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Japan: 14 Foreign Commodity ETFs to be Listed

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) approved today the listing of 14 foreign commodity ETFs. These foreign ETFs are managed by ETF Securities Limited and their main market is the London Stock Exchange. The 14 ETFs are scheduled to be listed on Friday, March 19, 2010. .

CodeISIN CodeName
1684GB00B15KY989ETFS All Commodities DJ-UBSCI(SM)
1685GB00B15KYB02ETFS Energy DJ-UBSCI(SM)
1686GB00B15KYG56ETFS Industrial Metals DJ-UBSCI(SM)
1687GB00B15KYH63ETFS Agriculture DJ-UBSCI(SM)
1688GB00B15KYL00ETFS Grains DJ-UBSCI(SM)
1689GB00B15KY104ETFS Natural Gas
1690GB00B15KXV33ETFS Crude Oil
1691GB00B15KXW40ETFS Gasoline
1692GB00B15KXN58ETFS Aluminum
1693GB00B15KXQ89ETFS Copper
1694GB00B15KY211ETFS Nickel
1695GB00B15KY765ETFS Wheat
1696GB00B15KXS04ETFS Corn
1697GB00B15KY542ETFS Soybeans

(Note) “DJ-UBSCI” refers to the Dow Jones UBS Commodity Index. The All Commodities DJ-UBSCI reflects the prices of futures contracts on 19 kinds of commodities and is widely used as a benchmark for commodity investment. The components of the DJ-UBSCI are as shown in the table below.

Components of the DJ-UBSCI
Sectors
Main GroupSub GroupCommodities
*All Commodities*Energy*Natural Gas, *Crude Oil, *Unleaded Gasoline, Heating Oil
*Industrial Metals*Aluminum, *Copper, *Nickel, Zinc
*Agriculture*Grains*Wheat,*Corn,*Soybeans
SoftsSugar, Coffee, Cotton
Vegetable OilsSoybean Oil
Precious MetalsGold, Silver
LivestockLive Cattle, Lean Hogs

The underlying indices of the 14 ETFs are marked with an “*”.

With these listings, there will be a total of 86 ETFs listed on the Tokyo market, bringing us closer to the goal of 100 listed ETFs by the end of fiscal year 2010, as laid out in our medium-term management plan. The TSE will continue to broaden the variety of ETFs and enhance market convenience for all investors.

Source: ETFWorld – TSE


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