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.
New Group of Currency ETNs Launched
Twelve new currency ETNs are now available for trade on Xetra. ETF Securities has issued the unique group of ETNs, which focus on foreign exchange rates with the euro, as well as emerging market currency. According to the press release, the new ETNs will allow investors the ability to capture exchange rates of the euro [...]
iShares Traverses Four New Regional ETFs
Continuing to play on the popularity of regional investments, iShares is expanding its line of MSCI-tracking products with the addition of four new country-specific offerings. The funds target popular investment destinations, including Poland, China, Indonesia, and New Zealand. The four new funds are as follows: 1. iShares MSCI China Small-Cap Index Fund 2. iShares MSCI [...]
WisdomTree Grows Two New American Dollar ETFs
WisdomTree has filed with the SEC to create two new funds that track the change of the American dollar against a basket of world currencies. The new funds will compete with PowerShares US DB Dollar ETF (UUP: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News), which has attracted more than $3 billion from investors. The WisdomTree Rising Dollar [...]
Government Intervention Rekindles Currency ETF Carry Trade
An active central bank in the United States is keeping interest rates so low that traders are now re-entering carry trade positions to profit from the difference in bid and ask interest rates at foreign banks. As rates continue to fall in the United States, carry trade investments in other foreign currencies will only grow [...]
NASDAQ Grants First Options on Actively-Managed ETFs
The very first options on actively-managed ETFs were released today, as WisdomTree and the NASDAQ OMX Group have reached an agreement to allow WisdomTree’s actively managed currency funds to start listing options on the exchange. WisdomTree’s funds will be the first actively managed funds to give investors access to options, opening the door for option [...]
Claymore Delivers New ETF in the Shipping Industry
Delta Global Indices, LLC has developed a global index comprised of developed markets in the maritime shipping industry, and Claymore has just released an ETF to track the performance. The Webwire article identifies the new ETF as Claymore/Delta Global Shipping Index ETF (SEA), which has just begun trading on the NYSE Arca. The index focuses [...]
Two New Currency ETFs Introduced by Wisdom Tree and Dreyfus Corp
Wisdom Tree and Dreyfus Corporation have announced the launch of two new currency income ETFs for the New Zealand dollar and South African rand. According to Centre Daily News, the NYSE Arca will list the two ETFs, officially known as the WisdomTree Dreyfus New Zealand Dollar Fund (BNZ) and WisdomTree Dreyfus South African Rand Fund [...]
