Schroders has launched its first European active exchange traded funds.
The launch of the two ETFs adds to the firm’s existing offerings in the US and Australia.
Johanna Kyrklund, group chief investment officer of Schroders, said: “In today’s dynamic market environment, access to market-leading active management expertise is crucial.
“These launches will ensure our clients can benefit from the flexibility and accessibility of an ETF wrapper, as well as the potential superior returns delivered by our active investing edge.”
The Schroder Global Equity Active UCITS ETF will increase the accessibility of Schroders’ $24bn QEP Global Core strategy.
It will be managed by Lukas Kamblevicius, co-head of Schroders’ quantitative equity products.
While the Schroder Global Investment Grade Corporate Bond Active UCITS ETF will enhance the availability of the existing $3bn investment strategy, which was previously only available through segregated mandates.
Meagen Burnett, chief financial officer at Schroders, added: “This key milestone demonstrates our ability to harness the scale of Schroders’ investment and operating platforms to enhance the distribution access points for existing and new clients. This allows us to offer our active investment edge in a new wrapper.
“Our European active ETF launches will enable us to reach more investors and further reinforce our commitment to moving at pace and offering the variety of investment tools and differentiated returns our clients increasingly expect.”
Schroders launched its first active ETFs in Australia in 2016, before launching its first active ETF in the US with its US partner Hartford Funds in 2018.
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