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Global X, the New York-based ETF issuer that already offers sector-specific China and Brazil funds and a number of ETFs focused on commodity-intensive equities, continued to expand its pipeline; the firm recently made an SEC filing laying the groundwork for an oil equities ETF. Although details from the filing were scarce, there were a few revelations: [click to continue…]

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More Ideas For “Contango-Free” Commodity Access

by on December 17, 2010

With the finish line in sight, 2010 has been a generally solid year for commodities as an asset class; strong demand from emerging markets, a shaky dollar, fears about inflation, and a number of supply issues have conspired to send prices of everything from corn to gold to sugar skyward [see Top Five Commodity ETFs Of 2010]. Despite the impressive performance from a number of different commodities, inflows into commodity ETFs have been light in 2010. After more than $30 billion flowed into commodity ETPs in 2009, inflows through the first ten months totaled only about $10 billion–almost all of which was attributable to physically-backed gold products. [click to continue…]

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State Street Launches Global Natural Resources ETF (GNR)

by on September 14, 2010

As world population levels have surged along with developing economies, an increased focus as been put on natural resource development and production in order to increase the average standard of living for the world’s nearly 7 billion people. This rapid increase–along with a variety of natural disasters, such as the devastating wheat crisis in Russia [...]

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Jefferies ETFs: New Options For Commodity Exposure

by on November 6, 2009

Last week, Jefferies Asset Management unveiled two new exchange-traded funds targeting equities of global commodity producers. The two funds, which track subsets of the Thomson Reuters/ Jefferies CRB In-The-Ground Global Commodity Index tracked by CRBQ, invest in companies across the globe that are involved in the extraction and production of commodities. CRBI seeks to track [...]

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This Week in ETFs: October 30th Edition

by on October 30, 2009

It’s been an interesting week in the world of ETFs:  U.S. equity markets ended the week on a sour note with most benchmarks down about 2%. Here are the ETF Database staff picks of the week’s most important and interesting stories from around the Web:

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September 2009 ETF Roundup: Launches, Filings, and Closures

by on September 30, 2009

September was one of the most active months in the ETF industry in recent memory. We saw a wave of new fund launches from industry leaders and smaller players alike, along with perhaps the first of many commodity fund closures. September saw the introduction of another actively-managed ETF, proposals on several more innovative funds, and [...]

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