Northern Trust is providing more choices for investors who want international exposure in their exchange traded fund (ETF) portfolios with the launch of three more funds.

The new funds, which cover Italy, South Africa and Singapore, are:

• S&P/MIB Index Fund (ITL): tracks the price and yield of publicly traded companies in the Italian equity markets. Stocks are traded on the Borsa Italiana and are free-float adjusted, with a market-cap weighted index.
• NETS FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index Fund (JNB): tracks the price and yield of publicly traded companies on the South African stock exchange. Focuses on the top 40 companies on the Johannesburg stock exchange.
• NETS FTSE Singapore Straits Times Index Fund (SGT): consists of 50 of the most liquid stocks, based on average daily trading volume, traded on the Singapore stock exchange.

Northern Trust began rolling out its line of international ETFs last month, and there are more yet to come, including an Ireland ETF.

Tags: Asia, Europe, EWI, Ireland, Italy, Singapore, South Africa