13 New Xmtch ETFs Launched on Xetra

10. March 2010

Deutsche Börse: Since Wednesday, 13 new Xmtch equity index funds from Credit Suisse’s ETF offering have been tradable on Xetra. Of the 13 new products, seven are tradable in euros, four in US dollars, and two ETFs in pounds sterling.

Two of the new Xmtch ETFs on the EURO STOXX 50 and MSCI EMU indices enable investors to participate in the performance of euro area companies. The EURO STOXX 50 index is comprised of the 50 largest companies from 12 euro area countries. The MSCI EMU index currently includes 299 companies from 11 countries in the European Economic and Monetary Union. Furthermore, the Xmtch on MSCI Europe allows investors to track the performance of European companies in 16 industrialized nations.

Three additional Xmtch ETFs measure the performance of US companies. Via the Xmtch on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, investors participate in equity performance of the 30 largest US companies. The Xmtch on MSCI USA provides an opportunity to track equity performance of at present more than 600 large to mid-cap US companies selected on the basis of their free-float market capitalization. With the Xmatch on Nasdaq 100, participants can invest in the performance of the 100 largest US and international companies by market capitalization in the computer hardware and software, telecommunication, retail/wholesale and biotechnology sectors.

The two ETFs Xmtch on Nikkei 225 and Xmtch on MSCI Japan are a means for investors to measure Japanese companies’ performance. Xtmch on MSCI Pacific ex Japan enables continued investment opportunity in the performance of companies located in the Pacific region excluding Japan.

The two ETFs Xmtch on FTSE 100 and Xmtch on MSCI UK give investors the option of tracking share performance of companies located in the UK.

The last two Xmtch ETFs enable investment in the performance of the MSCI Canada Index and the FTSE/MIB Index. Xmtch on MSCI Canada is a widely diversified index of companies located in Canada. Xmtch on FTSE / MIB comprises the 40 companies with the highest liquidity and market capitalization that are listed on Borsa Italiana.

The product offering in Xetra’s XTF segment currently comprises 589 exchange-traded index funds, making it the largest offering of all European stock exchanges. With this offering and an average monthly trading volume of around €11 billion, Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment is the leading trading venue for ETFs in Europe.

The table (see download below) contains the 13 equity ETFs admitted to trading in the XTF segment on 10 March along with their ISIN, trading currency and management fee.

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