Vanguard expands ESG range with global corporate bond ETF

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%. 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 i...