and Chief Investment Officer of Saturna Capital, Mr. Klimo earned his BA in Asian Studies from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York and also attended the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Mandarin Training Center in Taipei, Taiwan. He spent the first several years of his career living and working in a variety of Asian countries and the past 20 years working as a senior analyst, research director, and portfolio manager covering global equities. Mr. Klimo is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.

About Saturna Capital

Saturna Capital's spirited ethic of philanthropy and community involvement has been a part of our corporate mission and culture since our founding in 1989. Saturna endeavours to donate at least 5% of its pre-tax profits to local, community-based organizations each year. Saturna maintain a focus on supporting education in communities such as the provision of educational activities at the 133-acre mountain lake facility outside of Bellingham. www.saturna.com/

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