Russia: State Street joins ETF party

Strong momentum behind Russian stocks; Increased interest in Bric economy plays

“US retail investors have bought individual stocks as a way of getting exposure to Russia, but the advent of a reputable ETF may gradually change this”

James Fenkner, Red Star Asset Management

James Fenkner, Red Star Asset Management

 

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the world’s second-biggest exchange-traded fund provider, has launched an ETF targeting the buoyant Russian equity markets. The new SPDR S&P Russia ETF will go head to head with the $1.5 billion Market Vectors Russia ETF managed by Van Eck Global, which has proved to be one of the world’s best-performing and most popular ETFs over the past year, soaring by 167% in the year to the start of March.

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