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PIMCO, the bond fund giant that has quickly become a major player in the fixed income ETF space, is looking to expand its ETF presence even further. The Newport Beach, California-based firm has filed for SEC approval on six new bond ETFs, including: [click to continue…]
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To many investors, last month’s data release showing that core CPI declined in January for the first time in nearly 30 years was a welcome bit of news. The fact that inflation has yet to rear its head might extend the already prolonged period of low interest rates a bit further, as the Fed looks to give a still fragile recovery all the support possible. Interest rates in the U.S. and many other developed economies have been near zero for some time now, they are often seen as one of the many measures enacted to pull global economies from a deep recession. [click to continue…]
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Van Eck, an ETF issuer specializing in hard asset and international equity funds, has registered two new fixed income ETFs with the SEC. Both of the new funds are relatively unique; the Market Vectors Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt ETF would join only a handful of products offering U.S. investors exposure to international debt markets, [...]
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ETFs were range-bound this past week as most markets were looking to finish the week where they started. A European promise to bailout Greece boosted markets on Thursday, but markets fell back on Friday after China announced plans to hike bank reserves for the second time in the past month. Below, we offer our picks [...]
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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 [...]
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Much has been made of the stellar performance of emerging market ETFs during 2009 and the importance of maintaining an allocation to these funds in investor portfolios. But these discussions have primarily focused on emerging market equity ETFs, overlooking a rapidly-expanding corner of the bond ETF market. Emerging market bond ETFs saw cash inflows of [...]
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It’s been an interesting week in the world of ETFs: major indexes trended higher despite an increase in the trade deficit and a lower number for the Consumer Sentiment Index. Here are the ETF Database staff picks of the week’s most important and interesting stories from around the Web:
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The ETF industry has expanded by leaps and bounds in recent years, with new issuers entering the arena and countless new product launches that offer investors the ability to gain exposure to various geographic regions and investment styles. The first ETFs were essentially “plain vanilla” products that mirrored widely-followed equity benchmarks. Today, the vast majority [...]
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