Issuers

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, [...]

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.

Global X is launching a new ETF today. ticker GREK which tracks the Athens SE FT/ASE 20 weighted index. The expense ratio will reportedly be .69%. For original article click here.

The Financial Times reported that issuer ETF Securities is on the block with an asking price of $1.6 billion, and Goldman Sachs has been hired as an adviser for the sale. The firm is noted for introducing the first ETFs backed by physical inventory of platinum and palladium. According to NSX, ETF Securities has accumulated [...]

Russell Investments, best known for its market indexes, launched a new line of its own ETFs on Thursday. The six new funds are: Russell Aggressive Growth ETF (AGRG) Russell Contrarian ETF (CNTR) Russell Consistent Growth ETF (CONG) Russell Equity Income ETF (EQIN) Russell Growth at a Reasonable Price ETF (GRPC) Russell Low P/E ETF (LWPE) For original article, click here.

A new oil tracking ETF is about to slide onto the scene. The fund, known as IQ Global Oil Small Cap ETF (ticker: IOIL), will track smaller oil companies in more than ten countries around the world. The U.S. will carry the biggest weight with nearly half of the companies while Canada and Thailand round [...]

Vanguard, though a newer entrant to the market for exchange-traded funds, actually led the U.S. in ETF sales in 2010 and is going to expand its ETF horizons by offering exchange-traded funds in Europe this year. Europe has not embraced investing with ETFs as rapidly as the U.S has; however, BlackRock is projecting an annual [...]

Grail Advisors LLC is reportedly close to being acquired by Ameriprise Financial’s mutual fund subsidiary, Columbia Management. Grail Advisors builds and distributes Actively-Managed Exchange-Traded Funds, and the current line up includes three equity ETFs and three fixed-income ETFs:   Grail American Beacon Large Cap Value ETF (GVT) RP Growth ETF (RPX) RP Focused Large Cap [...]

State Street Global Advisors has filed with the SEC for six new actively managed ETFs. While the promise of actively managed ETFs has been anticipated for years now in the exchange-traded funds market, few issuers have begun offering them as of yet. It appears however that is about to change. Three of the new State Street [...]

Fund issuer State Street Global Advisors has launched two ETFs – S&P Emerging Markets Dividend Fund (EDIV) and Barclays Capital Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund (EBND). The new ETFs are designed the fill the gap created by absence of funds that help investors control exposure to debt and dividend investments in a precise manner. The [...]