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Thematic investing

Capture long-term transformative trends by investing in themes like artificial intelligence, metaverse and clean energy, with our range of thematic ETFs and actively managed funds.

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Access forward-looking themes with our ETFs

Discover the transformative opportunities in clean energy and technological innovation with our specialized range of ETFs, designed to help you gain exposure to cutting-edge advancements and high-growth areas shaping the future.

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Thematic FAQs

A thematic fund invests in companies directly linked with a long-term trend or transition. This approach reduces the concentration risk of investing in individual companies while providing more precise exposure to the theme compared to investing in traditional sectors. It’s largely irrelevant where a company is domiciled or in what sector it happens to be classified. While a theme can cover just about any trend you can imagine, the most successful ones tend to be clearly definable, investible, revenue-generative, and long-term in nature.

A diversified portfolio will usually comprise both core and non-core holdings, with thematic funds part of that latter category. Because thematic funds are more concentrated and targeted compared to broad index funds, they tend to be more volatile, especially over shorter timeframes. Held over the longer term, however, they may be able to capture the evolution of the theme. They’re often seen as providing more differentiated, less correlated sources of return. Some investors may use them as strategic positions alongside their portfolio’s core holdings, with traditional sectors used more tactically to adjust for shorter-term market conditions.

Once a theme is identified, the next step is to figure out how to gain access most effectively. Because many themes are relatively new and rapidly evolving, you need someone with expertise within that specific area to identify opportunities and value prospects. This expertise may come from one of Invesco’s own investment teams or through partnership with a specialist indexing firm.

  • Investment risks

    For complete information on risks, refer to the legal documents.

    The value of investments and any income will fluctuate (this may partly be the result of exchange rate fluctuations) and investors may not get back the full amount invested.

    Any investment decision should take into account all the characteristics of the fund as described in the legal documents. For sustainability related aspects, please refer to www.invescomanagementcompany.ie/dub-manco. The investment concerns the acquisition of units in a passively managed, index tracking fund and not in a given underlying asset.

    Value fluctuation: The value of investments, and any income from them, will fluctuate. This may partly be the result of changes in exchange rates. Investors may not get back the full amount invested.

    Equity: The value of equities and equity-related securities can be affected by a number of factors including the activities and results of the issuer and general and regional economic and market conditions. This may result in fluctuations in the value of the Fund.

    Invesco CoinShares Blockchain UCITS ETF, Invesco NASDAQ Biotech UCITS ETF, Invesco KBW NASDAQ Fintech UCITS ETF, Invesco Morningstar US Energy Infrastructure MLP UCITS ETF, Invesco MSCI China Technology All Shares Stock Connect UCITS ETF

    Concentration risk: The Fund might be concentrated in a specific region or sector or be exposed to a limited number of positions, which might result in greater fluctuations in the value of the Fund than for a fund that is more diversified.

    Invesco CoinShares Blockchain UCITS ETF, Invesco NASDAQ Biotech UCITS ETF and Invesco KBW NASDAQ Fintech UCITS ETF

    Counterparty risk: This fund enters into transactions which expose it to the risk of bankruptcy, or other types of default, by the counterparties to those transactions.

    Invesco NASDAQ Biotech UCITS ETF, Invesco KBW NASDAQ Fintech UCITS ETF and Invesco Morningstar US Energy Infrastructure MLP UCITS ETF

    Use of derivatives for index tracking: The Fund’s ability to track the benchmark’s performance is reliant on the counterparties to continuously deliver the performance of the benchmark in line with the swap agreements and would also be affected by any spread between the pricing of the swaps and the pricing of the benchmark. The insolvency of any institutions providing services such as safekeeping of assets or acting as counterparty to derivatives or other instruments, may expose the Fund to financial loss.

    Invesco NASDAQ Biotech UCITS ETF, Invesco KBW NASDAQ Fintech UCITS ETF and Invesco Morningstar US Energy Infrastructure MLP UCITS ETF

    Synthetic ETF: The fund might purchase securities that are not contained in the reference index and will enter into swap agreements to exchange the performance of those securities for the performance of the reference index.

