Xtrackers ESG USD Emerging Markets Bond Quality Weighted UCITS ETF 1C

Xtrackers ESG USD Emerging Markets Bond Quality Weighted UCITS ETF 1C is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Xtrackers, traded under the ticker XQUD (ISIN IE0004KLW911). In a single purchase you get a diversified basket of holdings rather than a stake in just one business. In plain terms it is about lending to governments and companies in return for regular interest, which tends to be steadier than shares but grows more slowly, spread across its target market. Its largest holdings include QATAR (STATE OF), QATAR (STATE OF) and KUWAIT STATE OF (GOVERNMENT). With about 384 holdings (the ten largest ≈ 8%), your money is diversified rather than concentrated in a handful of names. By industry it concentrates most in ~87.9% Government. Funds like this are often used as the steadier, lower-swing part of a portfolio — the ballast that cushions the ups and downs of shares. It holds the underlying investments directly (physical replication). Its price has swung about 5.6% over the past year — a gauge of how much the value moves, not a judgement of quality. As with any investment, its value can go down as well as up, and past performance is not a guide to future results. (Fund data sourced from Xtrackers.)