Investments of the Handelsbanken Mutual Fund Company Ltd's fund are made in proportion to the weight of the shares in the OMX Helsinki 25 (OMXH25) index. The change in value of the fund unit reflects the changes in value of the OMXH25 index. Exchange traded fund units are traded in the same manner as normal shares. By purchasing one fund unit, the investor will diversify his investment into 25 shares.
XACT funds are funds provided by the XACT Fonder fund management company. In Helsinki, the issuer of XACT funds is the Handelsbanken Mutual Fund Company Ltd.
XACT OMXH25 is the second ETF unit listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange. The first was Seligson's Special Mutual Fund OMX Helsinki 25 Exchange Traded Fund.
Trading in ETFs has rapidly increased all over the world since the 1990s.