NASDAQ OMX today starts trading in eight new Exchange traded funds (ETFs) from XACT. All the XACT ETFs are based on NASDAQ OMX indexes and will be traded on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. The new ETFs are XACT Nordic 120, which tracks the 120 largest and most traded Nordic companies, and seven sector ETFs tracking the largest listed Nordic companies within the sectors bank & insurance, material, construction & real estate, energy, consumer goods, health care and industrials.
Jenny Rosberg, Senior Vice President at NASDAQ OMX said, "These new ETFs from XACT will make a great addition to both professional and private investors looking for exposure in individual sectors. The ETFs follow new NASDAQ OMX indexes that include all major Nordic listed companies, and also encompass Norwegian shares."
Henrik Norén, Managing Director of XACT Fonder, commented, "ETFs are one of the fastest growing trading products in the world and have with its low fees become attractive instruments also for long-term investments. With this new offering we will be able to meet the increasing demand for ETFs with exposure to Nordic companies."
The following eight new ETFs will be listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm as of today:
XACT Nordic 120 (the 120 largest and most traded Nordic companies)
XACT Bank (the largest Nordic banking & insurance companies)
XACT Materials (the largest Nordic companies, within the material sector)
XACT Construction & Real Estate (the largest Nordic construction & real estate companies)
XACT Energy (the largest Nordic energy companies)
XACT Consumer Goods (the largest Nordic consumer goods companies)
XACT Health Care (the largest Nordic healthcare companies)
XACT Industrials (the largest Nordic companies within the industrial sector)
