Deutsche Bank Licenses Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index To Underlie Exchange-Traded Fund

STOXX Limited, the provider of European equity indexes, announced that the Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index has been licensed to Deutsche Bank AG to serve as the underlying for an exchange traded fund (ETF). The db x trackers DJ STOXX

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STOXX Limited, the provider of European equity indexes, announced that the Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index has been licensed to Deutsche Bank AG to serve as the underlying for an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The db x-trackers DJ STOXX 600 ETF is available today at Deutsche Boerse.

The Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index represents a broad and liquid selection of large-, mid- and small-cap companies in 18 European countries. The index covers Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

“The Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index uses a rules-based and transparent methodology to provide market participants with a superior and established tool to track the performance of 600 leading companies listed in 18 Western European countries,” says Ricardo Manrique, chief executive officer, STOXX Ltd. “Deutsche Bank’s decision to license the index for their latest ETF complements their already existing ETF lineup based on the Dow Jones STOXX 600 Supersector Indexes. The Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index reflects the broad view of pan-European markets, while the supersector indexes provide exposure to more focused, specificsegments, in one consistent index family.”

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