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Vanguard Slashes Expenses On VWO, Five Other International ETFs

Michael Johnston — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:00:07 +0000

Vanguard led all ETF issuers in cash inflows last year, thanks in no small part to a shift among investors towards the most cost-efficient ETF options. Now the company is lowering expenses on six of its international equity ETFs, reflecting greater efficiencies realized in the form of asset growth and operating cost reductions. The ETFs impacted by the expense ratio reduction include: Ticker ETF Old ER New ER VWO Emerging Markets ETF 0.27% 0.22% VGK Europe ETF 0.16% 0.14% VPL Pacific ETF 0.16% 0.14% VT Total World Stock ETF 0.30% 0.25% VEU FTSE All-World ex-U.S. ETF 0.25% 0.22% VSS FTSE All-World ex-U.S. Small Cap ETF 0.40% 0.33% The reduction to VWO makes it the cheapest option in the Emerging Markets Equities ETFdb Category–an honor previously held by Schwab’s SCHE. VWO recently became the largest U.S.-listed emerging markets ETF, surpassing iShares EEM. Both funds offer exposure to the MSCI Emerging Markets [...]

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Best ETF Performers Of 2010: Winners For Every ETFdb Category

Michael Johnston — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:00:23 +0000

Last year was a good year for most asset classes, as investor portfolios continued to recover from the recent recession. The difference in performance between many comparable funds was significant, and many of the best performers of 2010 are relatively small funds that maintain considerably smaller asset bases than their more popular competitors. Below, we profiled the top performing ETFs in more than 60 ETFdb Categories covering all major asset classes. ETFs that launched in 2010 were excluded, as were those that stopped trading during the year [for more ETF insights, sign up for our free ETF newsletter]: Equity ETFs Many equity ETFs turned impressive performances in 2010; below, we profile the best of the best: All Cap Equities: The First Trust Multi CG AlphaDex (FAD) added 25.2% last year, besting the more popular VTI (up 17.4%) and IWV (up 16.8%) by a wide margin. Large Cap Blend Equities: The [...]

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Ten Most Successful New ETFs Of 2009

Michael Johnston — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:23:27 +0000

As the ETF industry has continued its rapid expansion, there has been much debate surrounding the sustainability of the current growth and the potential saturation of the market. The first ETFs were relatively simple products, offering exposure to the world’s most widely-followed equity benchmarks. But the last ten years have seen hundreds of new ETFs hit the market that go far beyond “plain vanilla.” Leveraged ETFs, intelligent indexing, exchange-traded commodities, and actively-managed funds are just a few of the innovations the industry has seen. Some believe that the ETF industry has gone into “absolute overdrive.” Others think that any reports of an ETF issuance bubble have been greatly exaggerated. While there are some valid points made on both sides, it is perhaps best to let the numbers decide. According to the latest data from the National Stock Exchange, more than 120 exchange-traded products have been launched this year, covering a [...]

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Who Else Wants Ex-U.S. ETFs?

Michael Johnston — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:05:51 +0000

After decades of flying high and shrugging off crises around the world, U.S. equity markets have fallen on some tough times. The epicenter of the mortgage crisis that evolved into a global recession has scared away many investors away from the U.S. markets, afraid that the worst is yet to come and that the “glory days” of America have passed. Investor reluctance to jump back into the U.S. markets is perhaps best evidenced by the increase in popularity of “ex-U.S.” ETFs, funds that offer exposure to a well-diversified basket of global securities but avoid any investments in the States. Over the last year, many of these funds have experienced strong fund inflows, and have significantly outperformed major U.S. benchmarks. As unemployment remains high, banks continue to close, credit markets are yet to thaw, and the future of the dollar as the world’s reserve currency sits in serious jeopardy, many investors, both [...]

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