New ETFs from iShares on Xetra: access to the broad US equity market with currency hedging and Indian government bonds
New ETFs from iShares on Xetra: access to the broad US equity market with currency hedging and Indian government bonds
Since Monday, two new exchange-traded funds from iShares have been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt.
With the iShares S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETF EUR Hedged (Acc) investors participate in the performance of the S&P 500 Index, which includes the 500 largest publicly traded U.S. companies. The S&P 500 Index represents the most important industries and is considered an indicator of the performance of the entire U.S. stock market. It is an accumulating, swap-based share class with currency hedging against the euro.
The iShares India INR Govt Bond UCITS ETF USD (Acc) allows investors to invest in Indian government bonds. The bonds are denominated in Indian rupees (INR) and will be issued under the Fully Accessible Route (FAR) program. The fixed-rate bonds must have a remaining maturity of more than one year and an issue volume of at least INR 10 billion. The FAR scheme allows non-residents to invest in certain government bonds issued by the Government of India without any investment caps.
Name | Asset class | ISIN | Ongoing charges | Distribution policy | Reference index |
iShares S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETF EUR Hedged (Acc) | Equity ETF | 0.08 per cent | accumulating | S&P 500 Net Dividends Reinvested Index | |
iShares India INR Govt Bond UCITS ETF USD (Acc) | Fixed Income ETF | 0.35 per cent | accumulating | Bloomberg Indian Government FAR Bond Index |
The product offering in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment currently comprises a total of 2,235 ETFs. With this selection and an average monthly trading volume of around €15 billion, Xetra is the leading trading venue for ETFs in Europe.