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According to Mark Wiedman, global head of iShares, “Fixed income markets are the next big frontier for the ETF industry.” Much like ETFs have transformed commodity markets such as gold, Wiedman expects ETFs will transform the fixed income markets. Assets are projected to double in fixed income markets over the next 5 years, from just under [...]

According to an article in USA Today, one of the latest trends in the Exchange traded funds or ETF market is the expansion of theme into the huge markets of tax-differed savings plans like 401(k) retirement plans and 529 college savings plans.

One of the largest middle east economies is not yet represented by the ETF space, but Van Eck Global is about to change that. Van Eck has filed an application with the SEC to market two country specific ETFs based on Saudi Arabia. The two ETFs are named the Market Vectors Saudi Arabia ETF and [...]

iShares has launched eight country-specific sovereign debt ETFs on the London Stock Exchange, the first ETFs of their kind. The treasury bond ETFs include the countries of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, Finland, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The ETFs will be invested in government issued debt. For original article, click here.

Van Eck will be launching a new bond ETF on Wednesday, May 9, 2012. The Market Vectors Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF will track B of A Merrill Lynch’s High Yield US Emerging Markets Liquid Corporate Plus Index. The expense ratio for the new ETF is expected to be 0.4%. For the original article, [...]

With the economy still showing concern in the U.S. and job rates still high, many investors are looking at equity investments outside the US. One of the easiest ways of investing internationally is with Exchange-Traded Funds or ETFs. Of the roughly 1,500 ETFs available to trade, there are 7 large ones that focus on international markets.

In an article published at Forbes.com today, noteworthy inflows into specific ETFs are mentioned, in particular VTI, the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index which saw over $100 million in inflows in the past week. The source cited ETFChannel, also mentions noteworthy inflows in PFF, CFT, and others.

Van Eck announced that it has reduced the expense ratio  on its Market Vectors Indonesia ETF (IDX) by 5%. The expense ratio has been reduced from 0.60% to 0.57%, undercutting its competitor by 2 basis points. For original article, click here.

According to a recent article at Market Watch, there are currently over 1,500 exchange-traded fund (ETF) products of which 97% are of the passive and unmanaged type. ETFs are becoming increasingly popular among mutual funds holders due to their ease of liquidity, high transparency, better tax efficiency, and lower cost.

Guggenheim has declared monthly ETF Distributions for 16 of its ETF funds. The distributions range form a high of $0.113 for BSJE Guggenheim BulletShares 2014 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF 5/1/12 5/3/12 5/7/12 $0.113 To a low of $0.015 for BSCC Guggenheim BulletShares 2012 Corporate Bond ETF 5/1/12 5/3/12 5/7/12 $0.015 To read the complete [...]