Paris, May 20, 2025 – BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) is expanding its ETF offering with the launch of the BNP Paribas Easy MSCI World Equal Weight Select UCITS ETF, an innovative fund focused on diversification and sustainability. This new ETF is now listed on Euronext Paris and Deutsche Börse Xetra, and is expected to soon be listed on Borsa Italiana and SIX Swiss Exchange
This launch comes amid a market heavily concentrated on large-cap stocks, particularly the “Magnificent 7,” which dominate global portfolios. In response to this growing imbalance, equal-weighted strategies—drawn from the Smart Beta universe—are seeing renewed interest. By allocating capital equally among the index components, regardless of their market capitalization, this approach provides more balanced exposure to global market trends. As such, the new ETF significantly reduces reliance on U.S. stocks compared to traditional indices.
Classified as an Article 8 fund under the SFDR, the fund also stands out for its rigorous approach to responsible investing. It incorporates ESG objectives into at least 30% of its holdings and applies a “best-in-class” filter, excluding at least 20% of the companies with the lowest environmental, social, and governance ratings. Furthermore, the underlying index—the MSCI World Equal Weighted Ex Business Involvement Screens Select—excludes companies active in controversial sectors.
Beyond its sustainability focus, the fund offers strong technical advantages. Its periodic rebalancing mechanism helps limit biases related to company size and increases the portfolio’s resilience to sector rotations. This approach aims to reduce idiosyncratic risk while more effectively capturing valuation opportunities across market cycles.
With this new strategy, BNP Paribas Asset Management once again reaffirms its commitment to offering investors solutions that are innovative, responsible, and accessible, for a more balanced and sustainable global exposure.
Read the official press release:
https://www.bnpparibas-am.com/fr/press/mediaroom-fr-bnp-paribas-asset-management-lance-un-etf-mondial-equipondere
