Amundi USD High Yield Corporate Bond ESG UCITS ETF Dist

This Sub-Fund is passively managed. The Sub-Fund is a financial product that promotes among other characteristics ESG characteristics pursuant to Article 8 of the Disclosure Regulation. The objective of this Sub-Fund is to track the performance of Bloomberg MSCI US Corporate High Yield SRI Sustainable Index, and to minimize the tracking error between the net asset value of the Sub-Fund and the performance of the Index. The Sub-Fund aims to achieve a level of tracking error of the Sub-Fund and its index that will not normally exceed 1%. The Index is a Total Return Index : the coupons paid by the Index constituents are included in the index return. Bloomberg MSCI US Corporate High Yield SRI Sustainable Bond Index tracks fixed-rate, high-yield corporate bond with at least USD300mn par amount outstanding. This index is based on the Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield Index (the "Parent Index") and applies additional criteria to include issuers with MSCI ESG Ratings of BBB or higher and negatively screens issuers that are involved in business activities that are restricted according to pre-defined Business Involvement Screens and issuers with a "Red" MSCI ESG Controversy Score. Information on how the Index is consistent with environmental, social and governance characteristics is available in the prospectus. More information about the composition of the index and its operating rules are available in the prospectus and at: bloomberg.com The Index value is available via Bloomberg (I35279US). The exposure to the Index will be achieved through a Direct Replication, mainly by making direct investments in transferable securities and/or other eligible assets representing the Index constituents in a proportion extremely close to their proportion in the index. The Sub-Fund intends to implement a sampled replication model in order to track the performance of the Index and it is therefore not expected that the Sub-Fund will hold each and every underlying component of the Index at all times or hold them in the same proportion as their weightings in the Index. The Sub-Fund may also hold some securities which are not underlying components of the Index. The Investment Manager will be able to use derivatives in order to deal with inflows and outflows and also if it allows a better exposition to an Index constituent. In order to generate additional income to offset its costs, the Sub-Fund may also enter into securities lending operations. The Sub-Fund integrates sustainability risks as outlined in more detail in section "Sustainable Investment" of the prospectus. Dividend Policy : the distribution share pays dividends annually. The minimum recommended holding term is 3 years. The Sub-Fund's shares are listed and traded on one or more stock exchanges. In normal circumstances, you may deal in shares during the trading hours of the stock exchanges, provided that the Market Makers can maintain market liquidity. Only authorised participants (e.g. selected financial institutions) may deal in shares directly with the Sub-Fund on the primary market. Further details are provided in the prospectus of the UCITS