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NYSE Euronext subsidiary, NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE Euronext: NYX) today announced that the iShares Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index exchange-traded fund began trading on NYSE Arca under the ticker symbol IDV. Based on the iShares Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index, the iShares Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index ETF tracks one hundred of the highest dividend-yielding securities (excluding REITs) representative of the Europe, Pacific, Asia and Canada (“EPAC”) region.
“We are pleased to add another iShares ETF to the 123 iShares ETFs already listed with the NYSE Group,” said NYSE Euronext Senior Vice President, Exchange Traded Funds and Indexes, Lisa Dallmer. “Today’s listing further solidifies our leadership position in the popular ETF market and reiterates NYSE Euronext’s commitment to add more groundbreaking products to our roster.”
Including today’s listings, NYSE Group markets have 191 primary ETF listings and trade all other eligible ETFs on a UTP basis. In first-quarter 2007, NYSE Group handled 45% of all ETF shares traded in the U.S. market. As the largest exchange group for ETF trading, NYSE Group is committed to offering investors the most innovative new investment options with superior pricing and market quality.
For more information and data on NYSE Group listed ETFs and other products, please visit:http://www.nyse.com/etfs.
About NYSE Euronext
NYSE Euronext, a holding company created by the combination of NYSE Group, Inc. and Euronext N.V., commenced trading on April 4, 2007 . NYSE Euronext (NYSE Euronext: NYX) operates the world’s largest and most liquid exchange group and offers the most diverse array of financial products and services. NYSE Euronext, which brings together six cash equities exchanges in five countries and six derivatives exchanges in six countries, is a world leader for listings, trading in cash equities, equity and interest rate derivatives, bonds and the distribution of market data. Representing a combined $28.5 trillion/€21.5 trillion total market capitalization of listed companies and average daily trading value of approximately $123.4 billion/€92.4 billion (as of March 31, 2007), NYSE Euronext seeks to provide the highest standards of market quality and integrity, innovative products and services to investors, issuers, and all users of its markets.
