Amundi Euronext STOXX 50 Daily (-2x) Inverse UCITS ETF

Amundi Euronext STOXX 50 Daily (-2x) Inverse UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund designed to provide twice the inverse daily performance of the EURO STOXX 50 Index, which tracks 50 of the largest blue-chip companies in the Eurozone across sectors like finance, technology, consumer goods, and industrials. Launched in April 2007 and domiciled in France, this UCITS-compliant ETF employs synthetic replication through derivatives such as swap agreements to achieve its -2x leveraged short strategy, targeting the EURO STOXX 50 Daily Double Short Strategy Index. With approximately 25 million euros in assets under management and a total expense ratio of 0.60%, it is an accumulating fund that reinvests any dividends rather than distributing them. The ETF serves as a tactical tool for investors seeking to hedge long equity positions or express bearish views on Eurozone large-cap stocks on a daily basis, due to its daily reset mechanism that amplifies inverse returns but introduces compounding effects over longer periods. It plays a key role in derivatives and hedging markets by offering efficient, liquid exposure without direct short-selling of individual stocks.