Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management (Deutsche AWM) today announced that the Deutsche X-trackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (DBEF) increased its creation unit from 50,000 to 200,000 shares as of today’s trade date. DBEF will now only issue or redeem shares that have been aggregated into blocks of 200,000 shares or multiples thereof to authorized participants who have entered into agreements with its distributor.
Launched in 2011, DBEF was among Deutsche AWM’s first currency-hedged equity ETFs, designed to provide exposure to one or more key international equity markets while seeking protection against fluctuations in the value of the US dollar and foreign currencies. DBEF has grown from USD 1.7BN at the end of 2014 to USD 11.7BN today. It is also the 2nd largest asset gathering ETF in the industry year-to-date.1
“Due to increased demand for DBEF exposure, and to help make the ETF even more efficient, we have increased the size of creation and redemption units of DBEF,” said Fiona Bassett, Head of Passive in the Americas for Deutsche AWM. “The increased creation and redemption unit speaks to the quality of our product and the overall trend towards currency-hedged international exposure in the marketplace.”
Deutsche X-trackers US ETF business has experienced breakthrough years in 2014 and 2015. With assets totaling USD 17.35 billion as of April 29, 2015, an increase of approximately 390% since year end 2014, Deutsche X-trackers continues to be among the fastest growing ETF franchises in the US.2 The firm’s global exchange traded products platform has grown to become the world’s fifth largest, with approximately $56.8 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2014.3
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1 Source: ETF.com
2 Source: ETF.com
3 Source: Deutsche AWM
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