The IPO year of Lyxor Japan (Topix) (Dr) Ucits is 2012
Initial public offering is a type of public offering in which shares of a company usually are sold to institutional investors that in turn, sell to the general public, on a securities exchange, for the first time.
Through IPO a privately held company transforms into a public company. Initial public offerings are mostly used by companies to raise the expansion of capital, possibly to monetize the investments of early private investors, and to become publicly traded enterprises. A company selling shares is never required to repay the capital to its public investors. After the IPO, when shares trade freely in the open market, money passes between public investors.
Although IPO offers many advantages, there are also significant disadvantages, chief among these are the costs associated with the process and the requirement to disclose certain information that could prove helpful to competitors.
The IPO process is colloquially known as going public. Details of the proposed offering are disclosed to potential purchasers in the form of a lengthy document known as a prospectus. Most companies undertake an IPO with the assistance of an investment banking firm acting in the capacity of an underwriter. Underwriters provide several services, including help with correctly assessing the value of shares.
Lyxor UCITS ETF Japan (TOPIX) is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by Lyxor International Asset Management S.A. It invests in the public equity markets of Japan. The fund uses derivatives such as swap agreements to invest in the stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It invests in the stocks of large-cap companies. The fund seeks to replicate the performance of the TOPIX Gross Total Return Index, by employing synthetic replication methodology. It was formerly known as Lyxor ETF Japan (TOPIX). Lyxor UCITS ETF Japan (TOPIX) was formed on October 28, 2005 and is domiciled in France.