It is no secret that the ETF industry is dominated by just a handful of products. The majority of the $1 trillion plus assets are confined to roughly 100 funds, leaving the other 1,300 ETFs in the dust. But as growth in the industry continues to pick up, more and more funds are entering elite status with hefty assets and trading volumes to go with it [see also Top 5 Commodity ETFs Of 2011]. [click to continue…]
U.S. ETF assets declined slightly in November according to the latest data from the National Stock Exchange, as the rapidly-growing industry experienced net outflows amidst a general flight from both domestic and international equities. The industry finished last month with $1.06 trillion in net assets, down about 2% from the previous month but up 12% [...]
ETF assets rode a surge in stock markets higher in October, as total AUM for U.S.-listed exchange-traded products climbed higher by more than 11% last month. According to the latest figures from the National Stock Exchange, ETP assets stood at $1.08 trillion at the end of October, with monthly inflows of nearly $24 billion for [...]
ETF Database maintains a suite of analytical resources designed to help financial advisors and investors navigate through the rapidly-expanding ETF universe and perform meaningful analysis of products that meet a specified investment criteria. For those who haven’t yet become familiar with the lineup of free analytical ETF resources, below we provide an overview of the [...]
The impressive pace of expansion in the ETF industry over the last several years has been well documented; continuous product development has resulted in the launch of more than 250 so far in 2011, and there are now more than 1,300 names in the ETF lineup. But while the depth of the ETF space has [...]
In one of the wildest sessions in recent memory, U.S. stocks plummeted to start the day, remained underwater throughout most of midday trading, only to surge in the final hour to post solid gains across the board. The Dow finished up by about 1.4% while the broader indexes posted more impressive gains as the S&P [...]
Monday saw a healthy jump in equities as markets have officially reclaimed all of the losses incurred last week. The 200 point surge in the Dow was brought on by positive data from Japan as well as M&A activity on Wall Street. Along with equities, oil made significant headway as the price of crude is [...]
A new all-ETF model portfolio is now available to ETFdb Pro members; the Small Cap ETFdb Portfolio offers a broad-based, balanced collection of ETFs constructed for investors who believe that small cap securities offer a superior long-term risk/return profile relative to large cap stocks. Most portfolios make moderate allocations to mid cap and small cap [...]
Innovation has been on display in the ETF industry in recent years, as various issuers have been active on the product development front in their efforts to bring new and exciting products to market. One area that has seen tremendous growth is the leveraged ETF space; investors have embraced the exchange-traded structure as an efficient [...]
In 2010 the ETF industry stumbled coming out of the gate, as more than $17 billion flowed out of exchange-traded products in the first month of the year. This year’s January figures showed an opposite result, as the latest data released by the National Stock Exchange shows that U.S.-listed ETPs took in more than $10 [...]
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange will soon stop listing futures contracts on ETFs according to the Wall Street Journal, pulling the plug after the products failed to generate much interest among investors. The CME has listed futures on the NASDAQ 100 QQQ (QQQQ), S&P 500 SPDR (SPY), and Russell 2000 Index Fund (IWM) since 2005, but [...]
