NEW YORK, April 30, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dow Jones Indexes announced today it was named the "Most Innovative ETF Index Provider" for the Americas region at the 8th Annual Global ETF Awards® on April 26. The event recognized outstanding achievements in 2011 by ETF industry participants.
Dow Jones Indexes licensed 30 indexes in 2011 as the basis of exchange-traded products. Among the highlights:
- Dow Jones U.S. Thematic Market Neutral Indexes, licensed to FFCM LLC, are a family of quantitative-strategy indexes that reflect the performance of market- and sector-neutral long/short strategies.
- Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index, licensed to Charles Schwab, is a dividend-focused index that also considers fundamentals-based factors as indicators of components' fundamental strength.
- Dow Jones Emerging Markets Sector Titans Indexes, licensed to Emerging Global Advisors, measure the stock performance of leading emerging-markets companies in various industry-based sectors.
Dow Jones Indexes also expanded its product line in 2011 with such innovative new offerings as the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index, the Dow Jones FXCM Dollar Index, the Dow Jones Global Commodity Equity 100 Index, the Dow Jones-UBS Roll Select Commodity Index, the Dow Jones BBVA EAGLEs Index, and the Dow Jones Volatility Risk Control Indexes.
"We are very proud to have been recognized at the Annual Global ETF Awards® for our 2011 achievements," said Michael A. Petronella, President, Dow Jones Indexes. "Our recent introductions continue our long history of innovation, and further extend our leadership in categories such as commodity, dividend and strategy-based indexes. This award helps to spotlight our continued role in charting the course in the indexing industry."
The Global ETF Awards®, hosted by Exchangetradedfunds.com, provides an opportunity for industry professionals worldwide to be recognized for their contributions to the growth of the ETF marketplace. Winners are selected by votes cast by ETF industry entities worldwide. Additionally, a series of awards are determined by analysis of statistical data. More information on the awards is available at http://www.globaletfawards.com
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About Dow Jones Indexes
Dow Jones Indexes (www.djindexes.com) is a leading full-service index provider that develops, maintains and licenses indexes for use as benchmarks and as the basis of investment products. Best-known for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Dow Jones Indexes offers more than 130,000 equity indexes as well as fixed-income and alternative indexes, including measures of hedge funds, commodities and real estate. Dow Jones Indexes employs clear, unbiased and systematic methodologies that are fully integrated within index families. Dow Jones Indexes is part of a joint venture company owned 90 percent by CME Group Inc. (www.cmegroup.com) and 10 percent by Dow Jones & Company, Inc. (www.dowjones.com), a News Corporation company (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV; www.newscorp.com). "Dow Jones Indexes" is a service mark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC and has been licensed for use by CME Group Index Services LLC.
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