Xtrackers MSCI USA Communication Services

ETF description

This ETF aims to follow the performance of a group of large and medium‑sized companies in the United States that operate within the communication services sector. This sector includes businesses involved in areas such as telecommunications, media, entertainment, and interactive services. The companies in this ETF may provide internet content, mobile phone services, television broadcasting, and online advertising platforms. By tracking a specific index, the ETF seeks to offer exposure to firms that play a central role in how people connect and consume information and media.

This ETF may be of interest to investors who want focused access to a single area of the U.S. stock market, especially those who believe that communication and digital services are likely to remain important in the future.

Issuer details

Xtrackers is a large and established provider of high quality ETFs and exchange traded commodities (ETCs). It is the ETF and ETC segment of the German asset manager DWS.

Xtrackers ETFs are listed on eleven stock exchanges globally and have over £169.53bn (as at June 2024) in assets under management, making Xtrackers one of the largest providers of ETFs and ETCs by AUM.

Index details

The MSCI USA Communication Services 20 – 35 Custom Index aims to reflect the performance of large and mid cap US companies which are part of the Communication Services sector as classified by the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).