Products January 23, 2009

Two New iShares ETFs Launch

January 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) sponsored by Barclays Global Investors have been listed on the NASDAQ.
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Effective today NASDAQ listed the following ETFs:

  • iShares S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Fund (tickerl:IGOV), which, according to the announcement, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Index Ex-US Index.
  • iShares S&P/Citigroup 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond Fund (ticker:ISHG) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and       expenses, of the S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Index Ex-US 1-3 Year Index.

According to a press release, these are the first two iShares ETFs to list on NASDAQ in 2009, compared to eight iShares ETF listings in 2008 and 5 listings in 2007.

More information about the iShares S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Fund ETF and the iShares S&P/Citigroup 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond Fund ETF is online at http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/IGOV.htm?qt=IGOV and http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/ISHG.htm?qt=ISHG .

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