Four new iShares sector ETFs launched on Xetra 

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ETFs provide access to US companies from the consumer staples, industrials, materials and utilities sectors

Four new equity index ETFs issued by iShares have been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Thursday.

Name: iShares S&P 500 Consumer Staples Sector UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: IE00B40B8R38
Total expense ratio: 0.1 percent
Distribution policy: accumulating
Benchmark: S&P 500 Consumer Staples Capped 35/20 Index

Name: iShares S&P 500 Industrials Sector UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: IE00B4LN9N13
Total expense ratio: 0.1 percent
Distribution policy: accumulating
Benchmark: S&P 500 Industrials Capped 35/20 Index

Name: iShares S&P 500 Materials Sector UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: IE00B4MKCJ84
Total expense ratio: 0.1 percent
Distribution policy: accumulating
Benchmark: S&P 500 Materials Capped 35/20 Index

Name: iShares S&P 500 Utilities Sector UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: IE00B4KBBD01
Total expense ratio: 0.1 percent
Distribution policy: accumulating
Benchmark: S&P 500 Utilities Capped 35/20 Index

The four new iShares ETFs enable investors to invest in companies from the US equity market’s 500 most important securities based on market capitalisation. The four ETFs invest in companies from different sectors as defined by the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). The S&P 500 reference index includes companies with a market cap in excess of USD 5.3 billion and free-float of at least 50 percent. The companies included in the index are weighted according to their market capitalisation.

The iShares S&P 500 Consumer Staples Sector UCITS ETF USD (Acc) ETF tracks the consumer staples sector. It enables investors to participate in the performance of the S&P 500 Consumer Staples 35/20 Index.

The iShares S&P 500 Industrials Sector UCITS ETF USD (Acc) concentrates on equities from companies in the industrials sector. This ETF tracks the S&P 500 Industrials Capped 35/20 Index.

The iShares S&P 500 Materials Sector UCITS ETF USD (Acc) focuses on companies operating in the field of raw materials, consumables and supplies. It tracks the S&P 500 Materials Capped 35/20 Index.

The iShares S&P 500 Utilities Sector UCITS ETF USD (Acc) enables investors to invest in utilities companies and track the performance of the S&P 500 Utilities Capped 35/20 Index.

The product offering in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment currently comprises a total of 1,144 exchange traded funds. This selection, together with an average monthly trading volume of around €15 billion, makes Xetra Europe’s leading trading venue for ETFs.

Xetra® and XTF® are registered trademarks of Deutsche Börse AG.

Source: Deutsche Boerse

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