Update to the methodology for the WisdomTree Europe Defence UCITS Index
26 March 2025
Effective from March 28, 2025, the methodology for the WisdomTree Europe Defence UCITS Index (the “Index”) will be updated as follows:
- ESG Exclusion Criteria Update: In addition to the existing controversial weapons screen applied by the Index, companies involved in business activities related to depleted uranium weapons and white phosphorus weapons will be excluded from the investment universe.
- Selection Criteria Update: Only companies conducting their primary business in select developed or emerging European countries that are signatories to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or “NPT”) are eligible for inclusion in the Index.