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It is no secret that the ETF industry is dominated by just a handful of products. The majority of the $1 trillion plus assets are confined to roughly 100 funds, leaving the other 1,300 ETFs in the dust. But as growth in the industry continues to pick up, more and more funds are entering elite status with hefty assets and trading volumes to go with it [see also Top 5 Commodity ETFs Of 2011]. [click to continue…]
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Sometimes the simplest solution is the most effective. That certainly seemed to be the case when it comes to dividend-focused exchange-traded products in 2011. As investors have sought to enhance current return profiles while scaling back the risk of equity investments, the landscape has become cluttered with ETPs targeting stocks of dividend-paying companies. Currently there are more than 40 ETFs linked to indexes that employ a dividend-focused methodology to determine holdings, including both products that seek to maximize current yields and those that value consistency and stability of dividends over magnitude [see A Tale Of Two Dividend ETFs].
Some of these products utilize rather complex weighting methodologies and selection criteria to assemble a basket of dividend-paying stocks. And then there’s DOD, one of the least diversified and simplest exchange-traded products available to U.S. investors. The results, however, have been mighty impressive over the last couple of years. [click to continue…]
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Investors had high hopes for the week after last Friday’s positive developments at the summit in Brussels. Unfortunately, bullish sentiment quickly wore off as European debt woes resurfaced, sparking a wave of fear seeing as how policymakers overseas have yet to decide on a comprehensive plan to ensure stability. Choppy trading was a dominant theme [...]
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Equity market turmoil remains a dominant theme as ongoing Euro zone worries are proving to be a major headwind as investors struggle to regain confidence. Europe’s financially fragile health is sparking concerns for a global economic slowdown, which would in turn drag down even the healthiest of markets, including the U.S., which has demonstrated resilience [...]
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Last week shaped out to be yet another range-bound trading frenzy, dominated by fear induced selling in the early part of the week, and ending with a modest rally on Friday as investors cheered on the developments at the summit in Brussels. Gold drifted lower towards $1,700 an ounce amidst the uncertain backdrop. The precious [...]
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UBS, the issuer behind one of the broadest lineups of ETNs available to U.S. investors, continued the aggressive expansion of its product lineup this week with the introduction of two unique offerings. The company rolled out a pair of blunt instruments designed to be used in high level “risk on / risk off” trades, a [...]
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Investors were left empty handed before the Thanksgiving Holiday; the Euro drama theme dominated financial markets last week as ongoing debt woes stemming from overseas overshadowed a host of positive economic data releases on the home front, including a surprise to the upside in durable goods orders. We anticipate for the spotlight to remain fixated [...]
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Uncertainty at home sparked a rampant sell-off across virtually every corner of the equity market as investor worries surrounding the domestic debt drama escalated. The supercommittee reportedly failed to reach an agreement, which inevitably sent many running for the hills as ongoing Euro zone deficit woes only added to the cloud of uncertainty looming over [...]
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Resurfacing Italian debt woes paved the way for persistent volatility in the markets last week, further deteriorating the economic outlook of the financially fragile currency bloc. Selling pressures overwhelmed the bulls on Wall Street, despite a host of better-than-expected economic data releases on the home front, including surprisingly strong retail sales, new home starts, industrial [...]
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ETF assets rode a surge in stock markets higher in October, as total AUM for U.S.-listed exchange-traded products climbed higher by more than 11% last month. According to the latest figures from the National Stock Exchange, ETP assets stood at $1.08 trillion at the end of October, with monthly inflows of nearly $24 billion for [...]
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The impressive pace of expansion in the ETF industry over the last several years has been well documented; continuous product development has resulted in the launch of more than 250 so far in 2011, and there are now more than 1,300 names in the ETF lineup. But while the depth of the ETF space has [...]
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Wall Street was fairly flat yesterday as euro zone euphoria tapered off after the Slovak government fell short on votes needed to approve the region’s $600 billion bailout fund. Chris Walker, strategist at UBS, added, “Overall, we believe the vote will eventually pass, probably now later in the week and under a caretaker government, but nonetheless [...]
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