American Stock Exchange Launches New iShares KLD 400 Social Index Fund by Barclays Global Investors
November 17 2006 - 9:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R)
(Amex(R)) announced today that it has launched trading in the
iShares(R) KLD 400 Social Index Fund (Ticker: DSI) by Barclays
Global Investors. This new exchange traded fund (ETF) seeks
investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield
performance, before fees and expenses, of the Domini 400 Social(SM)
Index, which is designed to provide exposure to the common stocks
of companies with positive environmental, social and governance
characteristics. The Index consists of 400 companies included in
the S&P 500(R) Index and the Russell 3000(R) Index. "The
American Stock Exchange is pleased to be partnering with BGI to
bring the iShares KLD 400 Social Index Fund to the marketplace,"
said Cliff Weber, Senior Vice President of the ETF Marketplace.
"This is an innovative and exciting new ETF that will be a welcome
addition to the Amex ETF family." The specialist for the iShares
KLD 400 Social Index Fund is Kellogg Capital Group, LLC. The
American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) offers trading across a full
range of equities, options and exchange traded funds (ETFs),
including structured products and HOLDRS(SM). In addition to its
role as a national equities market, the Amex is the pioneer of the
ETF, responsible for bringing the first domestic product to market
in 1993. Leading the industry in ETF listings, the Amex lists
209ETFs. The Amex is also one of the largest options exchanges in
the U.S., trading options on broad-based and sector indexes as well
as domestic and foreign stocks. For more information, please visit
http://www.amex.com/. DATASOURCE: American Stock Exchange CONTACT:
Mary Chung of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1641, Web site:
http://www.amex.com/
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