Small-Cap Oil ETF Ready for Launch
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 [...]
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 [...]
US ETF Assets Maintain Upward Trend
Assets continued to flow into U.S. exchange-traded funds during the month of July despite significant outflows from gold’s largest ETF. July is the sixth straight month that assets have flowed into ETFs and the emerging market class was the primary reason for the current month’s growth. Emerging market ETFs attracted the most assets with $4.6 [...]
New ETF Offers Access to Local Emerging Market Debt
WisdomTree has just launched a new actively managed ETF that provides access to local emerging market debt. The exposure to the emerging market debt will be in that market’s local currency. The fund, known as WisdomTree Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund (ELD), has begun trading on the NYSE Arca and has $125 million in assets, [...]
Three New Bond ETFs from Schwab Enter Market
Charles Schwab, ETF issuer known for its low expense products and online commission incentives, has just launched three new bond ETFs that provide exposure to different types of US Treasuries. According to the press release, the new ETFs will provide investors with access to short-term, intermediate-term and inflation-protected securities. Below is a list of the [...]
Emerging Market ETFs Growing at an Alarming Rate
Emerging market ETFs have been performing favorably and have seen major inflows over the past several months. While there is great investment interest in these markets, it is important to proceed with caution. According to the press release, asset-allocation experts recommend US investors use a 2.5:1 ratio when investing in foreign markets. That is, a [...]
Alternative Energy Industry Applauds First Ever Lithium ETF
The idea of supporting the “green” movement just got easier. While environmentally-conscious ETFs like solar and wind already exist in today’s market, Global X Fund has just launched the first ever lithium ETF which is a main resource to renewable energy. Global X Lithium ETF (LIT: Profile, Quote, Advanced Chart, News) will invest in large [...]
Homebuilder ETFs Power through Negative Housing Data
Homebuilder exchange-traded funds held strong this week despite weak housing data released for the month of June. Both SPDR S&P Home Builders ETF (XHB: Profile, Quote, Advanced Chart, News) and iShares Dow Jones US Home Construction (ITB: Profile, Quote, Advanced Chart, News) are closing out the week on a good note. The two ETFs gained [...]
Precious Metal ETFs Closely Linked to Automobile Demand
The automobile industry has a major impact on the value of both platinum and palladium ETFs. The precious metals are both used in the manufacturing of catalytic converters within automobiles. The demand for automobiles is down considerably over the past few months, which has put a dent in the recent values of platinum and palladium. [...]
AdvisorShares Debuts First Actively Managed International ETF
AdvisorShares, an actively managed ETF adviser, will introduce the first actively managed, international ETF to the market. The new ETF, known as the WCM/BNY Mellon Focused Growth ADR ETF (AADR: Profile, Quote, Advanced Chart, News), begins trading July 21st, 2010. According to the press release, AdvisorShares will utilize WCM Investment Management as a sub-adviser, as [...]
