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SPDR ETF On Asian Government Bonds Launched On Xetra

Date 10/05/2012

A new exchange-listed bond index fund issued by SPDR (State Street Global Advisors) has been tradable on Xetra® since Thursday.

ETF name: SPDR Citi Asia Local Government Bond ETF
 Asset class: bond index ETF
 ISIN: IE00B7GBL799
 Total expense ratio: 0.50 percent
 Distribution policy: distributing
 Benchmark: Citi Asian Government Bond Investable Index


The SPDR Citi Asia Local Government Bond ETF enables investors to participate for the first time in the performance of a broadly diversified basket of Asian government bonds. The index currently contains government bonds from China (offshore), Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. The maximum weighting of a single country is limited to 20%.

The product offering in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment currently comprises a total of 970 exchange-listed index funds, making it the largest offering of all European stock exchanges. This selection, together with an average monthly trading volume of around €12 billion, makes Xetra Europe’s leading trading venue for ETFs.