Archive for April 2017
Apr 25th, 2017 |
By James Lord, CFA
Cloud Atlas Investing, a South Africa-based ETF issuer, has launched the Cloud Atlas Big50 Ex-SA ETF (Johannesburg: AMIB50), providing access to an emerging markets equity investment of 50 companies listed across 15 countries in Africa, excluding South Africa.
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Tags: Emerging and Frontier, Equities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Launch, Themes and Strategy
Apr 25th, 2017 |
By James Lord, CFA
ETFs and ETPs listed globally experienced record net inflows of $66.3 billion during March, according to research from ETF industry consultant ETFGI. The strong net gatherings marked the 38th consecutive month of positive net inflows within the space.
Posted in ETF and Index News |
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Tags: Commodities, Equities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETFGI, Fixed Income, Global, iShares, SSGA SPDR, Vanguard
Apr 25th, 2017 |
By James Lord, CFA
Lyxor has launched a new ETF, offering currency-hedged exposure to the Stoxx Europe 600 Index, on Deutsche Börse’s Xetra and Frankfurt exchanges.
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Tags: Currency-hedged, Equities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Launch, Europe, Lyxor, STOXX, United Kingdom
Apr 25th, 2017 |
By George Watson
Market maker Virtu Financial has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire KCG Holding. The deal, worth around $1.4 billion, has been unanimously approved by the directors of each company.
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Tags: ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, United States and Canada
Apr 24th, 2017 |
By George Watson
Direxion has lifted the temporary suspension on creation units for the Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 3X Shares ETF (NYSE: JNUG) that had been in place since 13 April.
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Tags: Commodities, Direxion, Equities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, Gold and Precious Metals, Leveraged and Inverse ETFs, VanEck Vectors
Apr 21st, 2017 |
By James Lord, CFA
VanEck has launched the VanEck Vectors JP Morgan EM Local Currency Bond UCITS ETF (EMLC) on the London Stock Exchange, offering exposure to bonds issued in local currencies by emerging market governments.
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Tags: Emerging and Frontier, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Launch, Fixed Income, iShares, Pimco, Themes and Strategy, VanEck Vectors
Apr 21st, 2017 |
By James Lord, CFA
The VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDXJ) has become too big for its index, resulting in issuer VanEck and index provider MVIS Indices having to expand the coverage of the ETF’s underlying index to avoid breaching regulatory thresholds.
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Tags: Commodities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, Gold and Precious Metals, Themes and Strategy, VanEck Vectors
Apr 20th, 2017 |
By James Lord, CFA
Toroso Investments and white label ETF platform Exchange Traded Concepts, have launched the ETF Industry Exposure & Financial Services ETF (NYSE: TETF), providing access to companies driving growth in the ETF industry. Mike Venuto, CIO of Toroso Investments, commented: “[The ETF] is aimed toward capturing not only the established leaders in each area, but also those firms that might be new to the space but are bringing exciting approaches that could resonate with investors and drive further growth of the industry itself.”
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Tags: Equities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Launch, Exchange Traded Concepts, Global, Smart Beta, Themes and Strategy, United States and Canada
Apr 20th, 2017 |
By James Lord, CFA
BNP Paribas has launched two new exchange-traded commodities on Deutsche Börse’s Xetra and Frankfurt exchanges, each providing exposure to the performance of Brent crude oil futures contracts. The ETCs offer a means of gaining relatively low-cost and convenient tactical exposure to crude oil, allowing investors to express their views on the market.
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Tags: Commodities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Launch, ETNs and ETCs, Themes and Strategy
Apr 20th, 2017 |
By James Lord, CFA
Two new smart beta equity ETFs from iShares, the iShares Edge MSCI World Minimum Volatility UCITS ETF and the iShares Edge MSCI World Multifactor UCITS ETF, have been made available on Deutsche Börse’s Xetra and Frankfurt exchanges. Both ETFs minimise the exchange rate risk between the US dollar and the euro by adopting a monthly currency hedge.
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Tags: Equities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Launch, Global, MSCI, Smart Beta, Themes and Strategy, Volatility