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Xetra/Börse Frankfurt: New UBS Equity Index ETF Launched On Xetra ETF Provides First-Time Access To Japanese Companies Focussed On Sustainability

Date 27/08/2015

A new equity index ETF issued by UBS ETF Sicav has been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Thursday.

ETF name: UBS ETF – MSCI Japan Socially Responsible UCITS ETF Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: LU1230561679
Total expense ratio: 0.4 percent
Distribution policy: distributing
Benchmark: MSCI Japan Socially Responsible Index

The UBS ETF – MSCI Japan Socially Responsible UCITS ETF enables investors to participate for the first time in the performance of Japanese companies from the MSCI Japan Socially Responsible Index. The index includes only those companies that exhibit particularly high ETS ratings in the environmental, social and governance categories. It excludes companies whose products have negative social or environmental impacts.

The product offering in Deutsche Börse's XTF segment currently comprises a total of 1,087 exchange traded funds. This selection, together with an average monthly trading volume of over €16 billion, makes Xetra Europe’s leading trading venue for ETFs.