Waystone joins SIX ETF marketplace, enabling Bellevue Asset Management’s healthcare-focused active ETF

Waystone joins SIX ETF marketplace, enabling Bellevue Asset Management’s healthcare-focused active ETF

IN BRIEF) Waystone ETF ICAV has joined SIX Swiss Exchange as a new issuer with the launch of the Bellevue Healthcare UCITS ETF, an actively managed ETF combining Bellevue Asset Management’s healthcare expertise with the advantages of on-exchange trading. With this addition, SIX now counts 32 issuers and 2,090 ETFs, reinforcing its position as one of Europe’s most diverse ETF markets. So far in 2025, 238 new ETFs have been listed on SIX, including 83 actively managed funds — the highest figure in eight years. The collaboration between Waystone and Bellevue highlights the growing momentum of active strategies in Europe’s ETF sector and showcases the scalable support Waystone offers asset managers through its platform.

(PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH, 19-Seo-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — SIX Swiss Exchange has announced Waystone ETF ICAV as its newest Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) issuer. The listing marks the debut of the Bellevue Healthcare UCITS ETF, an actively managed product enabled through Waystone’s white-label ETF platform. This development broadens the range of healthcare-focused investment opportunities available to investors on the Swiss market.

The Bellevue Healthcare ETF combines active portfolio management with the transparency, efficiency, and tradability of an exchange-listed product. Bellevue Asset Management, itself listed on SIX Swiss Exchange, specializes in healthcare investments, small and mid-sized entrepreneur strategies, as well as multi-asset, bonds, and alternatives.

The arrival of Waystone strengthens the Swiss ETF marketplace, which now counts 32 issuers and 2,090 listed ETFs, making it one of the most diverse platforms in Europe. Since the beginning of 2025, SIX has welcomed 238 new ETF listings, including 83 actively managed products — the highest number of new active ETF listings in the past eight years.

Paul Heffernan, CEO of Waystone ETFs, highlighted the significance of the move: “The European ETF landscape is undergoing rapid transformation, with active strategies emerging as a key growth driver for asset managers. At Waystone, our platform is designed to be scalable and adaptable, allowing innovative partners like Bellevue to launch their strategies into the ETF market without having to build their own infrastructure. This collaboration reflects our commitment to broadening the reach of differentiated investment approaches across Europe.”

David Smith, Head ETF Sales, Exchanges, SIX, added: “We are pleased to welcome Waystone as a new issuer on SIX Swiss Exchange and extend our best wishes to Bellevue Asset Management on its entry into the Swiss ETF market. Even 25 years after launching one of Europe’s first ETF segments, the steady arrival of new issuers shows the continued appeal and growth of our marketplace.”

Waystone ETFs brings over two decades of experience in asset management and operates as an institutional ETF platform offering comprehensive hosting services. With professionals based across London, Dublin, Geneva, and Frankfurt, Waystone maintains deep relationships with global investors and provides a robust foundation for asset managers seeking to expand into ETFs.

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