Janus Henderson Haitong Asia ex-Japan High Yield Corp USD Bond Screened Core UCITS ETF
| SFDR Classification | Article 8 |
| Reference benchmark | iBoxx MSCI Scored & Screened Tilted USD Asia ex-Japan High Yield Capped TCA Index |
| Last update | 9 January 2025 |
A. Summary
| No sustainable investment objective | The Sub-Fund does not have a sustainable investment objective. | |
| Environmental or Social (“E/S”) characteristics of the financial product | The Sub-Fund aims to provide exposure with improved broad environmental, social and governance (ESG) characteristics relative to the wider Asia ex-Japan USD high yield bond market. | |
| Investment strategy | The Sub-Fund invests in a portfolio of fixed income securities that reflects the composition of the reference benchmark as far as practicable. The Sub-Fund may use optimisation techniques to select securities. However, it is intended that the Sub-Fund will only invest in bonds of issuers that meet the ESG-related selection criteria described in the reference benchmark methodology. | |
| Proportion of investments | Minimum share of investments aligned with E/S characteristics | 98% |
| Minimum share of sustainable investments | 0% | |
| Minimum share of sustainable investments with an environmental objective not aligned with EU Taxonomy | 0% | |
| Minimum share of sustainable investments with an environmental objective aligned with the EU Taxonomy | 0% | |
| Minimum share of sustainable investments with a social objective | 0% | |
| Monitoring of E/S characteristics | The reference benchmark is rebalanced monthly by its benchmark administrator (S&P Dow Jones Indices Gmbh). At each rebalance, bonds are selected and weighted using ESG data from MSCI as of two days prior to rebalance. Annual periodic reports, as required under SFDR, are published at www.janushenderson.com. | |
| Methodologies | The Sub-Fund tracks a reference benchmark designed specifically to attain the E/S characteristics. The reference benchmark methodology is available at www.janushenderson.com | |
| Data sources and processing | The reference benchmark administrator uses data sourced from MSCI ESG Research. | |
| Limitations to methodologies and data | The Sub-Fund is designed to track the performance of the reference benchmark. As such, it relies on the ESG data provided by MSCI to the benchmark administrator (S&P Dow Jones Indices Gmbh), and the accuracy of the benchmark administrator in applying the reference benchmark methodology. | |
| Due diligence | The Investment Manager has conducted due diligence on MSCI ESG Research, which was selected by the benchmark administrator as the data provider for the reference benchmark. | |
| Engagement policies | The Investment Manager actively participates in collaborative engagement via the IIGCC and Climate Action 100+. | |
| Designated reference benchmark | The reference benchmark is the iBoxx MSCI Scored & Screened Tilted USD Asia ex-Japan High Yield Capped TCA Index. Its methodology is available at www.janushenderson.com. | |
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