Preferred ETF Investments In January 2011
The month of January, 2011 saw $9 billion excess inflow in to the market as compared to outflows in exchange traded funds in the USA. This is the fifth consecutive month where inflow exceeded outflow in America. The total assets invested in ETFs in American crossed $1 trillion in January. This figure is expected to [...]
ETFs Enjoy Growth in the Shortest Trading Month
Although February has the fewest trading days of any month, exchange-traded funds still racked up healthy inflows from investors. Inflows into US based ETFs and ETNs grew by $5.4 billion in February 2010. Assets in exchange-traded funds and notes in the United States now top $765 billion, a gain of 66% over February 2009. In [...]
Greece’s Debt Woes Elate Currency ETFs
Troubles in Greece have only incited the popularity of exchange-traded commodities in the wake of what could be the largest bankruptcy since the credit crunch began. Often suffering from limited liquidity, currency funds are now on the up and up. The CurrencyShares Euro Trust (FXE: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News), which has an average volume [...]
Aged ETFs Losing Assets to Younger Products
A seismic shift in exchange-traded funds is developing, with newer funds threatening the assets of more established products. The trend is likely to continue, as investors become more appreciative of the creativity of newer funds. One fund already bleeding funds is the SPDR S&P 500 (SPY: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News), which is known as [...]
