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Five new listed bond index funds issued by ComStage have been tradable in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment since Monday.
ETF name: ComStage ETF CAC 40
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: LU0419740799
Total expense ratio: 0.20 percent
Distribution policy: non-distributing
Benchmark: CAC 40 Total Return Index
ETF name: ComStage ETF CAC 40 Short TR
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: LU0419740955
Total expense ratio: 0.35 percent
Distribution policy: non-distributing
Benchmark: CAC 40 Short Total Return Index
ETF name: ComStage ETF CAC 40 Leverage
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: LU0419741094
Total expense ratio: 0.30 percent
Distribution policy: non-distributing
Benchmark: CAC 40 Leverage Total Return Index
Three of the five new ComStage ETFs on Xetra track the CAC 40 Index, CAC 40 Short Index and CAC 40 Leverage Index. Investors can thus participate in the performance of the 40 leading French companies with single or double leverage. They can also participate in inverse performance with the ComStage ETF CAC 40 Short.
ETF name: ComStage ETF S&P 500
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: LU0488316133
Total expense ratio: 0.18 percent
Distribution policy: non-distributing
Benchmark: S&P 500 Total Return Index
The ComStage ETF S&P 500 ETF tracks the S&P 500 Index, which is weighted according to free float market capitalization and in turn tracks the performance of the 500 largest US stock corporations in terms of market capitalization. The S&P 500 is a total return net index, i.e. all dividends and distributions after any tax deductions are taken into account in the calculation of the index.
ETF name: ComStage ETF NYSE Arca Gold Bugs
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: LU0488317701
Total expense ratio: 0.65 percent
Distribution policy: non-distributing
Benchmark: NYSE Arca Gold Bugs Index
The ComStage ETF NYSE Arca Gold BUGS allows investors to participate in the performance of companies from the gold mining sector. The index tracks short-term movements in the price of gold by accepting companies into the index which hedge their gold production for no longer than 18 months.
The product offering in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment currently contains a total of 666 exchange-listed index funds, making it the largest offering of all European stock exchanges. This selection, together with an average monthly trading volume of around €13 billion, makes Xetra Europe’s leading trading venue for ETFs.
