Four new equity index funds issued by ComStage ETF have been tradable on Xetra since Tuesday. This enables investors to invest for the first time in the performance of the SDAX and SPI indices.
ETF name: ComStage ETF SDAX® TR
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: LU0603942888
Total expense ratio: 0.70 percent
Distribution policy: non-distributing
Benchmark: SDAX® TR (Total Return)
ETF name: ComStage ETF SPI® TR
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: LU0603946798
Total expense ratio: 0.40 percent
Distribution policy: non-distributing
Benchmark: SPI® Total Return (TR)
ETF name: ComStage ETF DivDAX® TR
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: LU0603933895
Total expense ratio: 0.25 percent
Distribution policy: non-distributing
Benchmark: DivDAX® TR (Total Return)
ETF name: ComStage ETF ShortDAX® TR
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: LU0603940916
Total expense ratio: 0.30 percent
Distribution policy: non-distributing
Benchmark: ShortDAX® TR (Total Return)
The ComStage ETF SDAX® TR on the SDAX® TR (total return) index will enable investors to invest for the first time in the SDAX selection index, which contains 50 smaller companies – small caps – from the traditional industrial sectors. Potential companies are only considered if they are continuously traded on Xetra, have a minimum free float of 10 percent and are listed on the Prime Standard of the Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse (Frankfurt Stock Exchange – FWB).
The ComStage ETF SPI® TR enables investors to participate for the first time in the performance of the SPI® Total Return (TR) index. This aims to track the development of the entire Swiss equity market and encompasses all company shares where the company has its legally registered office in Switzerland and its primary listing on SIX Swiss Exchange. The index is updated twice a year and adjusted annually.
The ComStage ETF DivDAX® TR enables investors to invest in the performance of the DivDAX® TR (total return) index. This contains the 15 companies in the DAX benchmark index with the highest dividend yield. The selected shares are weighted according to their free float market capitalisation, up to a maximum weighting of 10 percent. The weightings are adjusted quarterly and a review of the composition takes place every September.
The ComStage ETF ShortDAX® TR enables investors to participate in the performance of the ShortDAX® TR (total return). The index tracks the inverse performance of the DAX benchmark index, so a negative change in the underlying index leads to positive performance by the ShortDAX® TR and vice versa. Investors can thus profit from falling DAX prices.
The product offering in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment currently comprises a total of 795 exchange-listed index funds, making it the largest offering of all European stock exchanges. This selection, together with an average monthly trading volume of €13 billion, makes Xetra Europe’s leading trading venue for ETFs.
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