HANetf has launched the Making Europe Great Again Ucits ETF and revamped its gold-focused product with the Gold Miners Screened Ucits ETF.
The Gold Miners Screened Ucits ETF, previously the AuAg Gold Mining Ucits ETF, has been updated to include a mix of major global gold miners and royalty companies, alongside a 5% allocation to The Royal Mint Responsibly Sourced Physical Gold ETC. The strategy combines exposure to miners’ growth potential with the profile of physical gold, and it meets Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) Article 8 requirements while excluding controversial weapons, thermal coal and tobacco.
HANetf also unveiled the Making Europe Great Again Ucits ETF, designed to capture companies expected to benefit from Europe’s push for economic resilience, domestic capability-building and strategic investment. The equal-weighted strategy spans four areas — European defence, European energy, European infrastructure and European reshoring — and is also classified as SFDR Article 8. It excludes controversial weapons, thermal coal, and more than 5% exposure to tobacco.
EU’s SFDR Article 8 category refers to funds that promote environmental or social characteristics, but do not have sustainable investment as their core objective.
European ETF assets hit record $3.11trn in October
GR8 is listed across London Stock Exchange, Xetra and Borsa Italiana, SIX and Euronext Paris.
Hector McNeil, co-founder and co-CEO of HANetf, commented: “We’re delighted to be launching a new ETF strategy, Making Europe Great Again UCITS ETF (ticker: GR8), which is designed to capture one of the most powerful structural shifts underway in global markets today. Europe is entering what many have called a second Renaissance – a period defined by unprecedented investment, a renewed focus on resilience, and a strategic push to rebuild critical capabilities at home.
The Making Europe Great Again Ucits ETF aims to provide targeted exposure to companies positioned to benefit from this transformation across defence, energy, infrastructure, and European reshoring. These sectors are at the heart of Europe’s drive toward greater self-sufficiency and competitiveness, underpinned by landmark initiatives such as the ReArm Europe and Readiness 2030 plans, as well as major infrastructure and energy-transition programmes across the EU and its member states.
As governments commit hundreds of billions to strengthening supply chains, upgrading infrastructure, expanding defence capacity, and accelerating the green transition, we believe GR8 offers investors an efficient way to access the companies set to benefit from this long-term strategic spending cycle.”
