DWS Xtrackers lists five new ETFs to the LSE

DWS Xtrackers has listed five new Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) to the LSE (London Stock Exchange)

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By ETFWorld.co.uk

Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETF

The fund is passively managed. The aim is for your investment to reflect the performance of the S&P 500 Index which is designed to reflect the performance of shares of 500 companies representing all major US industries. The index contains shares of large companies traded on certain eligible US exchanges. A company’s weighting in the index depends on its relative size based on the combined value of a company’s readily available shares as compared to other companies on the stock markets. The index is calculated on a total return net basis which means that all dividends and distributions by the companies are reinvested in the shares after tax. To achieve the aim, the fund will invest in transferable securities and enter into financial contracts (derivatives) with one or more counterparties relating to the transferable securities and the index, in order to obtain the return on the index. The currency of the fund is USD. The fund distributes up to four times per annum.

Xtrackers S&P 500 UCITS ETF

The fund is passively managed. The aim is for your investment to reflect the performance of the S&P 500 Index which is designed to reflect the performance of shares of 500 companies representing all major US industries. The index is calculated in U.S. Dollars. The index contains shares of large companies traded on certain eligible US exchanges. A company’s weighting in the index depends on its relative size based on the combined value of a company’s readily available shares as compared to other companies on the stock markets. The index is calculated on a total return net basis. This means that any dividends and distributions made by the companies in the index are reinvested in the shares after tax. To achieve the aim, the fund will attempt to replicate the index, before fees and expenses, by buying all or a substantial number of the securities in the index. The fund may employ techniques and instruments in order to manage risk, reduce costs and improve results. These techniques and instruments may include the use of financial contracts (derivatives). The fund may also engage in secured lending of its investments to certain eligible third parties to generate additional income to offset the costs of the fund. The currency of the fund is USD. Returns and gains are not distributed but are reinvested in the fund.

Xtrackers MSCI AC World ESG Screened UCITS ETF

Share class: 5C – USD Hedged, ISIN: IE000WGF1X01, Security code: DBX0R8, Currency: USD

The fund is passively managed. The aim is for your investment to track the performance of the MSCI ACWI Select ESG Screened Index, while seeking to minimise foreign currency fluctuations at share class level. The index is based on the MSCI AC World Index (Parent Index), which is designed to reflect the performance of the shares of large and medium capitalization companies in global developed and emerging market countries. In order to be eligible for inclusion in the index, companies must be eligible for inclusion in the Parent Index and must meet certain ESG screening criteria. The index excludes companies from the Parent Index, which: (i) are unrated by MSCI ESG Research; (ii) are assigned an MSCI ESG Rating of CCC; (iii) have any involvement in controversial weapons (iv) classified by MSCI in their Business Involvement Screening Research as breaching certain revenue thresholds in controversial activities, including, but not limited to, tobacco, conventional weapons, nuclear weapons, civilian firearms, thermal coal and oil sands extraction; and/or (v) fail to comply with the United Nations Global Compact principles. The remaining securities are then weighted by their free-float adjusted market capitalisation and are also subject to certain regional, country and sector weight adjustments. The index is administered by MSCI Limited. The index is calculated on a total return net basis, which means that all dividends and distributions by the companies are reinvested in the shares after tax. The index is reviewed and rebalanced on a quarterly basis. The index is calculated in Euro on a daily basis. To achieve the aim, the fund will i) attempt to replicate the index, before fees and expenses, by buying all or a substantial number of the securities in the index and ii) enter into financial contracts (derivatives) which attempt to reduce the effect of exchange rate fluctuations between the currency of the fund’s assets and the currency of your shares. The fund may employ techniques and instruments in order to manage risk, reduce costs and improve results. These techniques and instruments may include the use of derivatives. The fund may also engage in secured lending of its investments to certain eligible third parties subject to certain ESG criteria to generate additional income to offset the costs of the fund. The currency of the fund is EUR. Returns and gains are not distributed but are reinvested in the fund. You may request the redemption of shares generally on a daily basis.

Source: ETFWorld.co.uk