BlackRock's iShares will list eight ETFs on BATS Exchange. These mark the first primary listings scored by Kansas City, Missouri-based BATS, whose larger competitors include the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market.

BlackRock's decision was picked up by Dow Jones and Kansas City Business Journal, among other media outlets.

iShares MSCI Norway Capped Investable Market Index Fund (ENOR) will began trading on January 24.

The other seven will begin trading shortly after that:

iShares MSCI Australia Small Cap Index Fund (BATS: EWAS)

iShares MSCI Canada Small Cap Index Fund (BATS: EWCS)

iShares MSCI Finland Capped Investable Market Index Fund (BATS: EFNL)

iShares MSCI Germany Small Cap Index Fund (BATS: EWGS)

iShares MSCI India Index Fund (BATS: INDA)

iShares MSCI India Small Cap Index Fund (BATS: SMIN)

iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small Cap Index Fund (BATS: EWUS)

"We're pleased to be the first ETF provider to list products on BATS Exchange," said Noel Archard, global head of product development & management for iShares, in a press release. He also pointed to BATS' "innovative approach."  

Edited by: Armie Margaret Lee


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