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iShares Adds Small Cap India ETF

Michael Johnston — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:56:00 +0000

iShares, by far the most active ETF issuer on the product development front to this point in 2012, continued the aggressive expansion of its international ETF lineup this week with the debut of a new product targeting small cap Indian stocks. The new MSCI India Small Cap Index Fund (SMIN) becomes the third product to specifically target small Indian companies. SMIN will complement existing ETFs from iShares that target primarily large Indian companies, including the S&P India Nifty 50 Index Fund (INDY) and the recently-launched MSCI India Index Fund (INDA). Under The Hood The index to which SMIN will be linked consists of about 235 individual stocks, though the fact sheet indicates that the new ETF will hold only about 88 stocks at launch. Liquidity can be an issue even with some larger Indian stocks, so it wouldn’t be surprising if SMIN implements a sampling strategy that results in the [...]

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First Ex-Japan Small Cap ETF Debuts

Michael Johnston — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:00:13 +0000

iShares continued its torrid pace of product development with yet another first-to-market ETF, rolling out a fund targeting small cap Asian stocks excluding Japan. The new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Small Cap Index Fund (AXJS) is the first to specifically target small cap stocks in that geographic segment, though a handful of other exchange-traded products offer exposure to larger Asian companies while explicitly excluding Japan [see also Five New Features On ETFdb.com] . Under The Hood Linked to the MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Small Cap Index, AXJS consists of more than 800 individual holdings from various developed and emerging markets. The largest country allocations go to Taiwan (21%), South Korea (20%), and China (17%), with Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia also represented in the underlying index. From a sector perspective, AXJS is pretty well balanced; no one corner of the market makes [...]

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Daily ETF Roundup: FXI Slumps On Risk Aversion, UNG Jumps On Cooler Weather

Stoyan Bojinov — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:30:57 +0000

Stock markets kicked off the week on a fairly dismal note as Euro zone woes resurfaced over the weekend. On the home front, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq both lost 0.13% on the day, while the S&P 500 clawed its way back up, shedding just 0.04% as the trading session drew to a close. Rising tension overseas spilled over into the currency markets, pushing the U.S. dollar higher; likewise, gold prices encountered selling pressures and futures contracts for the precious metal lost about 1% on the day, closing near $1,720 an ounce [see also Thoughts On The New Gold Miners ETF]. The euro dropped on Monday as investors reacted to the latest delay in negotiations; investor worries intensified after Greek leaders failed to reach a unified agreement in securing a bailout package for the debt burdened nation [see ETF Insider: Will Euro Woes Rain On The Bull's Parade?]. [...]

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iShares Rolls Out Another India ETF

Michael Johnston — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:00:42 +0000

iShares continued to debut new products at an impressive pace on Friday with the introduction of another India ETF. The new MSCI India ETF (INDA) will list on the BATS, joining several other iShares funds on the third-largest U.S. exchange. Last month iShares became the first ETF issuer to list on the BATS, spurning the NYSE and NASDAQ for a newcomer that has been aggressively competing for new listings with dramatically lower fees [see also The Ten Commandments of Commodity Investing]. The new ETF is linked to an index that consists of about 72 Indian stocks, many of which are large caps. INDA makes its largest allocations to the financials (25%), technology (19%), and energy (12%) sectors. Underweight from a sector perspective are telecom (3%), utilities (5%) and health care (5%). The biggest individual weights are afforded to Infosys (11%) and Reliance Industries (9%) [see the INDA fact sheet]. India [...]

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January Roundup: Launches, Filings, and Closures

Daniela Pylypczak — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:00:47 +0000

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]: New ETFs New exchange-traded products that began trading in January include: Direxion introduced three new volatility ETFs that offer dynamic exposure to U.S. and Latin American equity markets by shifting allocations between stocks and cash based on market volatility. The Direxion S&P 500 RC Volatility Response Shares (VSPY) consists of exposure to T-bills and large cap U.S. stocks. The second U.S. ETF, VSPR, offers exposure to small, mid, and large cap stocks which make up the S&P Composite 1500 Dynamic Rebalancing Risk Control Index. The [...]

