Turkish Bond ETF Launched In London, Frankfurt

Tom Burroughes

9 June 2016

Singapore-based has listed in Germany and UK what it called “the world’s first dedicated Turkish sovereign laddered bond exchange traded fund”, which tracks an index of Turkish government debt across a variety of maturities.

The full name of the ETF is the LAM Alternatif ZyFin Turkey Sovereign Bond UCITS ETF. It is listed on the Deutsche Börse and London Stock Exchange.

Explaining the rationale for the launch, ZyFin said Turkey has the sixth-largest local currency bond market in the emerging economies of the world.

The index tracked by the ETF is made up of six Turkish government bonds, chosen from bonds that have more than TRY100 million ($34.6 million) in outstanding debt. The bonds are divided into three baskets, with each basket containing two bonds and having a residual maturity closest to a target maturity of two, five and 10 years respectively.

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