MSCI USA Minimum Volatility Advanced Index

The MSCI USA Minimum Volatility Advanced Index is based on MSCI USA Index, its parent index, which includes large- and mid-cap stocks across the U.S. equity markets. The index is designed to represent the performance of a strategy that seeks systematic integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) norms in minimum volatility investing by seeking to minimize risk along with the improvement in the ESG profile of the index. The Index aims to achieve lowest risk while improving the ESG score relative to the underlying parent index.