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Claymore Launches Three Wilshire ETFs (WFVK, WXSP, WREI)

by Michael Johnston on March 9, 2010

Claymore, the Chicagoland issuer known for its line of themed ETFs and targeted sector funds, has launched three new ETFs based on broad market indexes maintained by Wilshire. The new funds include the Wilshire 5000 Total Market ETF (WFVK), Wilshire 45oo Completion Index ETF (WXSP), and Wilshire U.S. REIT ETF (WREI). [click to continue…]

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Fidelity To Offer Commission-Free Trading On 25 iShares ETFs

by Michael Johnston on February 2, 2010

Fidelity Investments announced today that it will offer its retail customers commission-free online trades for a suite of 25 iShares ETFs. The funds included in the commission-free platform include ETFs in all nine domestic equity style/size categories, as well as international equity and fixed income options. “Fidelity has partnered with the leading ETF provider in the market to bring investors the best brokerage offering in the industry today,” said Kathleen A. Murphy, president of Personal Investing at Fidelity Investments. “Simply put, we’re offering the broadest selection of commission-free ETFs from the undisputed ETF leader, and it’s only available through Fidelity.” [click to continue…]

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Checking In On The DENT ETF

by Michael Johnston on November 11, 2009

Earlier this year, best-selling author Harry Dent , Jr. ventured into the ETF industry, launching the Dent Tactical ETF (DENT) in a move that further blurred the lines between active and passive management. DENT is actively managed by a team of analysts using primarily economic and demographic analysis to determine the overall trend of U.S. [...]

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Asia Pacific ETFs Surge On IMF Upgrade

by Michael Johnston on October 30, 2009

Asia Pacific ETFs posted big gains on Thursday following the release of updated growth projections from the International Monetary Fund that included upward revisions for the region for both this year and next. The region as a whole – including Japan, Australia, and New Zealand – is expected to grow by 2.8% for 2009 and [...]

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“Active” ETF Report Card: A Mixed Bag

by Michael Johnston on June 3, 2009

Over the last several months, a number of actively-managed ETFs have been launched. These investment vehicles are essentially a hybrid of traditional mutual funds and ETFs, providing many of the benefits that have boosted the ETF industry (lower fees, greater transparency and flexibility, etc.), while implementing an active trading strategy in an attempt to outperform a market [...]

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Guide to ETF Index Weightings

by Michael Johnston on June 2, 2009

ETFs have enjoyed a tremendous surge in popularity in part because they allow investors to gain exposure to a broad (or narrow) market index in a timely and cost efficient manner. When implementing their investment strategy through construction of an ETF portfolio (or when using ETFs to round out a portfolio), investors have the option [...]

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How Beta Got Her Groove Back

by Michael Johnston on May 7, 2009

It’s been almost 17 years since two economists at the University of Chicago, Eugene Fama and Kenneth French, published an attack on the stock price measure of risk known as “beta,” prompting “Beta is Dead” headlines from numerous financial publications. While these obituaries may have been a bit premature (beta is still widely taught in university [...]

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