Another 5 ETFs To Close
DWS will shut down five ETFs in November.
The anticipated closures tally for 2019 continues to trek higher as more firms announce their plans to shut down certain ETFs. Completed closures year-to-date stand at 94 so far, with several more expected—the latest from DWS.
The issuer is set to close five of its 38 ETFs as of Nov. 12. The affected funds are as follows:
- Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF (DBKO)
- Xtrackers FTSE Emerging Comprehensive Factor ETF (DEMG)
- Xtrackers Russell 2000 Comprehensive Factor ETF (DESC)
- Xtrackers Barclays International Corporate Bond Hedged ETF (IFIX)
- Xtrackers Barclays International Treasury Bond Hedged ETF (IGVT)
The ETFs marked for closure generally have $10 million or less in assets under management and launched within the last five years.
Additional ETF Changes
Effective Date | Affected Fund | Change |
10/28/2019 | Impact Shares NAACP Miniority Empowerment ETF (NACP) | NACP's expense ratio was lowered from 0.76% to 0.75%. |
10/28/2019 | Impact Shares Sustainable Development Goals Global Equity ETF (SDGA) | SDGA's expense ratio was lowered from 0.76% to 0.75%. |
10/28/2019 | Impact Shares YWCA Women's Empowerment ETF (WOMN) | WOMN's expense ratio was lowered from 0.76% to 0.75%. |
10/25/2019 | WBI BullBear Rising Income 3000 ETF (WBIE) | WBIE acquired the WBI BullBear Rising Income 2000 ETF (WBIA) and changed its name from the WBI BullBear Rising Income 1000 ETF. |
10/25/2019 | WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF (WBIF) | WBIF acquired the WBI Bull Bear Value 2000 ETF (WBIB) and changed its name from the WBI BullBear Value 1000 ETF. |
10/25/2019 | WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF (WBIG) | WBIG acquired the WBI BullBear Yield 2000 ETF (WBIC) and changed its name from the WBI BullBear Yield 1000 ETF. |
10/25/2019 | WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF (WBIL) | WBIL acquired the WBI BullBear Quality 2000 ETF (WBID) and changed its name from the WBI BullBear Quality 1000 ETF. |
10/22/2019 | Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bull 3X Shares (GUSH) | GUSH will undergo a 1-for-10 reverse split on 11/22/2019. |
10/21/2019 | American Energy Independence ETF (USAI) | USAI will reorganize into the newly created Pacer American Energy Independence ETF in December 2019. |
10/21/2019 | Aptus Behavioral Momentum ETF (BEMO) | BEMO will change its name and ticker to Aptus Drawdown Managed Equity ETF (ADME) and drop its index, the Aptus Behavioral Momentum Index, to become actively managed as of 11/8/2019. |
10/21/2019 | Premise Capital Frontier Advantage Diversified Tactical ETF (TCTL) | TCTL will change its name to the Premise Capital Diversified Tactical ETF as of 11/1/2019. |
10/14/2019 | Salt Low truBeta US Market ETF (LSLT) | LSLT will reorganize into a corresponding, newly created series of ETF Series Solutions with the same name in December |
10/11/2019 | Aberdeen Standard Physical Swiss Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) | SGOL to undergo 10-for-1 forward split on 11/1/2019. |
10/4/2019 | United States 3x Short Oil Fund (USOD) | USOD underwent a 1-for-2 reverse split. |
10/2/2019 | Franklin Liberty U.S. Low Volatility ETF (FLLV) | FLLV's expense ratio was lowered from 0.50% to 0.29%. |
10/1/2019 | ProShares Global Listed Private Equity ETF (PEX) | PEX's expense ratio was raised from 2.78% to 3.13%. |
10/1/2019 | Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF (DBJP) | DBJP's expense ratio was cut from 0.46% to 0.45%. |
10/1/2019 | Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF (DBEU) | DBEU's expense ratio was cut from 0.46% to 0.45%. |
10/1/2019 | Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (ASHR) | ASHR's expense ratio was cut from 0.66% to 0.65%. |
10/1/2019 | SPDR Nuveen S&P High Yield Municipal Bond ETF (HYMB) | HYMB's name changed to the SPDR Nuveen Bloomberg High Yield Municipal Bond ETF, while its index changed from the S&P Municipal Yield Index to the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal High Yield Index. |
9/30/2019 | FormulaFolios Tactical Growth ETF (FFTG) | The expense ratio for SECT was lowered from 1.04% to 1.02%. |
9/30/2019 | Main Sector Rotation ETF (SECT) | The expense ratio for SECT was raised from 0.78% to 0.83%. |
9/23/2019 | SPDR ACWI IMI ETF (ACIM) | ACIM changed its name to the SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock Market ETF and its ticker to SPGM. The expense ratio was lowered from 0.25% to 0.09%. |
9/23/2019 | SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Corporate Bond ETF (CBND) | CBND changed its name to the SPDR Portfolio Corporate Bond ETF and its ticker to SPBO. |
9/23/2019 | SPDR ICE BofAML Broad High Yield Bond ETF (CJNK) | CJNK changed its name to the SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF and its ticker to SPHY. |
9/23/2019 | SPDR STOXX Europe 50 ETF (FEU) | FEU has changed its index from the STOXX Europe 50 Index to the STOX Europe Total Market Index. It also changed its name to the SPDR Portfolio Europe ETF and its ticker to SPEU. The expense ratio was cut from 0.29% to 0.09%. |
9/23/2019 | SPDR Bloomberg Barclays TIPS ETF (IPE) | IPE changed its name to the SPDR Fportfolio TIPS ETF and its ticker to SPIP. The expense ratio was cut from 0.15% to 0.12%. |
9/23/2019 | SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate Term Treasury ETF (ITE) | ITE changed its name to the SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Treasury ETF and its ticker to SPTI. |
9/23/2019 | SPDR Portfolio Mortgage Backed Bond ETF (MBG) | MBG changed its name to the SPDR Portfolio Mortgage Backed Bond ETF and its ticker to SPMB. |
9/23/2019 | iShares Global Consumer Discretionary ETF (RXI) | The index for RXI changed from the S&P Global 1200 Consumer Discretionary Index to the S&P Global 1200 Consumer Discretionary (Sector) Capped Index. |
9/23/2019 | United States 3x Short Oil Fund (USOD) | USOD will undergo a reverse 1-for-2 reverse split on 10/4/2019. |
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