Solactive is pleased to announce the launch of the J.P. Morgan Mansart iCubed Global Equity Select Fund, tracking the Solactive iCubed Global Sustainability Index. The product provides broad exposure to developed-market equities and aims to deliver substantially enhanced sustainability characteristics at a materially lower level of expected active risk.
Investors aiming to decarbonize their portfolios want to preserve competitive, risk-adjusted returns. Traditional climate benchmarks often achieve their sustainability targets only by assuming elevated concentration risk or high tracking error. The Solactive iCubed Global Sustainability Index was engineered from the ground up to address this trade-off, using Impact Cubed’s proprietary factor framework to deliver an 80 percent reduction in Scope 1 & 2 and a 50 percent reduction in Scope 3 carbon-emissions intensity, alongside 90 percent lower water consumption and waste-generation intensity, while maintaining low ex-ante tracking error to its parent universe.
The index incorporates stringent exclusions, granular revenue-based screens and governance enhancements while simultaneously raising alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals across environmental and social dimensions. Weighting rules ensure broad diversification and minimise unintended factor tilts, thereby positioning the index as a leading-edge solution for institutions seeking to integrate sustainability without sacrificing portfolio efficiency.
The J.P. Morgan Mansart iCubed Global Equity Select Fund was launched on 1st July 2025 and is domiciled in Ireland (Ticker symbol: JPMMIAA).
Timo Pfeiffer, Chief Markets Officer at Solactive, said: “The strength of this tri-party collaboration lies in its balance: institutional-grade fund management from J.P. Morgan Mansart, factor-driven sustainability from Impact Cubed, and independent index expertise from Solactive—together creating a product that keeps active risk in check while advancing sustainable equity investing.”
Aston Chan, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Investment Solutions at Impact Cubed, added: “We have consistently observed that many existing sustainability indices under-deliver for institutional investors, offering a poor trade-off between sustainability and tracking error. The Solactive iCubed index has closely tracked its parent benchmark even through the elevated market volatility of early 2025, while climate and PAB indices from major providers lagged. This validates our factor-investing methodology and robust risk controls.”
