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Tokyo Stock Exchange: ETF/ETN Monthly Report For February 2013 - Continued Market Vibrancy Pushes Average Daily Trading Value Past JPY 30 Billion

Date 06/03/2013

  • The ETF/ETN market continued to show great energy in February, driven by activity in Japanese stock price index ETFs. The average daily trading value exceeded JPY 30 billion, up 25% from the previous month.
  • The trading values of leveraged and inverse ETFs tracking TOPIX and the Nikkei 225 showed significant growth from the previous month, with the average daily trading value of "TOPIX Bull 2x ETF (1568)" increasing by more than 90% and that of "NEXT FUNDS Nikkei 225 Inverse Index ETF (1571)" soaring by 70%.
  • Among ETFs tracking foreign stock price indices, "NEXT FUNDS FTSE/JSE Africa Top40 Linked Exchange Traded Fund (1323)" and "NEXT FUNDS Russia RTS Linked Exchange Traded Fund (1324)" ranked among the top performers in terms of price fluctuation rate.
ETF/ETN Monthly Report for Feb 2013 PDF