iShares Launches Currency Hedged ETFs

BlackRock’s exchange-traded fund platform, iShares, has listed three new currency hedged equity ETFs on the NYSE Euronext.

BlackRock’s exchange-traded fund (ETF) platform, iShares, has listed three new currency hedged equity ETFs on the NYSE Euronext. The new vehicles launched in the Amsterdam market will track global indices offered by MSCI and Standard and Poor’s. The ETFs will allow investors to invest internationally and hedge currency exposure in one trade, without having to monitor and maintain a currency hedge. iShares has also unveiled the iShares MSCI USA, which will be benchmarked against the MSCI USA Index.

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