DWS Group today announced the listing of the newly launched Xtrackers Euro Stoxx UCITS ETF, reflecting growing Investor demand for diversified exposure. Zenkyoren (the National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives), one of Japan's largest cooperative insurance organizations and a leading institutional Investor , plans to use the ETF as one of its investment vehicles for European equity investments. The ETF is an Irish-domiciled UCITS ETF that seeks to track the Euro STOXX Index and aims to provide efficient access to Eurozone equities.

The launch marks the first time DWS has introduced a European ETF in response to the specific investment requirements of a Japanese institutional Investor . The transaction therefore marks an important step for Zenkyoren’s European equity exposure.

Takuya Omatsu, Head of the Securities Investment Department at Zenkyoren, commented: “We are delighted to see DWS Group list the Xtrackers Euro Stoxx UCITS ETF. We believe this ETF has the potential to become a core investment vehicle for European equities and to be widely utilized by a broad range of investors. For Zenkyoren, it is also expected to serve as a valuable investment tool, expanding our investment toolkit. We believe that this ETF will contribute to the further development of both the European ETF market and the European equity market.”

DWS provides solutions tailored to clients’ investment objectives by leveraging its global investment expertise and Europe-rooted capabilities across active, passive and alternative asset management. The launch of this ETF demonstrates DWS ’s ability to develop products that address the specific needs of individual institutional investors, as well as its role as a “Gateway to Europe.”