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First Trust Rolls Out 7 New AlphaDEX ETFs

Michael Johnston — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:00:23 +0000

First Trust announced the introduction of seven new single country international ETFs, dramatically expanding its lineup of international equity funds. Each of the new ETFs will be linked to indexes that utilize the AlphaDEX methodology that is used in a number of existing First Trust ETFs. The new ETFs are: Australia AlphaDEX Fund (FAUS) Canada AlphaDEX Fund (FCAN) Germany AlphaDEX Fund (FGM) Hong Kong AlphaDEX Fund (FHK) Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund (FSZ) Taiwan AlphaDEX Fund (FTW) United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund (FKU) First Trust had initially expected to launch two additional ETFs targeting small cap stocks in developed and emerging markets, but didn’t begin trading for those funds yet: First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FDTS) First Trust Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FEMS) FDTS and FEMS will begin trading on Thursday. None of the new ETFs are first-to-market, as all of the regions represented are already covered by [...]

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ETF Research Report Now Available: China ETFs In Focus

Michael Johnston — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 15:00:03 +0000

Over the past few years it has become increasingly clear that China is now the most important economy in the world. Though second to the U.S. in total size, China accounts directly for a significant portion of global GDP growth and has contributed indirectly to expansion in developed and emerging markets around the globe–particularly resource rich countries that have stepped up to fuel ongoing urbanization and aggressive infrastructure expansions and improvements. As interest in China’s equity markets has surged in recent years, it shouldn’t be surprising that investors have embraced ETFs as an efficient means of accessing this promising economy. There are currently nearly two dozen ETFs offering exposure to China, including both broad-based and sector-specific offerings. Moreover, investors seeking leveraged exposure or access to the Chinese currency have additional choices from the ETF lineup. Each of the China ETFs puts a unique spin on exposure to the Asian powerhouse, [...]

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April ETF Roundup: Launches, Filings, and Closures

Jared Cummans — Mon, 02 May 2011 11:00:43 +0000

April was somewhat of a calming month for markets, as geopolitical concerns took a back seat to earnings reports and a relatively uneventful Federal Reserve meeting. This month saw two of the world’s most popular commodities, oil and gold, soar to levels not seen since before the market crashed in 2008. In fact, gold is at a historic high, settling at well over $1,500 per ounce as April came to a close. Along with busy markets, the ETF world saw a surge in activity the past four weeks in what is arguably the busiest month ever for the exchange traded industry. April saw the introduction of 43 new funds with plenty of filings to go with it, giving investors plenty of new options to sort through in the coming weeks. New ETFs ETFs that began trading in April include: Van Eck launched the Market Vectors Germany Small-Cap ETF (GERJ), making [...]

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First Trust Rolls Out International AlphaDEX ETFs

Michael Johnston — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:17:12 +0000

First Trust announced the launch of 13 new ETFs this week, building out the company’s suite of AlphaDEX products that offer exposure to equity benchmarks constructed using quantitative analysis designed to identify stocks that will outperform broad cap-weighted indexes. Joining an existing suite of domestic equity ETFs are nine international equity AlphaDEX products: Asia Pacific Ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund (FPA) Europe AlphaDEX Fund (FEP) Latin America AlphaDEX Fund (FLN) Brazil AlphaDEX Fund (FBZ) China AlphaDEX Fund (FCA) Japan AlphaDEX Fund (FJP) South Korea AlphaDEX Fund (FKO) Developed Markets Ex-US AlphaDEX Fund (FDT) Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund (FEM) “The nine funds comprising the AlphaDEX International family of funds consists of a diverse range of broad, regional and single country funds,” said Dan Waldron, Senior Vice President, Exchange-Traded Funds Strategist of First Trust. “We believe the positive effects of globalization are going to continue for years to come and investors may benefit from [...]

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