##  [# ETF Week: Nationwide Debuts; ‘PureBeta’ Arrives](/sections/daily-etf-watch/etf-week-nationwide-debuts-purebeta-arrives) 

 

# ETF Week: Nationwide Debuts; ‘PureBeta’ Arrives

 

 

Insurer Nationwide makes its first foray into the ETF industry, while PowerShares dips its toes into plain-vanilla funds.



 

 

 

 

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Below is a roundup of key developments in the ETF space during the week started Sept. 18, 2017:

**Launches**

- Insurer Nationwide enters the ETF market with the rollout of three funds, [two targeting risk and another targeting diversification.](https://www.etf.com/sections/daily-etf-flows/strategy-shares-plans-etf-etfs)
- Invesco PowerShares takes a new direction, launching [five cap-weighted, plain-vanilla “PureBeta” ETFs.](https://www.etf.com/sections/daily-etf-watch/powershares-goes-plain-vanilla)

**Closure**

- Horizons announces [the closure of its Latin America ETF, 'BMLA,'](https://www.etf.com/sections/features-and-news/bullmark-etf-set-close) with the last day of trading set for Oct. 13.

**Filings**

- VanEck files for an [actively managed real assets fund](https://www.etf.com/sections/daily-etf-watch/vaneck-plans-real-assets-active-etf) that will invest primarily in other ETFs.
- Pacer plans [multi-asset ETF](https://www.etf.com/sections/daily-etf-watch/pacer-plans-multi-asset-fund) that selects allocations based on a risk ratio.
- Strategy Shares files for an [ETF of ETFs.](https://www.etf.com/sections/daily-etf-flows/strategy-shares-plans-etf-etfs/page/0/1)

And don’t forget our lists of [launches, closures and filings](https://www.etf.com/sections/daily-etf-watch.html)*.*

*Contact Heather Bell at* [*hbell@etf.com*](mailto:hbell@etf.com)



 

 

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