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NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) today announced that WisdomTree Investments listed 10 new International Sector exchange traded funds on the NYSE. As the first ETFs to offer pure international sector exposure in a fundamentally-weighted dividend index, the WisdomTree sector ETFs focus on specific industry sectors and consist of only international equity securities.
“The NYSE is proud to add these new WisdomTree funds to our growing family of NYSE listed ETFs,” said Catherine R. Kinney, NYSE Group President and co-COO. “Our partnership with WisdomTree expands upon our commitment to building the ETF marketplace. We are proud to continue to add more groundbreaking WisdomTree products to our roster of exchange traded funds.”
WisdomTree International Sector ETFs:
- WisdomTree International Basic Materials Sector Fund DBN
- WisdomTree International Communications Sector Fund DGG
- WisdomTree International Consumer Cyclical Sector Fund DPC
- WisdomTree International Consumer Non-Cyclical Sector Fund DPN
- WisdomTree International Energy Sector Fund DKA
- WisdomTree International Financial Sector Fund DRF
- WisdomTree International Health Care Sector Fund DBR
- WisdomTree International Industrial Sector Fund DDI
- WisdomTree International Technology Sector Fund DBT
- WisdomTree International Utilities Sector Fund DBU
With the addition of these listings, the NYSE Group will have 116 primary ETF listings.
Combined with ETFs trading on an unlisted trading privilege basis (UTP), the NYSE
Group handled 44% of all ETF shares traded in the
About WisdomTree Investments, Inc.
WisdomTree Investments has developed the first family of fundamentally-weighted dividend
indexes and ETFs. The WisdomTree Indexes cover all major market capitalizations,
both domestically and internationally. WisdomTree Investments has attracted a
talented group of industry veterans to its Board of Directors, including Professor Jeremy
Siegel of The Wharton School, and legendary investor Michael Steinhardt.
About WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc.
WisdomTree Asset Management provides institutions with a variety of products,
strategies and ETFs based on WisdomTree’s proprietary index methodology.
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representation regarding any such securities or the advisability of investing in any such
securities. Investors are urged to consult their investment advisors and the
respective prospectuses for such securities.
About NYSE Group, Inc.
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or ArcaEx®, and the Pacific Exchange). NYSE Group is a leading provider of
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world’s largest and most liquid cash equities exchange. The NYSE provides a reliable,
orderly, liquid and efficient marketplace where investors buy and sell listed
companies’ common stock and other securities. On
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