Six new exchange-traded funds issued by ABN Amro have been tradable in the XTF segment since Monday. The funds are largely based on indices from emerging markets. The Market Access DAXglobal BRIC Index Fund tracks the performance of the DAXglobal BRIC Index. The index represents liquid access to the fast-growing Brazilian, Russian, Indian and Chinese markets. The Market Access DAXglobal Russia Index Fund allows investors to track the performance of the largest and most liquid American Depository Receipts (ADRs) on Russian companies. The index is based on an open concept that takes into account the development of the Russian capital market and can accommodate up to 30 companies.
“The DAXglobal Indices provide simple, liquid and cost effective index constructions for portfolio optimization through the new ETFs,” says Dr. Hartmut Graf, Head of Issuer Data & Analytics at Deutsche Brse.
The Market Access South-East Europe Traded Index Fund tracks the performance of the South-East Europe Traded Index (SETX). The SETX is a price index weighted according to market capitalisation, and comprises listed shares from Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Slovenia, thereby covering the most important equity markets in southeastern Europe. Investors can follow the performance of the DJ Turkey Titans 20 Index with the Market Access DJ Turkey Titans 20 Index Fund. This index contains the 20 largest companies in Turkey in terms of market capitalisation. Finally, the Market Access FTSE / JSE Africa Top 40 Index Fund is the first ETF in Europe to follow the development of the 40 largest companies on the Johannesburg stock exchange in terms of market capitalisation.