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Two New db x-Trackers Equity Index ETFs Launched On Xetra - ETFs Provide Access To S&P 500 Equal Weight And MSCI World Index

Date 14/08/2014

Two new db x-trackers from the ETF section of Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management have been tradable in the XTF segment on Xetra since Thursday.  
ETF name: db x-trackers S&P 500 Equal Weight UCITS ETF (DR)
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: IE00BLNMYC90
Total expense ratio: 0.25 percent
Distribution policy: non-distributing
Benchmark: S&P 500 Equal Weight Index
ETF Name: db x-trackers MSCI World Index UCITS ETF (DR)
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: IE00BJ0KDQ92
Total expense ratio: 0.19 percent
Distribution policy: non-distributing
Benchmark: MSCI Total Return Net World Index
The db x-trackers S&P 500 Equal Weight UCITS ETF (DR) tracks the performance of the 500 largest and best-performing companies from the US equity market. After-tax earnings from dividends and other distributions of companies are reinvested. All equities contained in the reference index have a fixed weighting of 0.2 percent. 
The db x-trackers MSCI World Index UCITS ETF (DR) enables investors to participate in the performance of large and mid-cap companies from different industrialised countries around the world. After-tax earnings from dividends and other distributions of companies are reinvested. The reference index currently contains companies from the following 23 industrialised nations: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK and the USA. The index is calculated in US dollars, but index components are listed in different currencies. 
The product offering in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment currently comprises a total of 1,040 exchange-listed index funds, making it the largest offering of all European stock exchanges. This selection, together with an average monthly trading volume of €10 billion, makes Xetra Europe’s leading trading venue for ETFs.