Size-specific

Claymore has rolled out another exchange-traded fund to expand its exclusive relationship with Wilshire Associates Indexes. The latest fund is size-specific, capturing nearly 1,600 micro-cap companies. The new ETF from Claymore, known as Wilshire Micro-Cap ETF (WMCR), tracks the Wilshire US Micro-Cap Index, according to the press release. WMCR joins three other Claymore-Wilshire related ETFs, [...]

Investors will now have another ETF available to capture India’s small cap equity market with the launch of a new ETF by Van Eck. Last month, EG Shares introduced the first small cap ETF for India. The new ETF from Van Eck, known as Market Vectors India Small-Cap Index ETF (SCIF), will track the Market [...]

For the first time, investors will have direct access to India’s infrastructure industry with the launch of a new ETF by Emerging Global Shares. The new ETF will be the eighth fund from EG Shares, which specializes in various sectors within emerging markets. For example, EG Shares has emerging market ETFs for both the financial [...]

For the first time, investors will have direct access to India’s infrastructure industry with the launch of a new ETF by Emerging Global Shares. The new ETF will be the eighth fund from EG Shares, which specializes in various sectors within emerging markets. For example, EG Shares has emerging market ETFs for both the financial [...]

The PowerShares High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (PHB) from Invesco is now tracking a new index, and thus has been renamed. While keeping the same ticker symbol on the NYSE Arca, PHB is now known as PowerShares Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio, effective August 2, 2010. PHB is now tracking the Research Affiliates’ Fundamental [...]

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 [...]

For the first time, investors will have direct access to India’s small cap equity market with the launch of a new ETF by EG Shares. The new ETF, known as INDXX India Small Cap Index Fund (SCIN: Profile, Quote, Advanced Chart, News), will track the INDXX India Small Cap Index made up of 75 stocks [...]

A trading volume well above average was noticed for a small-cap ETF. With three times the average daily trading volume, the FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio ETF (PRFZ: Profile, Quote, Advanced Chart, News) started out the week catching the attention of many investors. The three month trading volume is approximately 50,000 shares per day; [...]

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 [...]

Direxion, the ETF issuer popular for its line of leveraged funds, has announced an upcoming reverse share split on four of its triple leveraged ETFs. The ETFs scheduled for the reverse split on July 8, 2010 are: 1. Direxion Daily Energy Bear 3x Shares (ERY: Profile, Quote, Advanced Chart, News) 2. Direxion Daily Real Estate [...]