BATS ETF Marketplace Welcomes New ProShares ETF

EMDV Begins Trading Today on BATS

KANSAS CITY, Mo. & NEW YORK--()--BATS Global Markets (BATS), the #1 U.S. market for the trading of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today welcomed the ProShares MSCI Emerging Market Dividend Growers ETF (BATS: EMDV), which began trading today on The BATS ETF Marketplace.

The new ETF seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that track the performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets Dividend Masters Index. Additional information is available at www.proshares.com.

With today’s addition, there are now 12 ProShares ETFs listed on The BATS ETF Marketplace. Last month, ProShares transferred four products to BATS from NYSE Arca.

BATS ranks as the top exchange operator for ETF trading with the BATS Exchanges – BYX, BZX, EGDA, EDGX – executing 25.7% of all ETF trading in December. BATS was the #1 U.S. market for ETF trading for every month of 2015 and the #2 U.S. market for overall equities trading.

Additional information regarding listing and trading on the BATS ETF Marketplace is available on the BATS website. ETF issuers interested in joining the many firms listing on BATS may email listings@bats.com.

About BATS Global Markets, Inc.

BATS Global Markets, Inc., a leading global operator of exchanges and services for financial markets, is committed to Making Markets Better for traders, investors and issuers. In Europe, BATS operates the largest pan-European equities exchange, offering trading and listing services across 15 major European markets, as well as BXTR, the continent’s largest trade reporting facility. In the U.S., BATS operates four stock exchanges – BZX, BYX, EDGX and EDGA – and regularly ranks as the top market for ETF and retail-driven liquidity. The company is a listing venue for ETFs and other structured products, also operates two U.S. equity options markets – BATS BZX Options and BATS EDGX Options. Globally, BATS serves the foreign exchange (FX) market, the world’s largest asset class, with Hotspot, a leading institutional spot foreign exchange market. With its world-class technology and relentless customer focus, BATS strives to bring efficiency, transparency and fairness to market participants. The company is headquartered in Kansas City with offices in New York, London, Chicago and Singapore. Further information on BATS can be found at www.bats.com and by following us on Twitter @BATSGlobal.

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Contacts

BATS Contacts:
Stacie Fleming (Kansas City)
+1.913.815.7193
comms@bats.com
or
Randy Williams (New York)
+1.212.378.8522
comms@bats.com

Contacts

BATS Contacts:
Stacie Fleming (Kansas City)
+1.913.815.7193
comms@bats.com
or
Randy Williams (New York)
+1.212.378.8522
comms@bats.com