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Coming Soon To An ETF Near You: Finland, Small Cap UK Funds From iShares

Michael Johnston — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:00:35 +0000

iShares, the ETF market leader in the U.S. with more than 200 individual funds across virtually every asset class, will notch another first for the industry later this month when it becomes the first ETF provider to list products on the BATS Exchange. January 24 will mark the first day of trading for eight new iShares ETFs on the BATS, with each of the upcoming products offering single-country exposure to an international stock market: MSCI Norway Capped Investable Market Index Fund (ENOR) MSCI Australia Small Cap Index Fund (EWAS) MSCI Canada Small Cap Index Fund (EWCS) MSCI Finland Capped Investable Market Index Fund (EFNL) MSCI Germany Small Cap Index Fund (EWGS) MSCI India Index Fund (INDA) MSCI India Small Cap Index Fund (SMIN) MSCI United Kingdom Small Cap Index Fund (EWUS) ENOR will reportedly be the first ETF to begin trading, with the other seven following shortly thereafter. EFNL will [...]

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Size Does Matter (To a Point): Study of ETF Liquidity

Michael Johnston — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:00:36 +0000

As the ETF industry has exploded on to the scene in recent years, sponsors have aggressively launched funds in an attempt to gain market share. While many of these new ETFs have attracted sufficient investor funds to justify continued operation, some have failed to garner a level of investment necessary to support an active, liquid market and been shuttered. And then there are those that remain in business but are cited as having “insufficient liquidity.” Although there are certain rules of thumb – assets under management (AUM) of $25 million and daily volume of 25,000 are often cited as “liquidity thresholds” – there is no hard evidence to support these guidelines. In an effort to determine where illiquidity ends and an active market begins, I analyzed the impact of size and daily volume on the liquidity of various ETFs. To start, I divided ETFs into six baskets based on three-month average daily [...]

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