Rize USA Environmental Impact

ETF description

This ETF seeks to invest in the most innovative and impactful US companies that potentially stand to benefit from developing and applying solutions that address the world’s most pressing climatic and environmental challenges. This includes leaders and innovators across clean water, EVs, renewables and hydrogen, energy efficiency, waste and the circular economy and nature‑based solutions. LUSA has been designed to address the six environmental objectives set out in the EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities: (1) Climate Change Mitigation; (2) Climate Change Adaptation; (3) The Sustainable Use and Protection of Water and Marine Resources; (4) The Transition to A Circular Economy; (5) Pollution Prevention and Control; and (6) The Protection and Restoration of Biodiversity and Ecosystems.

Issuer details

ARK Invest is an ETF provider specialising in thematic ETFs covering future‑oriented topics, disruptive technologies and megatrends. ARK Invest was founded in the USA in 2014 by economist and now world‑renowned investor Cathie Wood. Since 2016, ARK Invest is also active in the Asia‑Pacific region through a joint venture with the Japanese company Nikko Asset Management. In 2023, the company entered the European market with the acquisition of the European ETF provider Rize ETF.

Index details

The Foxberry SMS USA Environmental Impact index x is typically comprised of a mix of micro, small, mid and large capitalisation companies. Micro and small capitalisation companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies and may underperform other segments of the market or the equity market as a whole. Securities of micro and small capitalisation companies generally trade in lower volumes, are less liquid and are often more vulnerable to market volatility and greater and more unpredictable price changes than larger capitalisation stocks or the stock market as a whole.