Eleven new exchange-traded funds issued by db x-trackers, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank, have been tradable in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment since Friday. The eleven index funds are based on super sectors of the DJ STOXX 600 index, as well as on a commodity index belonging to Deutsche Bank’s liquid commodity index family.
Ten ETFs cover the following Dow Jones STOXX 600 super sectors: Basic Resources, Banks, Food & Beverage, Health Care, Industrial Goods, Insurance, Oil & Gas, Technology, Telecommunications and Utilities.
The DBLCI – OY Balanced ETF enables investments in the commodities market and tracks the performance of the FX Hedged Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index (TM) - Optimum Yield Balanced. The index comprises 14 commodities at present: WTI crude oil, Brent crude oil, heating oil, RBOB petrol, natural gas, aluminum, copper, zinc, gold, silver, wheat, corn, soy beans and sugar.
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Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment set a new turnover record in June 2007 with €10.3 billion. The product offering currently contains a total of 249 index funds, and is therefore the largest offering of all European stock exchanges. This selection together with an average monthly trading volume of over €8 billion makes Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment Europe’s leading trading venue for ETFs.
