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ETF Update: Pipeline Continues To Fill

Michael Johnston — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:00:13 +0000

The summer months generally bring a slowdown in trading activity on Wall Street, so it isn’t surprising that product development activity has seemingly slowed a bit in the ETF industry as of late. After dozens of new product launches in previous months, just ten new ETFs debuted in July according to the ETF Launch Center. And as we near the midway point in August, only four new ETFs have started trading this month: the India Consumer ETF (INCO), Emerging Markets High Beta Low Income ETF (HILO), SmallCap 600 Equal Weight ETF (EWSM), and MidCap 400 Equal Weight ETF (EWMD). But while the pace of new launches may have slowed, issuers have remained busy behind the scenes laying groundwork for new ETPs that could begin trading later in 2011 (of course, many proposed ETFs may never see the light of day). Among the ideas stuffed into a bursting pipeline over the [...]

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This Week In ETFs: January 15th Edition

Eric Dutram — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:11:52 +0000

The ETF industry is off to a good start for 2010 with several new funds launching this week. In other news, Barack Obama proposed a new tax on banks in order to shore up the $100 billion deficit from TARP. Markets finished the week on a sour note after JP Morgan posted weaker than expected fourth quarter revenue, further adding to banks’ pain in the new year. Below, we offer our picks for the week’s most important and interesting ETF stories from around the Web: Graham Tuckwell: “Pent-Up Demand” Behind Fund’s Success at Hard Assets Investor: Graham Tuckwell, the chairman of ETF Securities discusses the amazing first day success of his firm’s new ETFS Platinum Trust (PPLT) and ETFS Palladium Trust (PALL) funds. After waiting nearly nine months to receive approval from the SEC, PALL and PPLT experienced asset inflows of over $100 million and both had over a quarter [...]

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Ten Worst Performing ETFs Of 2009

Michael Johnston — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:06:08 +0000

For most investors, 2009 has been a very good year, with a surge in liquidity leading almost all asset classes to big gains. As many national economies emerged from recession, investors regained their appetite for risk, sending emerging markets funds through the rook (these funds dominated the list of the Top Ten Performing Equity ETFs). But less risky asset classes also jumped in 2009, and the vast majority of exchange-traded products are heading towards the finish line well in the black on the year. But some funds have not been nearly so fortunate. Although this year has been one of the best in recent memory for most investors, several ETFs missed out on the surge and instead posted big losses. Beyond inverse and leveraged ETFs, the ten worst performing ETFs of 2009 include: 10. PowerShares 1-30 Treasury Ladder (PLW) As risk tolerance has returned to the markets this year, many [...]

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ETF Plays Ahead Of G-20 Summit

Eric Dutram — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:00:43 +0000

On Thursday and Friday, the leaders of 19 of the most powerful nations, as well as the leader of the European Union, will meet in the Steel City to discuss a variety of topics ranging from economic integration to energy policy. Pittsburgh was chosen to highlight the dramatic shift in fortunes following the city’s struggles in the 70s and 80s and its transition to a more diversified economy. Pittsburgh has escaped the fate of the rest of the “Rust Belt” and even had an unemployment rate less than the national average during the earlier part of the year. Many people, including members of the White House, feel that Pittsburgh can attribute this recovery in part to its focus on technology and green jobs, focal points of the Obama administration. Many of the events at the conference will be held at environmentally-friendly sites, such as a LEED certified convention center and [...]

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Special Report: Alpha ETFs Come Of Age

Michael Johnston — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:00:55 +0000

In the summer of 1992, Eugene Fama and Kenneth French published “The Cross-Section of Expected Stock Returns” in The Journal of Finance, a groundbreaking analysis that prompted financial presses to run headlines declaring “beta is dead.” While the death sentence may have been a bit severe, it struck a significant blow to a widely-accepted and longstanding financial concept, causing academics and investors to reconsider tenets they once took for granted. In recent decades, a collection of academic studies, disillusioned investors, and financial innovations have contributed to a similar prognosis for beta’s Greek neighbor, alpha. The idea that was hatched by Brinson and Hood and supported by the likes of Ibbotson and Kaplan and Barras and Scaillet was fueled by years of investor frustration. Following the introduction and rapid rise in the popularity of indexing and ETFs, it seemed that what started out as a scholarly whisper had grown into a [...]

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Five Financial ETFs Flying Under The Radar

Michael Johnston — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:30:40 +0000

Over the past year, the financial sector has been a favorite target of criticisms, frequently accused of outrageous greed that sparked the mortgage meltdown in the U.S., eventually spreading to nearly all corners of the global economy. Moreover, the volatility of financial companies has skyrocketed, perhaps best evidenced by the fact that Direxion’s 3x leveraged Daily Bull (FAS) and Bear (FAZ) Financial Funds (which are vulnerable to big losses in oscillating markets) are down more than 60% and 80%, respectively, since the start of year. These big swings and substantial losses have caused many investors to stay away from the financial sector altogether. While many banking and diversified finance ETFs have continued to trend down in the first half of 2009, the news out of the financial sector hasn’t been all bad. Here’s a look at five ETFs that have bucked the trend and posted strong returns year-to-date: iShares Dow Jones U.S. [...]

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