US-based asset manager First Trust has broadened its presence in Switzerland with the listing of 11 funds on the Six Swiss Exchange yesterday.
The additions increase the total number of First Trust funds available to Swiss investors to 27.
The 11 funds are the First Trust Bloomberg Artificial Intelligence Ucits ETF, First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance Ucits ETF, First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Global Water Ucits ETF, First Trust Dow Jones Internet Ucits ETF, First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process Ucits ETF, First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers Ucits ETF, First Trust Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income Ucits ETF, and the First Trust Vest U.S. Equity Buffer Ucits ETFs with outcome periods beginning in January, April, July and October.
First Trust also lists funds on other European trading venues, including the London Stock Exchange, Deutsche Börse Xetra and Borsa Italiana.
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“We are thrilled to expand our already established footprint on the Six Swiss Exchange, one of Europe’s leading financial marketplaces,” said Rupert Haddon, MD at First Trust Global Portfolios. “This batch of new listings ultimately gives Swiss investors greater access to innovative investment opportunities across a range of strategies, from thematic investing to target outcome approaches.”