
The archrivals of exchange-traded funds continue to spar, and the S&P 500 SPDR continues to outpace the QQQ as the year draws to a close.
The archrivals of exchange-traded funds continue to spar, and the S&P 500 SPDR continues to outpace the QQQ as the year draws to a close.
ETFs would seem to be custom designed for market timers. Yet while many express interest in the funds, few actually use them.
Titanic Ending For Titan 40
In what may be a hint of things to come as ETFs battle each other for dominance in certain market sectors, State Street Global Advisors is scuttling its SSgA Dow Jones Canada Titans 40 Index Participation Fund.
The authors discuss when and how index customization is employed, focusing on socially responsible screening and international equities.
Eurex has announced its intention to begin trading the world’s first futures on ETFs on November 18 this year.
In an attempt to level the playing field among US exchanges and things that look and act like exchanges, the Securities and Exchange Commission has enacted a nine-month pilot program to give temporary relief to electronic brokerages and markets from the trade-through rule of the Intermarket Trading System.
As first reported here (ETFR, April 2002, page 9), UBS Global Asset Management will launch two US-based ETFs tracking the Dow Jones/STOXX 50 and the Dow Jones/Euro STOXX 50 indices.
Amid the poor returns registered by the vast majority of ETFs so far this year, real estate-based products stand out as a safe haven for investors.