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Deutsche Börse: Three New Bond Index ETFs Launched On Xetra

Date 15/12/2009

Three new bond index ETFs issued by iShares have been tradable on Xetra® since Tuesday.

ETF name: iShares Barclays Euro Corporate Bond ex-Financials
Asset class: Bond index ETF
ISIN: DE000A0YEEX4
Management fee: 0.2 percent
Distribution policy: distributing
Benchmark: Barclays Euro Corporate Bond ex-Financials Index

ETF name: iShares Barclays Euro Corporate Bond ex-Financials 1-5
Asset class: Bond index ETF
ISIN: DE000A0YEEY2
Management fee: 0.2 percent
Distribution policy: distributing
Benchmark: Barclays Euro Corporate Bond ex-Financials 1-5 Index

ETF name: iShares Barclays Euro Corporate Bond 1-5
Asset class: Bond index ETF
ISIN: DE000A0YEEZ9
Management fee: 0.2 percent
Distribution policy: distributing
Benchmark: Barclays Euro Corporate Bond 1-5 Index

Two of the new ETFs allow investors to participate in the performance of the Barclays Euro Corporate Bond ex-Financials indices. These indices track the performance of bonds denominated in euros and issued by companies in the industrial and utilities sectors. The bonds in the Barclays Euro Corporate Bond ex-Financials 1-5 index have maturities of between one and five years.

The third ETF allows investors to participate in the performance of the Barclays Euro Corporate Bond 1-5 index. This index tracks the performance of bonds denominated in euros and issued by companies in the industrial, utilities and financial sectors. The bonds have maturities of between one and five years.

The product offering in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment currently comprises 547 exchange-listed index funds, making it the largest offering of all European stock exchanges. With this offering and an average monthly trading volume of around €11 billion, Xetra is the leading trading venue for ETFs in Europe.