Vanguard recently reported that it was lowering fees on its sector ETF fund family. Most of the fees are being reduced from 0.24 percent to .019 percent, slightly lower than many of competitor SSgA’s sector funds expense ratio of .20 percent.

Recently reported by Barrons, according to Lipper data, for the week ending Dec. 21st, equity funds (excluding ETFs) saw an outflow of $5.46 billion. In contrast however, ETFs recorded an inflow of $6.23 billion. For original article, click here.

Proshares recently filed with the SEC for a series of new volatility ETFs, including: ProShares Nasdaq 100 – 15 % Volatility Target ProShares Dow 30 – 15% Volatility Target ProShares Russell 2000 – 15% Volatility Target ProShares Russell 1000 – 15% Volatility Target ProShares MSCI EAFE – 15% Volatility Target ProShares MSCI Emerging Markets – [...]

In a deal that was previously announced on August 12th, six Merrill Lynch HOLDRS began trading as Van Eck ETFs on December 21st. For original article click here. The list of newly rebranded ETFs are below: Market Vectors Biotech ETF (BBH) Market Vectors Money-Center Bank ETF (RKH) Market Vectors Oil Services ETF (OIH) Market Vectors [...]

In an effort to gain marketshare in the rapidly expanding ETF industry, Etrade is the latest broker to offer a list of commission-free ETFs. A total of 93 ETFs are included from ETF issuers Wisdom Tree, Global X, and Deutsche Bank. Other brokers who have also offered lists of ETFs available for commission-free trades include, [...]

Nigeria’s stock exchange listed its first ETF in December, offering a gold backed fund. The NewGold ETF was created by Absa Bank Limited of South Africa. New ETFs for the Nigerian market may be offered as soon as January. For original article, click here.

Global X Funds relaunched a fund previously named the Global X China Technology ETF (CHIB) on the Nasdaq today, as the Global X NASDAQ China Technology ETF (QQQC). The ETF tracks the technology sector in China, and its three largest holdings currently are ASM Pacific Techno, Lenova Group, and Baidu. For original article, click here.

India, the world’s largest consumer of gold, saw gold ETF assets nearly triple, from November 2010 to November 2011. There are currently 12 gold ETFs in India, with the first gold ETF launched in 2007. For original article, click here.

According to a recent report published by Citi, ETFs have been clear winners in the Asian markets as savers have been reallocating their wealth. Total assets in ETFs have grown to $60 billion, during a time in which the share of Asian household savings in mutual funds has fallen from 14% to 8%. For original [...]

Global Bond ETF assets rose 4.1% in November to more than $1.5 trillion, according to a report from BlackRock Investment Institute. The total number of global ETF products including ETNs reached 4,200. For original article, click here.