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Oct 27, 2023

Deutsche Börse

Two new fixed income ETFs from iShares on Xetra: access to the bond market for corporate bonds with currency hedging against the euro

Since Friday, two new exchange-traded funds from iShares have been tradable on Xetra and via the trading venue Börse Frankfurt.

The iShares GBP Corp Bond 0-5yr UCITS ETF EUR Hedged invests in a portfolio of investment grade sterling-denominated corporate bonds. It takes into account bonds with a remaining maturity of between 0 and 5 years and a minimum amount of £100 million issued by industrial, utilities or financial companies worldwide.

The iShares USD Short Duration Corp Bond UCITS ETF EUR Hedged offers investors access to corporate bonds with a maturity between 0 and 5 years, which are issued in US dollars and have an investment grade rating. The sectors represented here also include industrial, utilities and financial companies. Both ETFs aim to minimise exchange rate risk against the euro.

Name

Asset class

ISIN

Ongoing charges

Distribution policy

Reference index

iShares GBP Corp Bond 0-5yr UCITS ETF EUR Hedged

Fixed Income

IE000WJWZK35

0.25 per cent

accumulating

Markit iBoxx GBP Corporates 0-5 Index

iShares USD Short Duration Corp Bond UCITS ETF EUR Hedged

Fixed Income

IE000AWT6D61

0.25 per cent

accumulating

Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade 0-5 Index

The product offering in Deutsche Börse's XTF segment currently comprises a total of 2,106 ETFs. With this selection and an average monthly trading volume of around €16 billion, Xetra is the leading trading venue for ETFs in Europe.


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