Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management Celebrates Three-Year Anniversary of Hedged Equity ETFs

Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management (Deutsche AWM) is pleased to announce the three-year anniversary of the launch of Deutsche X-trackers’ first set of 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 U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. The following four ETFs just passed the three-year milestone:

"Three years following their launch, our hedged equity ETFs enjoy a healthy track record and high levels of demand. At Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management, we remain committed to providing investors with relevant and innovative solutions,” said Fiona Bassett, Head of Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management’s Passive Business in the Americas.

Since the initial launch, Deutsche AWM has continued to capitalize on the expertise available at Deutsche Bank to build a comprehensive platform of hedged equity ETFs. The 11 ETFs included in Deutsche AWM’s suite offer investors building blocks to potentially neutralize the currency exposure in numerous areas around the globe, driven by the perspective of the bank and its index provider, MSCI.

“We have seen a steady rise in the importance and allocation size of international equities for U.S. investors. International equities now comprise over 50% of the world’s equity market capitalization and roughly 2/3 of the worlds’ GDP growth¹,” said Dodd Kittsley, Head of Exchange Traded Product (ETP) Strategy in the Americas. “Investors need the ability to make international investment decisions without having to factor in currency fluctuation against the U.S. dollar, and our robust set of hedged equity ETFs provides the large and varied global exposure. For this reason, we offer a currency-hedged platform that includes countries and regions where the management of currency risk can potentially strengthen a global equity portfolio.”

Deutsche AWM’s U.S. exchange-traded products (“ETP”) platform has approximately $11 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2013. The firm’s global ETP platform, launched in 2006, has grown to become the world’s fifth largest, with approximately $63 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2013.

For more information about the ETPs available in the U.S., visit: etfus.deutscheawm.com.

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