Deutsche Börse has further expanded its XTF segment for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the electronic trading platform Xetra. With effect from Wednesday, November 22, investors will be able to invest in two new ETFs issued by Lyxor Asset Management. The new ETFS will offer investors access to non-energy commodity markets as well as Turkish equities.
The Lyxor ETF Commodities CRB Non-Energy (ISIN: FR0010346205) is presently the only ETF that tracks the Reuters/ Jeffries CRN Non Energy Index and allows investors to gain exposure to commodities but to explicitly exclude energy commodities. The index comprises 15 different commodities and concentrates on soft commodities and metals. Foods and semi-luxuries are the most strongly weighted (34.40 percent, as at 31.10.06) – followed by grains (21.30 percent), industrial metals (21.30 percent), livestock (11.50 percent), and precious metals (11.50 percent). The five largest index values are corn, soybeans, live cattle, gold and aluminium.
The Lyxor ETF Turkey (ISIN: FR0010326256) allows investors to invest in the Turkish equity market with the ease and convenience of one product. The new fund tracks the Dow Jones Turkey Titans 20, comprising the 20 largest and most liquid Turkish stocks. The four largest index values are currently the banks Turkiye Garanti Bankasi A.S., Turkyie Is Bankasi A.S. C, Akbank T. A.S. and Finansbank A.S. At present the DJ Turkey Titans 20 is exposed to banks (44.77 percent) – followed by oil and natural gas (12.37 percent) and the sectors financial services (11.55 percent), telecommunications (7.14 percent) and food/beverages (4.95 percent).
A total of 153 index funds are currently listed in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment along with 31 exchange traded commodities (ETCs). Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment accounts for around 50 percent of the total European trading volume in exchange-traded funds. XTF also offers the most listed ETFs of all European stock exchanges, and is Europe’s leading marketplace for ETF trading.
