Soccer’s World Cup can Affect Stock Markets
It seems that there are legitimate studies that show that a countries loss in a major sports competition like the World Cup can adversely affect that countries stock markets the next day says an article in MarketWatch.
iShares Launches Polish ETF with Fanfare
iShares today launched the iShares MSCI Poland Investable Market Index Fund (EPOL) on the NYSE Arca Exchange. The first exchange-traded fund to track Polish stocks, the iShares fund was met with plenty of anticipation prior to launch. The fund follows several other iShares’ developments meant to track stocks of individual nations. The iShares MSCI Poland [...]
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 [...]
Van Eck Proposes a Latin Twist to Small Cap ETFs
Following the trend of niche ETF plays, including a Polish stock ETF and a small cap gold miners fund, Van Eck has filed to create a Latin America small cap fund. The fund follows another popular Van Eck product, the Market Vectors Brazil Small-Cap ETF (BRF: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News), which ended the year [...]
Van Eck Launches First ETF Targeting Polish Stocks
A new fund issued by Van Eck to track Polish stocks began trading on the NYSE Arca last Wednesday, immediately prior to the Thanksgiving holiday. The fund, which trades under the ticker symbol PLND, is the first country-specific fund to track Polish stocks. The Market Vectors Poland ETF (PLND: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News) will [...]
Global X Seeks to Expand Empire with 13 New ETFs
Global X Funds will take on its largest expansion yet, filing with the SEC to create thirteen new ETFs. Six of the new funds will target Chinese sectors, while the other seven are set to tap markets typically unavailable to U.S. investors. The Chinese funds are as follows: Global X Consumer, Global X China Energy, [...]
New Frontier Market ETF from Claymore Has Expanded to 17 Countries
On June 12, 2008, Claymore Securities and The Bank of New York Mellon pioneered the only U.S.-listed frontier market ETF, known as Claymore/BNY Mellon Frontier Markets ETF (FRN). Two weeks after the launch of FRN, Claymore has announced a change to the underlying index meant to rebalance the markets. As a result of the change, [...]
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 [...]
