MSCI Japan Universal Low Carbon Select 5% Issuer Capped Index

The MSCI Japan Universal Low Carbon Select 5% Issuer Capped Index is based on the MSCI Japan Index, its parent index, and includes large and mid-cap securities of the Japanese equity markets. The index aim to represent the performance of an investment strategy that by re-weighting free-float market cap weights based upon certain ESG metrics seeks to increase exposure to those companies demonstrating both a robust ESG profile as well as a positive trend in improving that profile, while excluding companies based on various ESG and climate change criteria.