Metals

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 [...]

Market Vectors Rare Earth ETF, ticker REMX, rebounded today to close slightly green, despite some analysts warning that rare earth metals might be due for a slowdown. Goldman Sachs predicted that there may be a surplus of rare earth metals by 2013, and that the price boom may be nearing a peak. However, others believe [...]

NY based ETF issuer, Global X, is all set to introduce new ETFs in the market. The firm has already issued six new funds in 2011. It has filed documents with SEC in its attempt to continue targeting special niches by being the first to issue relevant ETFs. The SEC filing provides information on an [...]

Precious metals based ETFs provided good returns in 2010 along with other funds that invest in countries like Peru and Colombia. The iShares MSCI Peru ETF (EPU) and the Global X/InterBolsa FTSE Colombia ETF (GXG) invested in these two raw material rich growing economies and offered returns in excess of 52% and 57% respectively. The [...]

Investors may soon have the ability to invest in aluminum through a new exchange-traded fund. Bloomberg reports that no sponsor has been designated to issue the new ETF and no release date has been decided; however, the expectation is that the new fund would be available for trade as early as next month. The CEO [...]

Having been a leader in international funds, Global X is extending its portfolio to commodity funds. On Wednesday, the firm launched two funds: the Global X Silver Miners ETF (SIL: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News) and Global X Copper Miners ETF (COPX: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News). The silver ETF from Global X is the [...]

Facing stiff competition from other fund sponsors, Emerging Global Shares brought its newest fund to market in just four months, hoping to quell interest from other fund issuers in emerging markets. The Brazil Infrastructure Index ETF (BRXX: News) builds on a general interest among investors in both emerging-market and infrastructure sector ETFs. The fund will [...]

Emerging Global Shares could not have picked better timing with the release of its new China Infrastructure Fund (CHXX: News). Amidst stimulus efforts undertaken around the world, investors have been eying infrastructure names as sound investments in a shaky economic climate. The China Infrastructure Index ETF will invest in the 30 largest companies that center [...]

Tapping into the current investment trends, Global X thinks there is room for a few more precious metal funds. The company has filed with the SEC to create four new funds, which will track companies involved in silver, gold, platinum and copper mining. The four new funds are: 1. Global X Copper Miners ETF 2. [...]

First Trust has filed with the SEC to create three new funds – two commodities and one emerging market – that will seek to latch onto the growing market for the two asset classes. First Trust filed for the following three ETFs with the SEC: 1. First Trust BICK Index Fund 2. First Trust ISE [...]