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.
ETF Report
Market timers, the perfect ETF buyer
ETFs would seem to be custom designed for market timers. Yet while many express interest in the funds, few actually use them.
Journal Of Indexes
Global ETF News Overview
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.
Journal Of Indexes
Have It Your Way
The authors discuss when and how index customization is employed, focusing on socially responsible screening and international equities.
ETF Report
Eurex Breaks New Ground
Eurex has announced its intention to begin trading the world’s first futures on ETFs on November 18 this year.
ETF Report
Heeding the Rule of Law
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.
ETF Report
UBS Global Asset Mgt to Launch ETFs on NYSE
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.
ETF Report
REIT ETFs: Almost an Alternative Asset Class
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.