New product launches

The STOXX Global Space Satellites and Drones index targets a transformative and far-reaching theme, and underlies a new ETF from BlackRock’s iShares. The sector is expected to be impacted by the listing of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), reportedly the largest IPO in history.

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies, today announced the expansion of its collaboration with BlackRock following the launch of the iShares Space Technologies UCITS ETF (STAR), which tracks the STOXX® Global Space Satellites and Drones index. The launch comes amid growing demand for global connectivity, navigation, Earth observation, and AI-powered analytics. According to McKinsey , space technologies are becoming essential infrastructure for industries ranging from transportation and agriculture to climate monitoring and digital services.

In this Q&A, the academic and practitioner discusses how the recently launched iSTOXX Ang Research Enhanced indices dynamically rotate between underlying factors to tilt toward signals that appear more attractive at any given time, and how other rules ensure efficient, benchmark-aware access to sources of return.

The EURO STOXX 50® continues to underpin an expanding range of trading and income strategies, with exchange-traded products offering leveraged, inverse and options-based exposure to the flagship Eurozone benchmark.

Equity Total Return Futures (ETRFs) on 73 US stocks including NVIDIA and Apple were listed on February 23, expanding a successful offering in these types of exchange-traded derivatives. TRFs have seen strong demand from market participants as a way to efficiently gain exposure to price-plus-dividend returns of shares and indices.

The Xtrackers Europe Market Leaders ETF and Xtrackers Europe Defense Technologies ETF track STOXX indices that have performed very strongly in recent months, and grow DWS’ lineup of European equities strategies for American investors.

STOXX Ltd. today announced its expanding collaboration with DWS, with DWS’ launch of its Xtrackers Europe Defense Technologies ETF tracking the STOXX Europe Total Market Defence Space and Cybersecurity Innovation 50-25 index.

The Deka STOXX Future Water ESG UCITS ETF was launched today and tracks the STOXX Future Water ESG index. The strategy allows investors to participate in opportunities linked to this scarce natural resource and the forward-looking investment theme it underpins.

STOXX Ltd. today announced the expansion of its collaboration with Deka Investment GmbH (“Deka”), with the launch of an ETF targeting companies leading in water management and innovation.

The 25-year-old iShares STOXX Europe 50 UCITS ETF (DE) will be renamed to reflect its new index, which offers exposure to a smaller number of mega-caps in the broad European region.

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.