Small cap value ETFs   Why are small cap value stocks capable of beating the market?   Read more

The best Climate Change ETFs

How to invest in climate-friendly companies using ETFs

0.10% p.a. - 0.40% p.a.
annual total expense ratio (TER) of climate change ETFs
21 Indices
on climate-friendly companies, which are tracked by ETFs
23 ETFs
on climate-friendly companies
 
The best indices for climate change ETFs

How do I invest in climate-friendly stocks?

The Paris Agreement on Climate Change and, before that, the Kyoto Protocol were important steps to avoid climate change. The agreement states that the global temperature should not rise by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. To achieve this aim, the use of fossil fuels has to be severely restricted and all other resources must be managed sustainably. This is also a responsibility of companies.

Index providers can evaluate how well companies are doing in this respect. Accordingly, companies with a favourable ecological footprint are given greater weights in climate-friendly indices. Usually, these indices are less strict than many other sustainable indices, in which the index providers also take social and governance criteria into account. Nevertheless, climate change indices and ETFs are in great demand as investments by major investors such as sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies or pension funds.

This investment guide on climate change will help you to select the best ETFs tracking climate-friendly indices. Currently, there are 21 indices which are tracked by ETFs.
 

MSCI World Climate Paris Aligned Filtered performance

1 month: -0.47%
1 year: 3.07%
 

Climate Change ETFs in comparison

The most important factors at a glance

When choosing a climate change ETF one should consider several other factors in addition to the methodology of the underlying index and performance of an ETF. For better comparison, you will find a list of all climate change ETFs with details on size, cost, age, income, domicile and replication method ranked by fund size.

Compare all climate change ETFs in detail
Compare all climate change ETFs in a chart

ETF name
ISIN		   Fund size
in m EUR		 TER
in %		 Use of profits Fund domicile Replication method
UBS MSCI World Socially Responsible UCITS ETF USD disLU0629459743 3,967 0.22% p.a. Distributing Luxembourg Full replication
UBS MSCI EM Socially Responsible UCITS ETF USD disLU1048313891 1,795 0.24% p.a. Distributing Luxembourg Optimized sampling
UBS MSCI Pacific Socially Responsible UCITS ETF USD disLU0629460832 875 0.28% p.a. Distributing Luxembourg Full replication
UBS MSCI United Kingdom IMI Socially Responsible UCITS ETF GBP disIE00BMP3HN93 838 0.23% p.a. Distributing Ireland Full replication
UBS MSCI USA Socially Responsible UCITS ETF USD disLU0629460089 819 0.22% p.a. Distributing Luxembourg Full replication
L&G MSCI Europe Climate Pathway UCITS ETF EUR Accumulating ETFIE00BKLTRN76 814 0.10% p.a. Accumulating Ireland Full replication
UBS MSCI EMU Socially Responsible UCITS ETF EUR disLU0629460675 758 0.20% p.a. Distributing Luxembourg Full replication
UBS MSCI EM Socially Responsible UCITS ETF USD accLU1048313974 527 0.24% p.a. Accumulating Luxembourg Optimized sampling
Amundi MSCI EMU Small Cap ESG Broad Transition UCITS ETF DistLU1598689153 332 0.40% p.a. Distributing Luxembourg Full replication
UBS MSCI USA Socially Responsible UCITS ETF hEUR disLU1280303014 318 0.25% p.a. Distributing Luxembourg Full replication
UBS MSCI Japan Socially Responsible UCITS ETF JPY disLU1230561679 261 0.19% p.a. Distributing Luxembourg Full replication
L&G US ESG Exclusions Paris Aligned UCITS ETF USD AccumulatingIE00BKLWY790 166 0.12% p.a. Accumulating Ireland Full replication
L&G Emerging Markets ESG Exclusions Paris Aligned UCITS ETF USD Accumulating ETFIE000CBYU7J5 101 0.25% p.a. Accumulating Ireland Full replication
HSBC EUROPE EX UK SCREENED EQUITY UCITS ETF EUR (Dist)IE00BKY58625 60 0.15% p.a. Distributing Ireland Full replication
UBS MSCI Japan Socially Responsible UCITS ETF JPY accLU1230563022 57 0.19% p.a. Accumulating Luxembourg Full replication
Amundi MSCI EMU ESG Broad Transition UCITS ETF DistLU0908501132 42 0.12% p.a. Distributing Luxembourg Full replication
JPMorgan Global Research Enhanced Index Equity SRI Paris Aligned UCITS ETF USD (dist)IE000FYTRRJ6 41 0.25% p.a. Distributing Ireland Optimized sampling
L&G Asia Pacific ex Japan ESG Exclusions Paris Aligned UCITS ETF USD Accumulating ETFIE000Z9UVQ99 30 0.16% p.a. Accumulating Ireland Optimized sampling
Amundi MSCI North America ESG Broad Transition UCITS ETF DistIE000MJIXFE0 26 0.15% p.a. Distributing Ireland Full replication
JPMorgan Europe Research Enhanced Index Equity SRI Paris Aligned Active UCITS ETF EUR (dist)IE000QOLLXO2 8 0.25% p.a. Distributing Ireland Full replication
Goldman Sachs Paris-Aligned Climate World Equity UCITS ETF USD (Acc)IE000HPBRE54 7 0.24% p.a. Accumulating Ireland Full replication
JPMorgan Global Emerging Markets Research Enhanced Index Equity SRI Paris Aligned Active UCITS ETF USD (dist)IE000CYGD0V1 3 0.30% p.a. Distributing Ireland Full replication
JPMorgan US Research Enhanced Index Equity SRI Paris Aligned UCITS ETF USD (dist)IE0002UMVXQ1 3 0.20% p.a. Distributing Ireland Optimized sampling

