New product launches

The launches follow on from the roll-out three years ago of ETFs tracking yen-hedged versions of the two European flagship benchmarks, and come amid rising interest in European equities.

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies, and Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd., Japan’s largest ETF issuer, today announced their expanding collaboration with Nomura’s launch of two ETFs respectively tracking STOXX’s flagship EURO STOXX 50® and DAX® benchmark indices in euros. The ETFs will list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on December 17th.

The underlying STOXX Global Quantum Computing index selects companies through a unique systematic process of scanning candidates’ patents, annual reports and corporate websites.

STOXX Ltd. today announced its expanding collaboration with BlackRock, with BlackRock’s launch of the iShares Quantum Computing UCITS ETF, which tracks the STOXX Global Quantum Computing index.

The new ETF is a first for the issuer and the only one in the market offering an equal-weight approach to the flagship Eurozone benchmark. Investors have this year been turning increasingly to equal-weight strategies to avoid single-stock concentration risks and rising valuations.

STOXX Ltd. today announced its expanding collaboration with Invesco, with Invesco’s launch of the Invesco EURO STOXX 50 Equal Weight UCITS ETF, its first ETF in Europe tracking the EURO STOXX 50 Equal Weight index that provides equivalent Blue-chip representation of supersector leaders in the Eurozone.

The new ETF reflects a hypothetical portfolio invested in the German benchmark that simultaneously sells a DAX at-the-money call option, generating additional income at the cost of capping stock gains.

STOXX Ltd. and Global X ETFs Europe today announce their expanding collaboration with the launch of the Global X DAX Covered Call UCITS ETF, the first ETF tracking an at-the-money covered call strategy on the DAX benchmark.

In a recent webinar, Lukas Ahnert, Senior Product Specialist at Xtrackers by DWS, and Arun Singhal, Head of Product Management and Client Success at STOXX, discussed the drivers behind Europe’s stock rally and the latest investment strategies designed in collaboration by both firms.

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies, today announced its expanding collaboration with DWS, with DWS’ launch of its Xtrackers Europe Defence Technologies UCITS ETF tracking the STOXX® Europe Total Market Defence Space and Cybersecurity Innovation index, as the continent undertakes a historic upgrade of its military capabilities.

The underlying index combines revenues- and patent-based stock selection methodologies, capturing companies across the spectrum and life cycle of the targeted themes.

The asset manager has updated the objective of an existing ETF to track an index focused on European companies with significant share in their respective market segments, competitive business advantage and superior profitability.