Funds Group: Quadratic Capital
Management Company: Quadratic Capital Management LLC
Funds Affected: Quadratic Interest Rate Volatility & Inflation Hedge ETF
Principal Sustainable Investment Management Strategy: Negative screening (exclusions)
Summary:
The fund’s investments are generally expected to adhere to ESG principles by excluding issuers involved in, and/or which derive significant revenue from, certain practices, industries or product lines. Among others, these include: Extreme Event Controversies, Controversial Weapons, UN Global Compact Violations, Civilian Firearms, Thermal Coal Extraction and Tobacco. The ESG principles used by the fund are based on the framework published by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (“SASB”), which attempts to identify ESG issues that are financially material to an issuer based on its industry classification.