Deutsche Boerse: Five New iShares ETFs Launched On Xetra

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 ETF
Asset class: bond index ETF
ISIN: DE000A0RM447
Management fee: 0.25 percent
Distribution policy: non-distributing
Benchmark: 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 ETF
Asset class: bond index ETF
ISIN: DE000A0RM454
Management fee: 0.20 percent
Distribution policy: non-distributing
Benchmark: 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 ETF
Asset class: bond index ETF
ISIN: DE000A0RM462
Management fee: 0.20 percent
Distribution policy: non-distributing
Benchmark: 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 ETF
Asset class: bond index ETF
ISIN: DE000A0RM439
Management fee: 0.20 percent
Distribution policy: non-distributing
Benchmark: iShares iShares Citigroup Global Government Bond Index

The iShares Citigroup Global Government Bond ETF offers investors diversified access to investment-grade government bonds of the world’s seven leading industrialized nations.

ETF name: iShares MSCI GCC Countries Ex-Saudi Arabia ETF
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: DE000A0RM470
Management fee: 0.80 percent
Distribution policy: non-distributing
Benchmark: 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 fund’s sector focus is on the financial sector.

The product offering in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment currently contains a total of 450 exchange-listed ETFs, making it the largest offering of all European stock exchanges. This selection, together with an average monthly trading volume of €9 billion, makes Xetra Europe’s leading trading venue for ETFs.