No matter what you call it—clean technologies or alternative energy—ETFs are flocking to the market. Apparently, so are venture capitalists.
ETF.com Analysis
Finally, The Pudding
You’re right, Jim: These ETFs are providing price discovery and testing all those mythical investment claims you here about.
Journal Of Indexes
AROUND THE WORLD OF ETFS
ETF Marketing Race Heats Up
The battle for ETF assets is heating up. Investment News reported that State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) raised wholesaler compensation for ETF sales and lowered the amount it pays for mutual fund and separately managed account (SMA) sales, as it looks to chip into BGI’s dominant position in the ETF industry.
ETF Report
SRI meets ETFs
Socially responsible investing (SRI) has existed at the edges of the finance world, acknowledged by but rarely a part of the financial mainstream. Rising awareness of topics like global warming and violence in Sudan, however, have coincided with the explosive growth of ETFs to give both individual and institutional investors new choices...
Journal Of Indexes
Around The World Of ETFs
ETFs Approach $500 Billion
New research from Morgan Stanley found that inflows into U.S.-listed ETFs topped $11.6 billion in the first three months of 2007, bringing total ETF assets in the U.S. to approximately $480 billion. That actually represents a significant slowdown in asset growth, as it calculates out to just 10 percent annualized growth. In comparison, the industry grew 40 percent in 2006.
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PowerShares Launches Five ETFs
PowerShares further expanded its line-up of international exchange-traded funds (ETFs) this week with the launch of five new products on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX).
ETF Report
Yet another alternative energy ETF trades
Van Eck has joined the race to capitalize on the growing interest in alternative energy. The company, which has its roots in commodities management, launched the Market Vectors Global Alternative Energy (NYSE: GEX) in early May. It is Van Eck’s sixth exchange-traded fund (ETF).
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Tracking Error In Exchange-Traded Funds
In ETFs, as in life, it's important to get what you pay for.