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Three SPDR Equity And Bond Index ETFs Launched On Xetra - ETFs Track The UK And Euro Zone's Markets

Date 29/02/2012

Three new exchange-listed equity index funds plus a bond index fund issued by SPDR (State Street Global Advisors) have been tradable on Xetra® since Wednesday.

ETF name: SPDR S&P Euro Dividend Aristocrats ETF
 Asset class: equity index ETF
 ISIN: IE00B5M1WJ87
 Total expense ratio: 0.30 percent
 Distribution policy: distributing
 Benchmark: S&P Euro High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index
 
ETF name: SPDR S&P UK Dividend Aristocrats ETF
 Asset class: equity index ETF
 ISIN: IE00B6S2Z822
 Total expense ratio: 0.30 percent
 Distribution policy: distributing
 Benchmark: S&P UK High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index


Both these equity index ETFs from SPDR focus on companies with high dividend yields which have continually pursued a rising dividend policy for at least the last ten years. The SPDR S&P Euro Dividend Aristocrats ETF tracks the performance of 40 companies in the euro zone, whereas the SPDR S&P UK Dividend Aristocrats ETF focuses on 30 companies based in the UK. The selection of the high-dividend companies is based on the S&P Europe Broad Market Index.

ETF name: SPDR FTSE UK All Share ETF
 Asset class: equity index ETF
 ISIN: IE00B7452L46
 Total expense ratio: 0.30 percent
 Distribution policy: non-distributing
 Benchmark: FTSE All-Share Index


The SPDR FTSE UK All Share ETF enables investors to participate in the performance of the FTSE All-Share Index. The index comprises all UK companies that are admitted to the London Stock Exchange's Main Market. The FTSE All-Share Index comprises all companies in the FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and FTSE Small Cap Index.


The product offering in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment currently comprises a total of 939 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 €16 billion, makes Xetra Europe’s leading trading venue for ETFs.