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VanEck has cross-listed nine Think ETFs onto Deutsche Börse’s Xetra platform.
VanEck has cross-listed nine Think ETFs onto Deutsche Börse’s Xetra.
The ETFs, which maintain primary listings on Euronext Amsterdam, offer a mix of equity, fixed income and real estate exposure.
The expansion into Germany follows VanEck’s acquisition of Netherlands-based ThinkCapital at the beginning of the year.
In September, the issuer registered 14 of the acquired ETFs, including the nine being cross-listed on Xetra, for distribution in Germany, Italy, the UK and Sweden.
The listings include five equity funds, providing exposure to European, North American, global, global ESG-screened, and global-dividend-paying stocks. They are linked to Solactive and Morningstar indices.
There are three fixed income funds, linked to IHS Markit iBoxx indices, which track euro-denominated government and corporate bonds.
The one property fund, linked to a Global Property Research index, delivers exposure to real estate securities listed globally.
The listings and their total expense ratios are as follows:
Equities
Think Global Equity UCITS ETF (T6ET GY) TER 0.20%
Think Sustainable World UCITS ETF (TSWE GY) TER 0.30%
Think European Equity UCITS ETF (V3ET GY) TER 0.20%
Think Morningstar North America Equity UCITS ETF (VMUS GY) TER 0.20%
Think Morningstar High Dividend UCITS ETF (VDIV GY) TER 0.38%
Fixed income
Think iBoxx Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (TCBT GY) TER 0.15%
Think iBoxx Government Bond UCITS ETF (TGBT GY) TER 0.15%
Think iBoxx AAA-AA Government Bond UCITS ETF (VIGB GY) TER 0.15%
Real estate equities
Think Global Real Estate UCITS ETF (TRET GY) TER 0.25%
The largest fund in the suite is the Think Global Equity UCITS ETF which has approximately €800 million in assets under management. It tracks the Solactive Global Equity Index, consisting of the top 250 shares from global developed markets, equally weighted, with a cap of 40% on the regions of North America, Europe and Asia.
Other sizable funds in the line-up include the €190m Think Global Real Estate UCITS ETF, the €140m Think Sustainable World UCITS ETF, and the €180m Think iBoxx AAA-AA Government Bond UCITS ETF.