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Deutsche Börse has further expanded its XTF segment for international exchange-traded index funds (ETFs) on the electronic trading platform Xetra. With effect from Tuesday 5 September, five more ETFs issued by Barclays Global Investors (BGI) are tradable in XTF. The new index funds provide investors with the opportunity to diversify their securities accounts in geographical terms and to invest in international government bonds at low cost.
The iShares MSCI Europe ex-UK (ISIN: DE000A0J2094) offers investors exposure to around 400 non-UK stocks across Europe. The iShares DJ Asia/Pacific Select Dividend (ISIN: DE000A0J2086) is based on the DJ Asia Pacific Select Dividend index, which tracks the top 30 stocks from Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore. The iShares MSCI North America (ISIN: DE000A0J2060) is based on the MSCI North America index, which is free-float adjusted and weighted according to market capitalization, and currently includes around 665 US and Canadian companies. The iShares € Government Bond 1-3 (ISIN: DE000A0J21A7) offers investors exposure to European bond funds with maturities of between 1.25 and 3 years, while the iShares $ Treasury Bond 1-3 (ISIN: DE000A0J2078) facilitates investment in US government bonds with maturities of between 1.25 and 3.5 years.
A total of 146 index funds are currently listed in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment, 69 of which were included in the segment since the beginning of 2006. Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment accounts for around 50% of the total European trading volume in exchange-traded funds. XTF also offers the most listed ETFs of all European stock exchanges, and is thus Europe’s leading marketplace for ETF trading.
