PowerShares Global Funds Ireland Plc

Borsa Italiana welcomes on the Open-end Index Funds - class 2 segment of the ETFplus market a new ETF issued by PowerShares Global Funds Ireland Plc, the ETF "PowerShares Middle East North Africa NASDAQ OMX F" tracks the performance of its benchmark index:

The NASDAQ OMX Middle East North Africa Index is a float-adjusted market-capitalization weighted index comprised of the largest and most liquid companies domiciled in Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries.

The Index is currently comprised of companies domiciled in Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Index has diverse sector representation with financials having the largest weight followed by telecommunication services, industrials, materials, energy, consumer discretionary and utilities.

PowerShares Middle East North Africa NASDAQ OMX F
Total expense ratio (TER): 0.75% until 30/09/2009, after that date will be equal to 0.95%
ISIN code: IE00B3BPCJ75
Trading code: PSM
Dividends: quarterly in December, March, June and September
Specialist: Susquehanna International Securities Ltd

Please download the relevant public notice: VISUALIZZA PDF