Solactive announces its collaboration with KBC Asset Management on the launch of the bluesphere° World Equity UCITS ETF – CZK Hedged, developed in partnership with HANetf, further expanding its collaboration with leading market participants in the European ETF space. KBC Asset Management is launching the bluesphere° World Equity UCITS ETF, an index tracker providing broad exposure to global equity markets enhanced with a highly demanded local feature. The ETF is available in a CZK-hedged share class, making it a unique proposition in the ETF landscape specifically designed to meet the needs of Czech investors. It allows investors to manage currency risk while gaining access to global financial markets through a transparent, liquid, and cost-efficient investment vehicle.
The Solactive GBS Developed Markets Large & Mid Cap Index, as part of the Solactive Global Benchmark Series (GBS), is designed to reflect the performance of large- and mid-cap equities across developed markets worldwide. The index follows a rules-based methodology and weights constituents according to free-float market capitalization. It draws its constituents from eligible developed-market listings that meet defined tradability and free-float requirements. The index combines the relevant national benchmark segments into a single international benchmark and is adjusted quarterly, in February, May, August, and November.
The bluesphere° World Equity UCITS ETF – CZK Hedged was listed on 16 April 2026 on Euronext Amsterdam with the ticker “BSWC NA”.
Timo Pfeiffer, Chief Markets Officer at Solactive , commented:
“We are delighted to work with KBC and HANetf on the launch of the bluesphere° World Equity UCITS ETF. We sincerely appreciate KBC’s trust in Solactive and are proud to contribute to this important milestone as KBC Asset Management enters the ETF market with its first ETF. We look forward to continuing this collaboration and supporting with our indexing expertise.”
“Launching a CZK-hedged ETF is a logical next step in our ambition to get everyone invested, all the time. Our strong presence in our core markets allows us to bring easy, valuable and reliable investment solutions to both existing and new KBC clients.”
says Johan Lema, CEO of KBC Asset Management.
Hector McNeil, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of HANetf, commented:
“We are delighted to bring KBC Asset Management to the European UCITS ETF market. As one of Belgium’s leading financial institutions, with deep roots across its core European markets, KBC Group brings significant scale, credibility, and distribution strength to the launch. ”
