iShares continued to debut new products at an impressive pace on Friday with the introduction of another India ETF. The new MSCI India ETF (INDA) will list on the BATS, joining several other iShares funds on the third-largest U.S. exchange. Last month iShares became the first ETF issuer to list on the BATS, spurning the NYSE and NASDAQ for a newcomer that has been aggressively competing for new listings with dramatically lower fees [see also The Ten Commandments of Commodity Investing].
The new ETF is linked to an index that consists of about 72 Indian stocks, many of which are large caps. INDA makes its largest allocations to the financials (25%), technology (19%), and energy (12%) sectors. Underweight from a sector perspective are telecom (3%), utilities (5%) and health care (5%). The biggest individual weights are afforded to Infosys (11%) and Reliance Industries (9%) [see the INDA fact sheet]. [click to continue…]
[This article is a free preview of the special ETF research report India ETFs In-Focus. ETFdb Pro members can read the entire report here; sign up for a free 7-day trial to get your copy] With year-end rebalancings underway and planning for 2012 ramping up, many investors are taking a look at asset classes that [...]
With the finish line in sight, it’s fairly safe to say that 2011 will be remembered by most investors as a wild, back-and-forth year that brought plenty of both hope and despair. A hot start raised optimism of a continued recovery after a generally impressive 2011, but the summer months were anything but relaxing; major [...]
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When referring to the impressive rise of the ETF industry or discussing the benefits of ETF investing, many investors use the term “ETF” incorrectly. While the majority of the 900-plus exchange-traded products listed in the U.S. are true 1940 Act exchange-traded funds, there are dozens of securities structured slightly differently, including exchange-traded commodities and currency [...]
Most of what’s written about ETNs is cautionary in nature, focusing on the credit risk inherent in any debt security. And with good reason; the risks of ETN investing are very real. While most exchange-traded notes are issued by major financial institutions with lofty credit ratings, the last few years have taught investors that credit [...]
