LGIM launches world’s first hydrogen ETF
New index-tracking fund provides investors with exposure to the entire clean hydrogen value chain
Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), the tenth-largest investment firm globally, has launched the first hydrogen exchange traded fund (ETF) to provide investors with access to the full hydrogen value chain. There have been only limited opportunities for investors to gain exposure to the whole hydrogen value chain to date, and no opportunities to invest in low-cost index-tracking funds that attract the majority of new investment flows. HydrogenOne Capital is preparing to launch an actively managed fund that invests in both listed and unlisted assets, but it is too early to invest. The L&G Hydrogen Economy UCITS ETF will target companies with a minimum market cap of $200mn, in
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