Investors have more than a dozen ETFs to choose from to get exposure to 2016's best-performing stock market sector.
Basic materials surged during the month, while the energy sector lagged behind.
For all the hype, here’s an example of an ETF working just as it should.
Sometimes the market does its own thing, regardless of what we thought would happen.
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.
First Trust rolls out 17 alpha-seeking ETFs, pushing the total number of U.S.-listed ETFs over 500.