Global Vegan Climate Index®

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  • The Global Vegan Climate Index (VEGANO), developed by Beyond Investing is a passive, rules-based index of Global large and mid cap stocks, screened according to vegan and climate-conscious principles.
  • VEGANO excludes companies engaged in animal exploitation, defense, human rights abuses, fossil fuels extraction and energy production, and other environmentally damaging activities.
  • VEGANO demonstrates that it is possible to obtain broad-based market exposure, whilst adhering to animal and environmentally-friendly principles.

Ticker: .VEGANO
Inception date: 13 Dec 2021

Benchmark: SDMLMCUP Index
Calculation agent: Solactive AG

Number of stocks

Weighted average market cap

Beta

Tracking error

Excess return

509

$177bn

1.13

5.19%

3.22%

Number of stocks

509

Weighted average market cap

$177bn

Beta

1.13

Tracking error

5.19%

Excess return

3.22%

(annualised through 30 June 2025)

Pro Forma and Live Index Price Performance

(from 17 June 2020 to 30 June 2025)

Sector Comparison

MSCI WORLD
VEGANO

Top 10 Constituents

  • Broadcom Inc. – 4.84%
  • NVIDIA Corporation – 4.83%
  • Apple Inc – 4.09%
  • Visa Inc. Class A – 3.66%
  • Mastercard Inc. Class A – 3.12%
  • Oracle Corp – 3.06%
  • ASML Holding NV – 3.06%
  • SAP SE – 3.02%
  • UnitedHealth Group Inc. – 2.39%
  • Cisco Systems Inc – 2.37%

(as at 30 June 2025)

Breakdown Of Exclusions

Animal-derived products - 15%
Animal testing - 12%
Financing of exclusions - 11%
Military and defense - 9%
Fossil fuel - 6%
Animals in sport and entertainment - 3%
Other environmental and human rights - 3%
Energy production from fossil fuel - 2%

(as at 30 June 2025)

Impact Metrics

Animal Impact

30,000 animals “spared” per $1 million of VEGANO invested in for one year.

The above figure is based on: land animals killed (114 billion), fish caught and farmed (2 trillion), egg-laying hens (10 billion), dairy cows (400 million) and animals used for testing (175 million).
Based on global figures for animal consumption and exploitation from National Center for Biotechnology Information, GreenFacts, FAOstat

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