iShares, the Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) arm of Barclays Global Investors, has listed seven new ETFs on the Amsterdam market of NYSE Euronext. Reportedly, the trading has commenced in five accumulating versions of iShares equity-based ETFs, that reinvest dividend income and two government bond ETFs.
The newly listed accumulating funds are: iShares MSCI Emerging Markets, iShares S&P 500, iShares MSCI World, iShares MSCI Europe, iShares MSCI Japan IE00B4L5YX21, and Trading Symbol IJPA. The new fixed income products are: iShares Barclays Euro Government Bond 10 – 15, and iShares Barclays Euro Government Bond 5 – 7.
Scott Ebner, senior vice president, European exchange traded products at NYSE Euronext, said: “We are very happy to include these new iShares to our ETF segment. The fast growth of the segment clearly indicates the popularity of ETFs amongst European issuers and investors. So far this year, already 97 ETFs have been listed on NYSE Euronext European markets.”
