Products June 25, 2008

Barclays ETFs Offer Exposure to Alternative Energy and China

Barclays Global Investors has unveiled four new iShares ETFs to offer exposure to alternative energy and broad exposure to China.
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According to a release, the exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and corresponding expense ratios are:

  • iShares S&P Global Clean Energy Index Fund (ticker: ICLN), 0.48%;
  • iShares S&P Global Nuclear Energy Index Fund (ticker: NUCL), 0.48%;
  • iShares S&P Global Timber & Forestry Index Fund (ticker: WOOD), 0.48%;
  • iShares FTSE China (HK Listed) Index Fund (ticker: FCHI), 0.74%.

The iShares FTSE China (HK Listed) Index Fund currently holds approximately 90 large- and mid-cap companies (H shares or Red Chip), Barclays said.

More information about the funds is available at www.ishares.com.

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