Ticker Change: CurrencyShares Ruble ETF Gets New Ticker On Monday

The CurrencyShares Russian Ruble Trust XRU will begin trading under a new ticker, “FXRU,” on Monday September 12th. The ETF, which just celebrated its third birthday, will retain the same name and CUSIP. The CurrencyShares Russian Ruble Trust was the ninth forex ETF brought to market by Rydex, the ETF issuer behind the CurrencyShares label. Despite being the lone ETF tracking Russia's currency, the CurrencyShares Russian Ruble Trust has just over $6.6 million in assets under management. CurrencyShares also offers ETFs tracking the dollars of Australia and Canada, the Mexican peso, the British pound, the euro and the Swiss franc among others.