    Invesco CoinShares Blockchain UCITS ETF and Invesco MSCI China Technology All Shares Stock Connect UCITS ETF

    Securities lending: The Fund may be exposed to the risk of the borrower defaulting on its obligation to return the securities at the end of the loan period and of being unable to sell the collateral provided to it if the borrower defaults.

    Invesco Solar Energy UCITS ETF and Invesco Global Clean Energy UCITS ETF

    Clean energy: Investments into the clean energy sectors are considerably exposed to investment trends focused on environmental factors and may have sensitivities toward ESG related government regulations and tax implications.

    Invesco Solar Energy UCITS ETF and Invesco MSCI China Technology All Shares Stock Connect UCITS ETF

    Emerging markets: As a large portion of this fund is invested in less developed countries, investors should be prepared to accept a higher degree of risk than for an ETF that invests only in developed markets.

    Invesco Solar Energy UCITS ETF

    Holdings concentration: The Fund might be exposed to a limited number of positions which might result in greater fluctuations in the value of the Fund than for a fund that is more diversified.

    Sector concentration: As this fund has significant exposure to one or a small number of sectors, investors should be prepared to accept a higher degree of risk than for an ETF with a broader investment mandate.

    Invesco Global Clean Energy UCITS ETF

    Small Companies: As this fund invests primarily in small companies, investors should be prepared to accept a higher degree of risk than for an ETF with a broader investment mandate.

    Invesco MSCI China Technology All Shares Stock Connect UCITS ETF

    Currency: The Fund’s performance may be adversely affected by variations in the exchange rates between the base currency of the Fund and the currencies to which the Fund is exposed.

    Stock Connect: The Fund may use Stock Connect to access China A Shares traded in Mainland China. This may result in additional liquidity risk and operational risks including settlement and default risks, regulatory risk and system failure risk.

    Invesco Wind Energy UCITS ETF & Invesco Hydrogen Economy UCITS ETF

    Emerging Markets: As a large portion of this fund is invested in less developed countries, investors should be prepared to accept a higher degree of risk than for an ETF that invests only in developed markets.

    Small Companies: As this fund invests primarily in small companies, investors should be prepared to accept a higher degree of risk than for an ETF with a broader investment mandate.

    Stock Connect: The Fund may use Stock Connect to access China A Shares traded in Mainland China. This may result in additional liquidity risk and operational risks including settlement and default risks, regulatory risk and system failure risk.

    Clean Energy: Investments into the clean energy sector are considerably exposed to investment trends focused on environmental factors and may have sensitivities towards ESG related government regulations and tax implications.

    Invesco Metaverse and AI Fund

    The fund may invest in certain securities listed in China which can involve significant regulatory constraints that may affect the liquidity and/or the investment performance of the fund. The fund invests in a limited number of holdings and is less diversified. This may result in large fluctuations in the value of the fund. As this fund is invested in a particular sector, you should be prepared to accept greater fluctuations in the value of the fund than for a fund with a broader investment mandate. As a portion of the fund may be exposed to less developed countries, you should be prepared to accept large fluctuations in the value of the Fund.

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    The WilderHill Wind Energy Index is sponsored by WilderHill New Energy Finance, LLC ("WilderHill") and is calculated and published by Solactive AG. Neither Invesco nor the Invesco Wind Energy UCITS ETF, based on the WilderHill Wind Energy Index are sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by WilderHill or Solactive AG, and WilderHill and Solactive AG make no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the product.

    The Invesco Morningstar US Energy Infrastructure MLP UCITS ETF is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Morningstar. Morningstar makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the Invesco Morningstar US Energy Infrastructure MLP UCITS ETF or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Invesco Morningstar US Energy Infrastructure MLP UCITS ETF. Morningstar’s only relationship to Invesco Markets plc and its Invesco Morningstar US Energy Infrastructure MLP UCITS ETF is the licensing of: (i) certain trade and service marks and names of Morningstar; and (ii) the Invesco Morningstar US Energy Infrastructure MLP UCITS ETF which is determined, composed and calculated by Morningstar without regard to Invesco Markets plc or the Invesco Markets plc Irish UCITS ETF. Morningstar has no obligation to take the needs of Invesco Markets plc or the Invesco Markets plc Irish UCITS ETF into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Invesco Morningstar US Energy Infrastructure MLP UCITS ETF.

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