Source: justETF.com; As of 04/12/2025

 

Find the best Climate Change ETF

Return comparison of all climate change ETFs

The table shows the returns of all climate change ETFs in comparison. All return figures are including dividends as of month end. Besides the return the reference date on which you conduct the comparison is important. In order to find the best ETFs, you can also perform a chart comparison.

ETF   1 month
in %		 3 months
in %		 6 months
in %		 1 year
in %		 3 years
in %
Amundi MSCI EMU ESG Broad Transition UCITS ETF Dist -0.35% 5.35% 6.24% 23.20% 52.59%
Amundi MSCI EMU Small Cap ESG Broad Transition UCITS ETF Dist 0.75% 1.97% 3.25% 19.89% 35.00%
L&G Emerging Markets ESG Exclusions Paris Aligned UCITS ETF USD Accumulating ETF -3.37% 10.26% 18.13% 19.88% -
UBS MSCI EM Socially Responsible UCITS ETF USD acc -2.00% 10.60% 18.05% 19.20% 34.48%
UBS MSCI EM Socially Responsible UCITS ETF USD dis -1.95% 10.55% 18.02% 19.18% 34.35%
UBS MSCI EMU Socially Responsible UCITS ETF EUR dis -2.25% 4.73% 1.59% 14.27% 38.94%
HSBC EUROPE EX UK SCREENED EQUITY UCITS ETF EUR (Dist) 0.59% 4.56% 3.31% 14.21% 41.04%
L&G MSCI Europe Climate Pathway UCITS ETF EUR Accumulating ETF 0.34% 4.42% 3.69% 12.95% 40.03%
UBS MSCI Japan Socially Responsible UCITS ETF JPY acc 2.62% 7.46% 9.31% 12.38% 35.34%
UBS MSCI Japan Socially Responsible UCITS ETF JPY dis 2.63% 7.43% 9.28% 12.38% 35.25%
UBS MSCI United Kingdom IMI Socially Responsible UCITS ETF GBP dis -1.32% 3.00% 2.66% 10.92% 36.33%
L&G US ESG Exclusions Paris Aligned UCITS ETF USD Accumulating -0.05% 7.88% 15.65% 6.59% 63.37%
Goldman Sachs Paris-Aligned Climate World Equity UCITS ETF USD (Acc) 0.35% 6.35% 11.91% 6.54% 45.62%
JPMorgan Global Research Enhanced Index Equity SRI Paris Aligned UCITS ETF USD (dist) 0.45% 6.72% 11.61% 5.71% -
L&G Asia Pacific ex Japan ESG Exclusions Paris Aligned UCITS ETF USD Accumulating ETF -0.31% -0.24% 5.84% 4.71% 15.69%
Amundi MSCI North America ESG Broad Transition UCITS ETF Dist 0.39% 6.87% 13.10% 3.76% 51.03%
UBS MSCI USA Socially Responsible UCITS ETF hEUR dis -0.59% 4.04% 9.85% 3.68% 51.93%
UBS MSCI Pacific Socially Responsible UCITS ETF USD dis 1.30% 2.94% 2.94% 2.91% 21.51%
JPMorgan US Research Enhanced Index Equity SRI Paris Aligned UCITS ETF USD (dist) 0.37% 6.93% 13.07% 2.72% -
UBS MSCI World Socially Responsible UCITS ETF USD dis -1.17% 4.59% 6.47% -1.54% 42.74%
UBS MSCI USA Socially Responsible UCITS ETF USD dis -0.80% 5.45% 8.73% -3.72% 43.80%