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EGShares Plans Emerging Market ETFs With A Twist, ALPS Files For High Volatility Fund

Stoyan Bojinov — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:00:18 +0000

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. EGShares is planning to launch two ETFs that would add to the firm’s already impressive emerging markets product lineup [see SEC Filing]: EGShares Beyond BRICs ETF: This fund will seek investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of the INDXX Beyond BRICs Index, and will also feature a 0.85% expense fee. [...]

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Early ETF Stars Of 2012

Stoyan Bojinov — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:00:21 +0000

The unfriendly economic landscape from 2011 has been gradually evolving into a much more optimistic environment in the new year as confidence has improved across the board. Better-than-expected corporate earnings, manufacturing output, housing sales, and encouraging employment reports have all paved the way higher for stocks as investors are rejoicing over clear cut signs of economic recovery on the home front. Sentiment overseas has also improved considerably as European lawmakers continue to take measures that ensure stability in the currency bloc going forward. Although the bulls haven’t quite staged a stampede on Wall Street just yet, 2012 is off to a hot start and several ETFs have posted stellar returns in the first month of trading alone [see 100 Highest YTD ETF Returns]. Below we highlight ten of the best performing products year-to-date, highlighting some obvious winners as well as covering several funds flying under the radar for most investors [...]

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International Bond ETF Guide: All the Options For Ex-U.S. Fixed Income Exposure

Michael Johnston — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:00:09 +0000

Just a few years ago there were only a handful of bond ETFs available to U.S. investors, and almost all of them focused on securities from U.S. issuers denominated in U.S. dollars. One of the most noteworthy innovations to shape the ETF industry over the last several years has been a significant growth in international bond products; as issuers have worked around concentration-related issues and other hurdles, the universe of bond ETPs targeting markets beyond U.S. borders has grown tremendously. The current economic environment has no doubt contributed to the growth of international bond ETFs; paltry yields on U.S. debt and concerns over the long-term outlook for the euro have understandable sparked interest in ex-U.S. bonds as a way to both boost yields and diversify away some risk [see Better-Than-AGG Total Bond Market ETFdb Portfolio]. With dozens of international bond ETPs now on the market, investors have the flexibility to [...]

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Five Compelling Long Term Trends (And ETFs To Play Them)

Michael Johnston — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:00:11 +0000

Over the last several years ETFs have become popular tools for active investors seeking to take advantage of short-term mispricings in the market; the average daily trading volumes on many of the most popular-exchange-traded products clearly indicates that ETFs are widely used by day traders who measure their holding periods in minutes rather than years. Of course, ETFs also continue to be tremendously powerful tools for the set of the market for which they were originally designed: long-term, buy-and-hold investors. For those in it for the long haul, ETFs can represent a way to tap into a compelling investment thesis that is expected to play out over the course of several years or even decades, without conducting company-specific research or taking on considerable company-specific risk [see also 12 High-Yielding Commodities For 2012]. Below, we outline five long-term trends that are expected to play out over the next several decades. While [...]

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iShares Debuts Two New Emerging Markets ETFs

Michael Johnston — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:00:40 +0000

iShares added to its already robust lineup of emerging markets this week with two new regional products designed to deliver targeted exposure to companies in the developing world. The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Latin America Index Fund (EEML) will target an index consisting of stocks in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru, while the iShares MSCI EMEA Emerging Markets EMEA Index Fund (EEME) will target emerging markets in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Specifically, EEME will include allocations to eight markets: the Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, Morocco, Poland, Russia, South Africa, and Turkey. The new iShares ETFs will be primarily listed on the Nasdaq. iShares recently announced that it will be the first issuer to list ETFs on the BATS Exchange, with the company expected to list a lineup of international equity funds next week [for updates on all new ETFs, sign up for the free ETFdb newsletter]. Under [...]

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