WisdomTree India Earnings ETF Lists On NYSE Arca - Industry’s First ETF Designed To Track Index Of 150 Local Indian Securities

NYSE Euronext (NYSE Euronext: NYX) today announced that the WisdomTree India Earnings Fund listed under the ticker symbol EPI began trading on NYSE Arca.  EPI is designed to track the performance of approximately 150 Indian companies included in the WisdomTree India Earnings Index on the annual index screening date.   As the first ETF to offer pure exposure to local Indian securities, the WisdomTree India Earnings Fund grants investors access to a growing marketplace.

"We are very excited to add another innovative WisdomTree ETF to NYSE Arca, the first India ETF, EPI, to track local Indian securities, many of which are also listing on NYSE Euronext" said Senior Vice President, Exchange Traded Funds and Indexes, Lisa Dallmer. "Today's listing is consistent with our view on the growing importance of Indian companies and the capital formation process in India demonstrated by our investments in Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) and India’s National Stock Exchange (NSE) to advance our competitive position in India and throughout the region"

Including today’s listing, NYSE Arca markets have 245 primary ETF and 27 ETNs listings and trade all other eligible ETFs on a UTP basis.In 2007, NYSE Arca added 122 new ETFs and ETNs to its roster of primary listings, including a record 101 IPOs.  For the full-year 2007, NYSE Arca was the primary listing exchange of choice with a total of 261 ETFs and ETNs listed and $340 billion assets under management.