With European economies still facing down the uncertainty from potential sovereign debt problems, Eurozone investors have funneled more money into exchange traded funds that follow U.S. markets.
Notably, BlackRock‘s iShares ETF division recently announced that its Europe-listed iShares S&P 500 ETF has garnered over $10 billion in assets under management, which coincides with its 10th year of operation, according to ETF Strategy.
Back States-side, the U.S.-listed S&P 500 Index Fund (NYSEArca: IVV) is at $29.4 billion in assets.
”As investors watch US events closely, those with a tactical interest in US equities will be searching for the best product to meet their needs,” David Gardner, Head of iShares EMEA Sales, said in the ETF Strategy article. “As the largest European ETF with exposure to the US equity market, the iShares S&P 500 fund may be of benefit to some investors.”
Gardner noted that the fund provides an efficient way for European investors to gain exposure to the U.S. market.
“The fund has a high secondary market liquidity which translates into narrow spreads and low trading costs, which in turn help to reduce the total cost of ownership of the fund,” Gardner added. “Another attractive feature is the tight tracking of the fund; on an annualized basis, the iShares S&P 500 has less than one basis point tracking difference after costs.”
The Europe-listed iShares S&P 500 is the continent’s third largest ETF and most traded European ETF that provides exposure to the U.S. equities market. The ETF is listed on the London Stock Exchange, Deutsche Borse, Borsa Italiana, Euronext and the SIX Swiss Exchange. [Global ETFs Gather Record Q1 Inflows]
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Max Chen contributed to this article.