Fidelity launches a new global equity ETF
21 OCT, 2025
By Joanna Piwko from RankiaPro Europe
Fidelity International has expanded its range of Research Enhanced ETFs with the launch of the Fidelity Global Equity Research Enhanced PAB UCITS ETF, which began trading on October 16 on Deutsche Börse Xetra. This is the first product of this family to comply with the Paris-Aligned Benchmark (PAB) framework.
The new ETF invests in global equity with the aim of generating income and capital appreciation, while converging with the long-term global warming objectives set by the Paris Agreement.
The selection and weighting of companies prioritize those with favorable fundamental prospects, which are aligned with the carbon emissions performance of the Solactive ISS ESG Screened Paris Aligned Developed Markets USD Index NTR benchmark index and comply with the disclosure requirements of Article 9 of the SFDR.
Research Enhanced Range and ESG criteria
The Fidelity Research Enhanced ETF range offers a transparent and low-cost way to access fundamental analysis and prospective sustainability assessments of its international platform, within a managed risk framework. This offer covers equity and fixed income strategies and is articulated in two sub-ranges: the basic Research Enhanced, designed to achieve an ESG rating higher than their benchmark index; and the Research Enhanced PAB, harmonized with the objectives of the Paris Agreement by restricting exposure to carbon emissions.
At Fidelity, we are proud to make available to our clients a broad and growing range of actively managed ETFs that benefit from the depth of our analysis and investment competencies worldwide. This addition to our Research Enhanced ETF range gives clients an even wider set of options in different asset classes, regions and sustainability preferences that are fully nourished by the active analysis of Fidelity's international investment platform, with the aim of generating market beta and alpha at a competitive price.
Neil Davies, Head of ETFs and Capital Markets for Europe and Asia-Pacific at Fidelity
Sustainability remains a basic consideration for many of our investors and we are seeing that they demand more options to express their preferences in this area. This natural evolution of our product range provides more alternatives and transparency to those clients who seek to integrate climate change objectives along with financial ones in their investment portfolios.
Jenn-Hui Tan, Sustainability Director at Fidelity
