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Heading in to 2011, many had predicted that a wave of closures would sweep over the ETF industry, the result of overly ambitious growth in recent years and the introduction of increasingly targeted exchange-traded products. Through the first five months of the year, however, only a leveraged Barclays ETN, BXDD, shut its doors–and that shuttering was the result of an automatic redemption related to a certain minimum price threshold, as opposed to a discretionary closing. The ETF industry has expanded at a breakneck pace in 2011, with more than 80 new ETPs making their debut. And though the industry remains top-heavy–more than 550 ETFs have less than $50 million in AUM–few have pulled the plug.

But now the next round of ETF casualties are upon us; FaithShares will be adding four ETFs to the list of the deceased in the coming weeks, as the Oklahoma-based issuer closes all but one of its unique faith-based exchange traded products [see also How To Survive An ETF Liquidation].

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Ten Commandments Of ETF Investing

by Michael Johnston on October 21, 2010

As ETFs have burst on to the scene in recent years and worked their way into the investing mainstream, the number of products available and complexity of exposure offered has increased significantly. Advisors and investors have taken steps to educate themselves on the ins and outs of ETFs, but many are still scrambling to play catch-up and unaware of the complexities these products can present.

What began as a handful of securities seeking to replicate widely-known stock and bond indexes has grown into a lineup of more than 1,000 funds, offering exposure to nearly every asset class, region, and investment strategy imaginable. While this impressive growth has enhanced the arsenal of securities available to ETF investors, it has also created the potential for misuse and made finding the right ticker symbol a bit more challenging. And while ETFs offer countless potential advantages relative to strategies that revolve around mutual funds and individual stocks, there are some potential pitfalls along path to enhanced cost and tax efficiency. Below, we offer up ten pieces of advice that will help to maximize the benefits of exchange-traded products for all types of investors, including tips on minimizing expenses, avoiding potential pitfalls, and picking the right fund for your portfolio [for more ETF insights, sign up for our free ETF newsletter]: [click to continue…]

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Losing Faith In The Market? Try These ETFs

by Jared Cummans on July 30, 2010

Recent years have seen a tremendous expansion of the ETF universe, in terms of both the number of products and total assets. Though the majority of ETF assets are still in domestic equity funds, the bulk of the innovation has taken place in other corners of the market; options for fixed income and commodity exposure [...]

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ETFs Reveal The One True Religion

by Michael Johnston on April 2, 2010

In recent years, ETFs have been the ultimate growth industry. In 2009 more than 120 new products hit the market, and the first quarter of 2010 saw nearly 60 new launches. While some of these new products are “plain vanilla” funds competing directly with existing ETFs, the bulk of expansion in the space has been [...]

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FaithShares Launches Two More Christian ETFs

by Eric Dutram on December 16, 2009

FaithShares, the ETF issuer specializing in religiously compliant funds, announced the launch of two new funds this week, the FaithShares Baptist Values Fund (FZB) and the FaithShares Lutheran Values Fund (FKL). These two ETFs join three funds launched last week, including the FaithShares Catholic Values Fund (FCV), FaithShares Methodist Values Fund (FMV) and the FaithShares [...]

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