NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VanEck today announced the launch of the VanEck Vectors™ Green Bond ETF (NYSE Arca: GRNB), the newest addition to the firm’s suite of fixed income ETFs and the first U.S.-listed fixed income ETF to provide targeted exposure to the fast-growing green bond category.
GRNB comes to market as “green bonds” appear poised for significant growth. These bonds are debt instruments issued to finance projects or activities that promote climate change mitigation or adaptation, or for other environmental sustainability purposes. Issuance of green bonds has grown rapidly since the European Investment Bank issued the first green bond in 2007. According to the Climate Bonds Initiative (“CBI”), an investor-focused non-profit organization that is working to promote large-scale investment in the low carbon economy, $81 billion of green bonds were issued in 2016 and $150 billion is expected to be issued in 2017.
"Until now investors have had limited options for efficiently accessing ‘green’ fixed income exposure," said Ed Lopez, Head of ETF Product Management and Marketing with VanEck. “We believe there's demand for green bonds from ESG-focused investors, but there may be appeal to traditional fixed income investors as well. Green bonds are simply conventional bonds with an environmentally friendly use of proceeds. So, global bond investors can make an allocation to green bonds without significantly altering the risk and return profile of their portfolio."
GRNB seeks to track the performance and yield characteristics of the S&P Green Bond Select Index (SPGRNSLT). To be included in the Fund’s underlying index, a bond’s issuer must clearly disclose the rationale for the issuance, such as the use of proceeds, and the bond must be flagged as “green” by the CBI. All bonds must be rated by at least one rating agency and additional filters are applied with respect to minimum par amount outstanding, maturity, and market of issue. The Index is weighted by market value, and includes a 10% issuer cap, and a maximum allocation of 20% to high yield.
GRNB is the latest edition to VanEck’s fixed income ETF suite, which includes a number of category leaders and first-of-their-kind offerings, such as VanEck Vectors™ Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (HYEM), VanEck Vectors™ Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF (ANGL), VanEck Vectors™ High-Yield Municipal Index ETF (HYD) and more.
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An investment in the Fund may be subject to risks which include, among others, credit rating downgrades, issuers that may be unable and/or unwilling to make timely interest payments and/or repay the principal on its debt, high yield securities risk, call risk, and interest rate risk, all of which may adversely affect the Fund. International investing involves additional risks which include greater market volatility, the availability of less reliable financial information, higher transactional and custody costs, taxation by foreign governments, decreased market liquidity and political instability. Changes in currency exchange rates may negatively impact the Fund's return. The Fund's assets may be concentrated in a particular sector and may be subject to more risk than investments in a diverse group of sectors.
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