NSX Releases August 2010 ETF Data Reports
National Stock Exchange, Inc. (NSX®) just released its August 2010 ETF/ETN data reports [...]
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iShares MSCI New Zealand Investable Market Index Fund
BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) today announced that the iShares Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) business, the world’s largest provider of ETFs, launched the iShares MSCI New Zealand Investable Market Index Fund (ENZL) on the NYSE Arca today.
CBOE Reports ETF Option Volume for August
Option trading volume on the Chicago Board of Exchange was down in August as a whole. ETF trading showed some areas of growth but slowed from the previous month. ETF market share was down slightly too. According to the press release, year-to-date ETF option volume through August grew by 6% over the previous year at [...]
Next ETFs Files for New Line of ETFs
Next ETFs has plans for a new series of ETFs. The issuer is expected to start with a unique US ETF which would track the premier Nikkei 225 Japanese index. The Nikkei 225 Index is a leading Japanese benchmark made up of 225 liquid stocks within the Tokyo Stock Exchange. According to the press release, [...]
Vanguard Crowned Top ETF Issuer Among Advisers
Among ETF providers, Vanguard has received the best adviser loyalty score in the industry. In a Cogent Research study of 1,560 investment advisers around the nation, Vanguard ranked as the favorite. The Cogent study took into account various factors to determine the top issuer. According to the Wall Street Journal, a standardized loyalty scale was [...]
Claymore Introduces New Micro-Cap ETF
Claymore has rolled out another exchange-traded fund to expand its exclusive relationship with Wilshire Associates Indexes. The latest fund is size-specific, capturing nearly 1,600 micro-cap companies. The new ETF from Claymore, known as Wilshire Micro-Cap ETF (WMCR), tracks the Wilshire US Micro-Cap Index, according to the press release. WMCR joins three other Claymore-Wilshire related ETFs, [...]
Schwab Expanding its ETF Business with $150M Purchase
Charles Schwab has recognized the increasing popularity surrounding the exchange-traded fund market. To capitalize on the ETF growth, Schwab has agreed to buy Windward Investment Management Inc. for $150 million in cash and stock, according to the press release. Windward is an investment advisory firm out of Boston that has managed nearly $4 billion through [...]
Van Eck Offers New Small Cap India ETF
Investors will now have another ETF available to capture India’s small cap equity market with the launch of a new ETF by Van Eck. Last month, EG Shares introduced the first small cap ETF for India. The new ETF from Van Eck, known as Market Vectors India Small-Cap Index ETF (SCIF), will track the Market [...]
US ETF Assets Maintain Upward Trend
Assets continued to flow into U.S. exchange-traded funds during the month of July despite significant outflows from gold’s largest ETF. July is the sixth straight month that assets have flowed into ETFs and the emerging market class was the primary reason for the current month’s growth. Emerging market ETFs attracted the most assets with $4.6 [...]
