London and New York, NY - Markit, a leading, global financial information services company, today announced the forthcoming launch of Markit ETF Services, the first comprehensive data set tracking exchange traded funds (ETF) worldwide.  The new service aims to improve transparency in the fast growing ETF market.

Markit ETF Services will provide investors with a comprehensive view of the global ETF market for the first time, aggregating a wealth of crucial information including details of ETF providers, daily portfolio composition, net asset value, assets under management and dividend forecasts.  The services will normalise terminology to allow ETF investors to make meaningful comparisons. 

Niall Cameron, Executive Vice President at Markit, said: “The launch of Markit ETF Services responds to strong client demand for greater transparency and efficiency in the global ETF market.  Our new services will allow investors to gain at-a-glance insight into the ETF products available today which will support the development of this fast-growing, innovative market.”

Markit ETF Services is comprised of three data sets: Markit ETF Encyclopaedia, Markit ETF Trade Data and Markit ETF Dividends.

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About Markit ETF Services
Exchange Traded Products covered by Markit ETF Services include: Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). Exchange Traded Vehicles (ETVs), Exchange Traded Certificates (ETCs), Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) and Exchange Traded Products (ETPs).

Markit ETF Encyclopaedia
Markit ETF Encyclopaedia is a global reference database of all 2,700 ETFs available worldwide, categorising them by asset class, type, region and structure.  The database includes key market data such as authorised participants, net asset value identifiers and tax domicile of funds as well as creation and redemption details and fees.

Markit ETF Trade Data
Markit ETF Trade Data provides daily composition data for a wide range of ETFs as well as their net asset value, assets under management, shares outstanding and cash levels.

Markit ETF Dividends
The Markit ETF Dividends service provides dividend forecasts, previous and forecast dividend ex-dates, pay-dates and amounts for all US-listed ETFs.