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    Sustainable Moat Investing: Assessing ESG Risk

    Brandon Rakszawski, Senior ETF Product Manager

    Morningstar® US Sustainability Moat Focus IndexSM combines Morningstar’s proven equity research process of identifying companies with long-lasting competitive advantages and attractive valuations with Sustainalytics’ industry-leading ESG research. The Index focuses on three proprietary ESG criteria when selecting companies for inclusion: ESG Risk, Controversy, and Carbon Risk. Here we will explore the Sustainalytics ESG Risk Rating.

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    by Brandon Rakszawski, Senior ETF Product Manager

    The VanEck Morningstar US Wide Moat UCITS ETF began tracking Morningstar US Sustainable Moat Focus Index after the market close on 17 December 2021. The fund was renamed VanEck Morningstar US Sustainable Wide Moat UCITS ETF to reflect the updated investment strategy.


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    by Brandon Rakszawski, Senior ETF Product Manager

    September was difficult for U.S. equities, but the Morningstar Wide Moat Focus Index has outperformed the S&P 500 Index, Russell 100 Growth Index and Russell 1000 Value Index YTD through September.

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