JPMorgan Europe Research Enhanced Index Equity SRI Paris Aligned Active UCITS ETF EUR (dist) 0.44% 5.60% 5.21% - -
JPMorgan Global Emerging Markets Research Enhanced Index Equity SRI Paris Aligned Active UCITS ETF USD (dist) -3.07% 9.67% 17.02% - -
ETF   2025
in %		 2024
in %		 2023
in %		 2022
in %		 2021
in %
Amundi MSCI EMU ESG Broad Transition UCITS ETF Dist 20.35% 11.37% 18.61% -13.40% 23.22%
UBS MSCI EM Socially Responsible UCITS ETF USD dis 18.45% 16.45% 3.97% -15.75% 6.94%
UBS MSCI EM Socially Responsible UCITS ETF USD acc 18.34% 16.43% 4.08% -16.01% 6.44%
Amundi MSCI EMU Small Cap ESG Broad Transition UCITS ETF Dist 18.20% 1.97% 14.26% -16.91% 23.21%
L&G Emerging Markets ESG Exclusions Paris Aligned UCITS ETF USD Accumulating ETF 17.72% 15.21% - - -
JPMorgan Europe Research Enhanced Index Equity SRI Paris Aligned Active UCITS ETF EUR (dist) 15.95% - - - -
HSBC EUROPE EX UK SCREENED EQUITY UCITS ETF EUR (Dist) 13.99% 8.78% 16.50% - -
UBS MSCI United Kingdom IMI Socially Responsible UCITS ETF GBP dis 13.17% 14.87% 9.49% -15.84% 23.47%
L&G MSCI Europe Climate Pathway UCITS ETF EUR Accumulating ETF 12.95% 9.61% 16.52% -13.26% 25.00%
UBS MSCI EMU Socially Responsible UCITS ETF EUR dis 12.68% 13.26% 13.43% -15.99% 21.56%
UBS MSCI Japan Socially Responsible UCITS ETF JPY dis 12.62% 13.29% 9.27% -14.37% 4.06%
UBS MSCI Japan Socially Responsible UCITS ETF JPY acc 12.00% 13.99% 9.25% -14.20% 4.09%
L&G Asia Pacific ex Japan ESG Exclusions Paris Aligned UCITS ETF USD Accumulating ETF 8.28% 9.68% -0.19% - -
UBS MSCI USA Socially Responsible UCITS ETF hEUR dis 8.14% 16.31% 27.76% -27.95% 29.35%
Goldman Sachs Paris-Aligned Climate World Equity UCITS ETF USD (Acc) 7.40% 21.55% 18.61% - -
L&G US ESG Exclusions Paris Aligned UCITS ETF USD Accumulating 5.96% 33.87% 25.52% -18.15% 37.09%
JPMorgan Global Research Enhanced Index Equity SRI Paris Aligned UCITS ETF USD (dist) 5.92% 23.54% - - -
UBS MSCI Pacific Socially Responsible UCITS ETF USD dis 4.59% 8.81% 9.68% -13.54% 9.73%
Amundi MSCI North America ESG Broad Transition UCITS ETF Dist 3.69% 31.05% 20.84% -14.62% 36.89%
JPMorgan US Research Enhanced Index Equity SRI Paris Aligned UCITS ETF USD (dist) 3.36% 30.78% - - -
UBS MSCI World Socially Responsible UCITS ETF USD dis 0.63% 23.27% 24.41% -19.97% 35.06%
UBS MSCI USA Socially Responsible UCITS ETF USD dis -0.87% 26.20% 26.91% -20.66% 40.85%
JPMorgan Global Emerging Markets Research Enhanced Index Equity SRI Paris Aligned Active UCITS ETF USD (dist) - - - - -

Source: justETF.com; As of 30/11/2025; Calculations in EUR including dividends