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

452

$189.68bn

1.15

5.11%

7.12%

Number of stocks

452

Weighted average market cap

$189.68bn

Beta

1.15

Tracking error

5.11%

Excess return

7.12%

(annualised through 30 June 2026)

Live Index Price Performance

(from 17 June 2020 to 30 June 2026)

Sector Comparison

MSCI WORLD
VEGANO

Top 10 Constituents

  • Apple Inc – 3.64%
  • Micron Technology Inc – 3.50%
  • NVIDIA Corporation – 3.41%
  • ASML Holding NV – 3.37%
  • Broadcom Inc. – 3.06%
  • Advanced Micro Materials – 2.74%
  • Appled Materials Inc – 2.36%
  • LAM Research Corp – 2.17%
  • Intel Corp – 2.10%
  • KLA Corp – 1.88%

(as at 30 June 2026)

Breakdown Of Exclusions

Animal-derived products - 13.78%
Financing of exclusions - 10.79%
Animal testing - 10.75%
Fossil fuel - 7.45%
Military and defense - 7.37%
Other environmental and human rights - 2.85%
Animals in sport and entertainment - 2.69%
Energy production from fossil fuel - 1.88%

(as at 30 June 2026)

Impact Metrics

World Vegano - 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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