Four new iShares bond index funds and an equity index fund from Barclays Global Investors ETF offering have been admitted to trading on the pan-European trading platform Xetra.
ETF name: iShares Barclays Euro Aggregate Bond ETFAsset class: bond index ETFISIN: DE000A0RM447Management fee: 0.25%Distribution policy: non-distributingBenchmark: iShares Barclays Euro Aggregate Bond Index
The index tracks the performance of corporate bonds, secured bonds and government bonds denominated in euros. German investors can invest in this benchmark for the first time.
ETF name: iShares Barclays Euro Corporate Bond ETFAsset class: bond index ETFISIN: DE000A0RM454Management fee: 0.20%Distribution policy: non-distributingBenchmark: iShares Barclays Euro Corporate Bond Index
The index tracks corporate bonds issued around the globe in euros. German investors can invest in this benchmark for the first time.
ETF name: iShares Barclays Euro Treasury Bond 0-1 ETFAsset class: bond index ETFISIN: DE000A0RM462Management fee: 0.20%Distribution policy: non-distributingBenchmark: iShares Barclays Euro Treasury Bond 0-1 Index
The iShares Barclays Euro Treasury Bond 0-1 ETF gives investors access to a basket of government bonds issued in euros with residual maturities of less than one year. The fund thus enables investors to make a money market-wise investment based on European government bonds.
ETF name: iShares Citigroup Global Government Bond ETFAsset class: bond index ETFISIN: DE000A0RM439Management fee: 0.20%Distribution policy: non-distributingBenchmark: iShares Citigroup Global Government Bond Index
The iShares Citigroup Global Government Bond ETF offers investors diversified access to investment-grade government bonds of the worlds seven leading industrialized nations.
ETF name: iShares MSCI GCC Countries Ex-Saudi Arabia ETFAsset class: equity index ETFISIN: DE000A0RM470Management fee: 0.80%Distribution policy: non-distributingBenchmark: iShares MSCI GCC Countries Ex-Saudi Arabia Index
With the iShares MSCI GCC Countries Ex-Saudi Arabia, European investors can make targeted investments with an ETF for the first time in the Gulf States Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The fund does not invest in equities from Saudi Arabia. The index funds sector focus is on the financial sector.
The product offering in Deutsche Brses XTF segment currently contains a total of 450 exchange-listed ETFs.
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