OREANDA-NEWS. Four new exchange-listed index funds issued by WisdomTree have been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Thursday. The stock corporations in the reference indices are weighted according to dividend amount, with those paying a higher dividend weighted heavier.

The new WisdomTree Germany Equity UCITS ETF enables investors to participate in the performance of German stock corporations that generate at least 20 percent of their earnings outside Germany.

Name: WisdomTree Germany Equity UCITS ETF- EUR Acc
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: DE000A142K45
Total expense ratio: 0.32 percent
Distribution policy: accumulating
Benchmark: WisdomTree Germany Equity Index

The WisdomTree Europe Equity UCITS ETF tracks the performance of European stock corporations with market capitalisation of at least €1 billion and that generate at least 50 percent of their income outside Europe. The weighting of each company in the reference index is limited to 5 percent. Individual sectors and countries are weighted at a maximum of 25 percent each.

Name: WisdomTree Europe Equity UCITS ETF- EUR Acc
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: DE000A142K52
Total expense ratio: 0.32 percent
Distribution policy: accumulating
Benchmark: WisdomTree Europe Equity Index

The two other WisdomTree ETFs enable investors to participate in Japanese stock corporations that generate at least 20 percent of their income outside Japan. The weighting of companies in the reference index is limited to 5 percent each, and of individual sectors to 25 percent. Investors also have a currency-hedged unit asset class to hedge against fluctuations in the yen against the euro.

Name: WisdomTree Japan Equity UCITS ETF- JPY Acc
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: DE000A142K78
Total expense ratio: 0.40 percent
Distribution policy: accumulating
Benchmark: WisdomTree Japan Equity Index

Name: WisdomTree Japan Equity UCITS ETF- EUR Hedged Acc
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: DE000A142K60
Total expense ratio: 0.45 percent
Distribution policy: accumulating
Benchmark: WisdomTree Japan EUR hedged Equity Index

The product offering in Deutsche Börse's XTF segment currently comprises a total of 1,100 exchange traded funds. This selection, together with an average monthly trading volume of around €16 billion, makes Xetra Europe’s leading trading venue for ETFs.

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