Solactive awarded Index Provider of the Year in the biggest ETF market globally

Awarded Index Provider of the Year 2017 at the ETF.com Awards

Solactive is proud to announce that another award has been added to its shelves! On March 22, Solactive was awarded Index Provider of the Year 2017 for its accomplishments in the U.S., the biggest ETF market globally. The award has been granted on occasion of the 2017 ETF.com Awards in New York, an event organized by ETF.com and Inside ETFs.

The award was assigned to the index provider that has done the most to “improve investor outcomes through index introductions, research, advisor support and more in 2017”. Winners were selected by a majority vote of the ETF.com Awards Selection Committee, a group of independent ETF experts from throughout the financial community in the U.S.

Steffen Scheuble, CEO of Solactive AG, commented: “The ETF.com Awards in New York are one of the most prestigious events in the ETF industry and receiving this prize is an honor for us. This new award is a result of the efforts and quality we provide to our customers each and every day. I am extremely pleased to see how far we have come and I want to thank everyone who has helped us to get here, including our employees and customers.”

Starting out as a small index shop in 2007, Solactive has managed to carve out its own niche against larger competitors and establish itself as a key player in the indexing business. Solactive calculates today more than 5,500 indices for over 400 clients globally, with approximately USD 200 billion invested in financial products linked to its calculated indices, including
350 ETFs.

This is not the first time that ETF.com has rewarded Solactive for its achievements. Already in April 2017, Solactive shared the first place in the category Index Provider of the Year 2016 on occasion of the ETF.com Europe Awards. In February this year, Solactive scored a double strike at the 15th Europe Structured Products & Derivatives Awards 2018 winning Best Index Provider and Best Smart Beta Index Provider. Previous to that, Solactive won Smart Beta Strategy of the Year for the Solactive Sustainable Development Goals World Index at the Europe Structured Products & Derivatives Awards 2017. And in 2016, the Solactive ETF Services division received the Acquisition International Excellence Award for .