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Deutsche Boerse:Two New Lyxor Equity Index ETFs Launched On Xetra

Date 20/05/2010

Two more exchange-listed index funds from the ETF offering of Lyxor International Asset Management, a subsidiary of Société Générale, have been tradable in the XTF segment on Xetra since Thursday.

ETF name: Lyxor ETF S&P 500
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: LU0496786574
Management fee: 0.30 percent
Distribution policy: distributing
Benchmark: S&P 500 Index

ETF name: Lyxor ETF S&P TSX 60
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: LU0496786731
Management fee: 0.40 percent
Distribution policy: distributing
Benchmark: S&P TSX 60 Index

The Lyxor ETF S&P 500 enables investors to track the performance of the S&P 500 Price Index, which is weighted according to free float market capitalization and in turn tracks the performance of the 500 largest US stock corporations.

The Lyxor ETF S&P TSX 60 allows investors to participate in the performance of the TSX 60 Index, which comprises the 60 leading Canadian companies, together representing 73 percent of Canada’s market capitalization.

The product offering in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment currently contains a total of 668 exchange-listed ETFs, 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.