Size-specific

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Blackrock’s iShares has announced the launch of three new exchange-traded funds catering to specific geographic regions. Its newest funds center on Ireland, Indonesia and the United States. The three new funds are as follows: 1. iShares MSCI Ireland Capped Investable Market Index Fund (EIRL: Quote) 2. iShares MSCI Indonesia Investable Market Index Fund (EIDO: Quote) [...]

Cumulative investments in China via exchange-traded funds are growing incredibly bearish. New data suggests investors are betting against what is the most resilient economy in the months following the credit crisis. According to Bloomberg, short selling in the iShares FTSE/Xinhua 50 China Index ETF (FXI: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News) has grown to 39% of [...]

WisdomTree will take nine of its most popular US listed funds across the border to list on Mexican stock exchanges. The move will allow the fund to tap into a growing investment class in Mexico and bring variety to a limited marketplace. WisdomTree’s move comes six years after iShares first moved its funds south of [...]

Rydex will close 12 of its leverage exchange-traded funds, saying farewell to an industry largely locked down by larger issuers Direxion and ProShares. The closures follow its acquisition by Guggenheim Capital. The twelve funds to be closed are: 1. Rydex 2X Russell 2000 (RRY) 2. Rydex Inverse 2X Russell 2000 (RMM) 3. Rydex 2X S&P [...]

IndexIQ debuted on Monday a new small-cap South Korea ETF to tap into one of the strongest export driven economies. The IQ South Korea Small Cap ETF (SKOR: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News) will allow investors direct access to South Korean stocks while highlighting the fastest growing small companies in the region. Following the end [...]