Will 2009 Be the Year of Actively Managed ETFs?
Active ETFs, Actively Managed, Commodity, Corn, Gold, Industrial Goods, Issuers, Metals, Mutual Funds, Oil, Precious Metals, ProShares, SEC, Securities & Exchange Commission, Wheat
Last year was the time of exchange-traded commodity funds, ranging from oil and gold to wheat, corn, and basic building metals. Just one year later, exchange-traded funds have grown tremendously to take a foothold in the actively-managed space. Of the handful of firms entering the actively-managed scene, very few are expecting immediate success. Considering that [...]
Commodity Funds Illustrate Inflation Worries
Aluminum, Commodity, Corn, DB, DBC, Deutsche Bank, Government, Invesco, Invesco PowerShares, Issuers, Metals, Oil, PowerShares, Volume, Wheat
Investors’ appetite for commodities continues to grow as a hedge against government action to repair the ailing economy. Some investors are bracing for an inflation-led recovery by diversifying with the Powershares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund ETF (DBC: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News). Reuters reports that after rising to nearly $21 per share, DBC options [...]
