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The coming of the new year hasn’t slowed down the rapid pace of the ETF industry, with January showing high levels of activity on the product development front. The first month of the year witnessed the debut of a number of first-to-market products as well as several long-anticipated funds from both large and small issuers [for updates on all new ETFs, sign up for the free ETFdb newsletter]:
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The ETF industry is off to a hot start in 2012 as new products continue to roll out by the plateful while the economic backdrop has also improved considerably, paving the way for growth on all fronts [see Early ETF Stars Of 2012]. Leaders in the emerging markets product space, EGShares, have filed with the SEC for new products that allow for a creative way to tap into the developing world. ALPS is also planning to roll out an intriguing product that stands to benefit if the recent optimism on Wall Street is here to stay.
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iShares, the ETF market leader in the U.S. with more than 200 individual funds across virtually every asset class, will notch another first for the industry later this month when it becomes the first ETF provider to list products on the BATS Exchange. January 24 will mark the first day of trading for eight new [...]
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With ETF product development off to a robust start in 2012, issuers are continuing to fill the pipeline with new ideas. Industry veteran PowerShares filed with the SEC to bring to market tw0 active ETFs while First Trust has laid the groundwork to beef up its AlphaDEX lineup. Relative newcomer FlexShares made plans for a [...]
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There are hundreds of exchange-traded products at various points in the product development pipeline, but perhaps none of the funds that could debut in 2012 are as highly anticipated as the PIMCO Total Return Exchange-Traded Fund (TRXT). The bond fund giant had previously filed for approval for an ETF version of the world’s largest bond [...]
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With over 300 product launches in 2011, the ETF industry has been steaming with activity on all fronts. Issuers, both big and small, have been firing on all cylinders; debuting waves of first-to-market products while also filling the product development pipeline with exciting plans [see The Five Biggest ETF Inflows Of 2011]. Among the wave [...]
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Light trading volumes and sparse activity on the product development front are to be expected in the final week of what has shaped out to be one of the most volatile years in financial history. Industry giant iShares has laid down the groundwork for three actively-managed equity ETFs targeting popular broad market sectors [see Active [...]
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Innovation has been a dominant theme in the ETF industry and this year, 2011, has shaped out to be perhaps the most exciting one yet. Growth is the other key ingredient for success and the exchange-traded universe has seen an abundance of new product launches; veteran issuers and newcomers alike have expanded their product lineups [...]
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An industry veteran and a newcomer have ramped up activity on the product development front during an otherwise quiet week before the holiday weekend. ProShares filed with the SEC for a lineup of new equity ETFs that are calibrated to deliver a specific level of volatility depending on market conditions,while New York-based Yorkville ETF Advisors [...]
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Just as volatility has been persistent in the markets lately, developments on the product activity front have been plentiful. Several industry giants, including iShares, State Street, and Russell have all laid down the groundwork and filed with the SEC for a handful of new–and potentially exciting–products [see The Five Biggest ETF Inflows Of 2011].
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Emerging Global Advisors, the only U.S.-based ETF issuer focusing exclusively on emerging markets ETFs, laid the groundwork for a basket of 11 new funds, including a handful of first-to-market product proposals. The New York-based issuer will look to beef up its already extensive lineup of international offerings during a time when investors are scrambling for [...]
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