ETF Week: VIX ETN Closing; Franklin Adds ETFs
A variety of developments took place this week in the ETF space.
Below is a roundup of key developments in the ETF space during the week of Feb. 5, 2018:
Launches
- Franklin Templeton adds four funds to its country ETFs lineup
- Metaurus enters ETF market with funds that separate dividend and stock performance
Filings
- Direxion plans six leveraged funds covering lithium, robotics and preferred stocks
- iShares transitions its active iShares Edge U.S. Fixed Income Balanced Risk ETF (FIBR) to passive management
- Vanguard’s REIT ETF changes name, index
Closings
- Extreme market volatility triggers the closure of the VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short-Term ETN (XIV)
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