The German bank said it has set a new precedent by rolling out the first Europe-listed ETF that gives exposure to the Chinese sovereign bond market.

Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management has launched what it says is the first exchange-traded fund on the European market to provide investors with exposure to China’s domestic sovereign bond market.

The fund goes by the tongue-twisting name of the db x-trackers II Harvest CSI China Sovereign Bond UCITS ETF (DR). This ETF mimics the performance of an index of 35 onshore renminbi-denominated bonds issued by the Chinese government. 

The yield-to-maturity for the underlying index is 3.38 per cent, with about five-year duration; the ETF listed yesterday on Frankfurt’s Deutsche Börse, with a London Stock Exchange listing to follow on 20 July. It has an annual all-in fee of 0.55 per cent. The investment manager of the ETF is Harvest Global.