香港-- 2013年6月17日-- (美国商业资讯) -- MSCI Inc.(NYSE: MSCI)，作为全球领先的投资决策支持工具提供商，非常高兴地宣布广发基金管理有限公司采用MSCI明晟US REIT (美国房地产投资信托) 指数作为其新发QDII（合格境内机构投资者）指数基金的跟踪标的。该指数基金产品今日于中国大陆上市发行。
MSCI明晟董事总经理，亚太区指数事业部门主管Theodore Niggli表示：“我们很高兴广发基金管理有限公司选择MSCI明晟US REIT指数作为其新发被动型基金的跟踪标的。我们相信MSCI在房地产行业所积累的丰富专业知识，与MSCI在顶尖中国投资者中所享有的高声誉正是这一选择背后的决定性因素。美国房地产投资信托这一投资分类对于热衷于追求高收益，通货膨胀保护与投资组合多样性，同时坚信美国房地产投资信托市场能够持续复苏，并希望将其作为专注投资领域的投资者而言具有极大的吸引力。”
广发基金管理有限公司首席执行官，林传辉先生表示：“我们之所以选择MSCI明晟US REIT指数作为广发MSCI明晟US REIT QDII基金的追踪标的，正是因为该指数在可投资性方面的严格要求使得我们可以以较低的成本实现指数复制策略。该新发QDII基金产品的推出，作为我们现有QDII基金产品的良好补充，为中国投资者进一步构建了投资另类资产并获取高股息收益的投资渠道”。
MSCI明晟US REIT指数作为自由流通调整市值指数，其成分股为MSCI美国可投资市场2500指数中所涵盖的权益型房地产投资信托，并剔除了未以房产租金与租赁业务作为其主要收入来源的特种权益型房地产投资信托。该指数同时兼具下述特征：
· 基于可投资性的严格要求
· 能够保证低成本复制的低指数换手率
· 指数现有成份股120只
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