Nigeria and Financials are the Focus of Africa’s Newest ETF
South Africa has been considered the prominent way to invest in the African market; however, a new country has taken the top spot in the latest ETF. TheStreet.com has broken down the components of Market Vectors Africa Index ETF (AFK) and explains that Nigeria and Financials are weighted the heaviest for country and sector, respectively. [...]
New ETF from WisdomTree Captures Middle Eastern Markets
Investors now have a vehicle to track the performance of the Middle East region. WisdomTree has just debuted its newest ETF on the Nasdaq Stock Market, known as WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Fund (GULF). Business Wire reports that GULF will provide exposure to about 70 dividend-paying companies located in Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, [...]
Claymore is First to Capture Frontier Markets with New U.S.-listed ETF
Claymore Securities has teamed up with The Bank of New York Mellon to debut the first U.S.-listed ETF to track frontier markets. Business Wire defines a “frontier market†as a market of a country that is less developed than a traditional emerging market. The new fund, known as Claymore/BNY Mellon Frontier Markets ETF (FRN) is [...]
