International

China will be providing more exposure to its currency and ETFs related to the country have responded quite favorably in the US. The Chinese yuan will now trade more freely against the U.S. dollar, according to MarketWatch. The news gave a lift to Chinese-specific ETFs. Two notable ETFs started out the week on the right [...]

In June of each year, MSCI performs an annual review to declare whether any country up for evaluation will be reclassified to a different market level. MSCI also communicates whether any new countries will be reviewed for the upcoming year. According to the press release, this year’s market classification review had no changes from the previous [...]

Global X is ready to launch a brand new ETF on the NYSE, allowing investors the opportunity to take part in Brazil’s growth. What is unique about this Brazilian ETF is that it is the first to focus on only mid-sized companies within the country. The new ETF, known as the Brazil Mid-Cap ETF (BRAZ), [...]

Charles Schwab, the well-known financial services provider, will now be offering lower expense ratios for the majority of its ETFs. Schwab already extends commission-free trades to its online account holders and has become even more competitive with its ETF fees. Of the eight domestic and international ETFs in Schwab’s line of exchange-traded funds, six will [...]

At the surface, real estate and consumer confidence numbers may appear to have little in common. However, as consumer confidence continues to rise, commercial REITs offer a unique opportunity to investors. Analysts believe improving consumer confidence numbers could help commercial real estate investment trusts, which have been some of the hardest hit during the “Great [...]

To meet demand, ETFSecurities added new shares to its popular platinum and palladium funds on Monday. The new combined value of the funds now rests at $871 million. ETFSecurities raised the number of shares in the ETFS Physical Platinum Fund (PPLT: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News) to 11.22 million shares, up from 4.78 million, Reuters [...]

Charles Schwab, PIMCO, and ETFSecurities may be late entries to the ETF business, but their success has been obvious. While other giants fail to grab a foothold, what keeps these sponsors profitable? Whereas Fidelity and Northern Trust, both large asset managers in their own right, failed to grow their ETF products, smaller and less connected [...]

Some sectors are seasonal, and a few fare better in the summer than any other time during the year. Here is a brief list of the ETFs that heat up as summer begins. With oil on the top of everyone’s mind following a spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Claymore/Aphashares Global Solar Energy Index ETF [...]

Russell Investments, the provider of the popular indexes, has filed with the SEC to offer 11 new funds based around its own indexes. The new funds will be the first from Russell Investments. The new funds are as follows: 1. The Russell Global 1000 ETF 2. Russell Global 1000 Growth ETF 3. Russell Global 1000 [...]

Standard & Poor’s has reached an agreement to license the S&P500 to seven major European ETF sponsors. The agreement would allow for practical cross-listing of US stocks through the exchange-traded fund platform. By the end of May, seven new S&P500 funds are expected to be listed on European exchanges, according to a press release. The [...]