State Street Global Advisors is New ETF Issuer on Xetra

Release date: Nov 08, 2010

New SPDR ETFs on Xetra cover MSCI Europe Index sectors/ XTF segment comprises over 750 exchange traded index funds

ETFs issued by State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) have been tradable on Xetra for the first time since Monday. The 12 new SPDR ETFs bring the offering in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment up to 751 exchange-listed index funds.

“Deutsche Börse continues to expand its offering on Europe’s largest ETF trading platform. Through Xetra, institutional and private investors from Germany and the rest of Europe can now diversify their portfolios with products from State Street Global Advisors, one of the largest ETF providers worldwide,” said Rainer Riess, Managing Director of Xetra Market Development at Deutsche Börse.

Ten of the twelve new SPDR ETFs on Xetra comprise the following super sectors of the MSCI Europe Index: Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Energy, Financials, Health Care, Industrials, Information Technology, Materials, Telecommunication Services and Utilities. Investors can also invest in the MSCI Europe Index, which tracks the performance of the equities markets in the following 16 industrialized nations: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. The SPDR ETF on the MSCI Europe Small Cap Index comprises small and mid-cap companies based in Europe.  

The new products, their ISIN and management fees are listed in the document attached to this message.

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State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) is a global leader in asset management. SSgA is relied on by sophisticated investors worldwide for their disciplined investment process, powerful global investment platform and access to every major asset class, capitalization range and style. SSgA is the asset management business of State Street (NYSE:STT), one of the world’s leading providers of financial services to institutional investors.

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