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Four new iShares Equity Index ETFs Launched On Xetra ETFs Track Individual Commodity Sectors And Companies From Industrialised And Emerging Market Countries

Date 02/04/2012

Four new equity index ETFs issued by iShares have been tradable in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment since Monday.

The three new iShares ETFs on the S&P Commodity Producers index series enable investors to participate in the performance of companies that generate their income from extracting, refining or transporting gold, oil and gas, or from the agricultural sector.

ETF name: iShares S&P Commodity Producers Gold Asset class: commodity index ETF
ISIN: DE000A1JS9D8
Total expense ratio: 0.55 percent
Distribution policy: non-distributing
Benchmark: S&P Commodity Producers Gold Index

ETF name: iShares S&P Commodity Producers Oil & Gas Asset class: commodity index ETF
ISIN: DE000A1JS9C0
Total expense ratio: 0.55 percent
Distribution policy: non-distributing
Benchmark: S&P Commodity Producers Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Index

ETF name: iShares S&P Commodity Producers Agribusiness Asset class: commodity index ETF
ISIN: DE000A1JS9B2
Total expense ratio: 0.55 percent
Distribution policy: non-distributing
Benchmark: S&P Commodity Producers Agribusiness Index

The iShares MSCI ACWi enables investors to participate in the performance of companies in both industrialised and emerging market countries. The MSCI ACWI All Country World Index comprises some 2,400 companies.

ETF name: iShares MSCI ACWI
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: DE000A1JS9A4
Total expense ratio: 0.60 percent
Distribution policy: non-distributing
Benchmark: MSCI All Country World Index

The product offering in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment currently comprises a total of 956 exchange-listed index funds, making it the largest offering of all European stock exchanges. This selection, together with an average monthly trading volume of €16 billion, makes Xetra Europe’s leading trading venue for ETFs.