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T. Rowe Price Plans Actively-Managed ETFs

by Michael Johnston on December 11, 2009

T. Rowe Price has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for approval to launch a line of actively-managed ETFs. In its filing for exemptive relief with the SEC, T. Rowe indicated that its initial fund would invest primarily in domestic fixed income securities, but that it could eventually launch domestic and international equity ETFs, as well global fixed income funds. [click to continue…]

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The Definitive Guide To Real Estate ETFs: Real Estate ETF Investing 101

by Michael Johnston on November 25, 2009

Once considered a vital “return enhancer” in almost every portfolio, real estate as an asset class has fallen out of favor with investors following its spectacular collapse during (and role in causing) the recent global economic downturn. Real estate was historically embraced because of its potential for delivering excess returns in bull property markets and low correlation with traditional stock and bond investments. But as default rates skyrocketed, values plummeted, and correlations went to 1.0, asset managers have sold off real property and reallocated investor portfolios to equities and fixed income. [click to continue…]

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Checking In On The DENT ETF

by Michael Johnston on November 11, 2009

Earlier this year, best-selling author Harry Dent , Jr. ventured into the ETF industry, launching the Dent Tactical ETF (DENT) in a move that further blurred the lines between active and passive management. DENT is actively managed by a team of analysts using primarily economic and demographic analysis to determine the overall trend of U.S. [...]

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Grail Advisors To Launch Four Actively-Managed ETFs

by Michael Johnston on September 30, 2009

San Francisco-based Grail Advisors is set to expand its presence in the actively-managed ETF space, introducing four actively-managed ETFs later this week: RP Growth, RP Focused Large Cap Growth, RP Technology, and RP Financials. The new funds will join Grail’s existing actively-managed ETF, the Grail American Beacon Large Cap Value ETF (GVT), which launched earlier [...]

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Active ETFs: Full Steam Ahead

by Michael Johnston on July 9, 2009

Although ETFs and mutual funds seem in many ways to be natural rivals, one of the most closely-watched trends in the “active vs. passive” debate has been the development of a hybrid type of investment option: actively-managed ETFs. While the space has mostly taken “baby steps” to this point, it appears to be poised for [...]

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Actively-Managed ETFs: A Gamechanger?

by Michael Johnston on May 5, 2009

Had Jerry Seinfeld pursued a career in finance, I imagine he’d be having a field day around the water cooler with the launch of the Grail American Beacon Large Cap Value ETF (GVT) yesterday:  “What’s the deal with actively managed ETFs…isn’t the whole point of an ETF that is isn’t actively managed?” Since one of [...]

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