Securities & Exchange Commission

Next ETFs has plans for a new series of ETFs. The issuer is expected to start with a unique US ETF which would track the premier Nikkei 225 Japanese index. The Nikkei 225 Index is a leading Japanese benchmark made up of 225 liquid stocks within the Tokyo Stock Exchange. According to the press release, [...]

ALPS Advisors has filed a new actively-managed fixed income ETF with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Of the ten current ETFs in ALP’s lineup, this new fund would be the first to focus on the fixed income sectors. The SEC filing identifies the new fund as “RiverFront Strategic Income Fund” and states that it will [...]

Two more actively managed ETFs have been filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission. Huntington Asset Advisors has developed the two funds, which are projected to be released during the first quarter of next year. The press release identifies the two actively managed ETFs as the Huntington Ecological Strategy Fund and the Huntington Global Rotating [...]

AdvisorShares has filed with the SEC to create two new growth ETF products that target low-priced stocks and high yield dividend growth stocks. The new funds will be named the Emerald Rock Low-Priced Focused Growth ETF (LOWP) and the Emerald Rock Low-Priced Dividend ETF (DIVI). Emerald Rock Advisors will actively-manage both ETFs, allowing itself the [...]

ETSpreads, a small ETF sponsor based in San Francisco, filed with the SEC to add a TIPS bond fund on top of its already growing list of exotic ETFs. ETSpreads has yet to release a single ETF for public consumption, but some of its funds are already grabbing headlines. In the SEC filing, ETSpreads sought [...]

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 [...]

Following a near 10% plunge in the US stock markets just two weeks ago, the SEC has released new circuit breakers to prohibit future declines. The rules will come into effect on December 10, 2010 on a trial basis. At present, the guidelines allow for circuit breakers on stocks, but the SEC is expected to [...]

US One Trust launched on Tuesday a new fund-of-funds, which seeks to provide returns similar to the S&P500 with a global investment perspective. The new fund will invest directly in other exchange-traded funds and be actively-managed. The One Fund (ONEF: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News) will be made up of small, medium, and large firms [...]

ETFSecurities’ trip across the Atlantic and into American markets has proven to be a great success. The company has filed to grow its platinum and palladium ETFs with the issuance of new shares ahead of increasing investment demand. ETFSecurities will issue 6,440,000 new shares for the ETFS Physical Platinum Shares (PPLT: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, [...]

Ahead of a SEC decision regarding the use of derivatives in exchange-traded funds, Claymore has filed to remove the use of derivatives from its ETFs awaiting approval. Claymore hopes the revision will allow for more timely approval. The newest filing declares that Claymore will avoid options contracts, futures contracts, and swap agreements in the actively [...]