[JOHANNESBURG, 14 JUNE 2018]

The organisers of SALTA are pleased to announce the winners of the inaugural awards to the issuers of JSE listed South African Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) for exceptional achievements.

The three largest issuers of ETFs in South Africa dominated the awards, namely Absa (NewFunds) winning 4 SALTA awards; Satrix Managers 3 awards, and Sygnia Itrix 3 awards. A list of all 14 award winners is attached to this press release.

The awards recognise the leaders in the burgeoning ETF industry for: 

• The best total investment returns for 1 and 3 years in various categories.
• The efficiency in tracking the indices which an ETF benchmarks.
• Tradability, measured over 3 years.
• The raising of new and additional capital on the JSE.
• An award for the “favourite ETF” chosen by popular poll.

The above data was assessed for the period ending 31 March 2018.

The awards were held at a ceremony at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on Wednesday 13 June 2018 and the proceedings were broadcast live on Business Day TV (Channel 412) at 17h25 to 18h00.

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