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NSX Releases November 2009 ETF/ETN Data Report; Monthly ETF Assets Reach New Record

December 3rd, 2009

report(PRNewswire) — National Stock Exchange, Inc. (NSX®) announced that assets in U.S. listed Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) and Exchange-Traded Notes (ETN) totaled a new monthly record of approximately Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

SPDR® S&P® Homebuilders ETF Announces Changes to Portfolio Composition and Purchases and Redemptions of Creation Units

December 3rd, 2009

statestreet(BUSINESS WIRE)–The SPDR® S&P® Homebuilders ETF (XHB), an exchange traded fund and a series portfolio of the SPDR® Series Trust, today announced changes to its portfolio composition and to purchases and Read more…

XHB

ETF Statistics For November 2009: Active Listings At 908

December 2nd, 2009

statsRon Rowland From Invest With An Edge Puts out some of his monthly ETF stats:  There were 23 new ETFs and five new ETNs launched in November.  No products were delisted.  The net increase Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

BNY Mellon Selected by Geary Advisors to Provide Custody For Texas and Oklahoma ETFs

December 2nd, 2009

etf-newsBNY Mellon Asset Servicing, the global leader in securities servicing, has been selected by Geary Advisors, LLC to provide custody Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, OOK, TXF

FundQuest Releases “ETFs Not All Created Alike” White Paper to Help Advisors Navigate the Increasingly Complex ETF Market

December 2nd, 2009

fund-quest(BUSINESS WIRE)–FundQuest has released a new white paper titled, “ETFs Are Not All Alike—How to Navigate the Rapidly Evolving ETF Landscape”. FundQuest is a leader in in-depth actionable research Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

ETFS Securities Passes $500M in Assets Under Management after Just under 3 Months of Presence in the US Market

December 2nd, 2009

etf-securities(BUSINESS WIRE)–ETF Securities USA LLC (ETFS) announced today that the total assets under management of its two products Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, SGOL, SIVR

Direxion Is Rolling Out Four New 3X Leveraged ETFs Tomorrow (Thursday)

December 2nd, 2009

direxion-3xDirexion is launching four new funds which seek to deliver 300 percent and -300 percent of both the BNY China Select ADR Index and S&P Latin America Read more…

LBJ, LHB, NYSE:CZI, NYSE:CZM

Financial ETF’s Could Suffer As Big Banks Look To Boost Cash Position

December 1st, 2009

bank“Big banks are scaling back their lending activities and boosting cash so far in the fourth quarter to cover lingering credit losses Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, KBE

Get In On The Global Carry Trade With These ETF’s

December 1st, 2009

carry-trade“The global carry trade refers to borrowing in US dollars at low interest rates and investing in higher-yielding currencies…Many believe that Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, ICI, NYSE:DBV

Writing Covered Call Options On “Inverse” Exchange-Traded Funds

December 1st, 2009

inverse“Covered call income is unique in the world of finance. It’s the only way I know to earn a high yield, without taking a flyer on some issuer’s Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:FXI, NYSE:FXP, SKF

Vanguard Seeking An Actively Managed ETF To Protect Against Inflation

December 1st, 2009

inflation“The Vanguard Group is seeking a regulatory exemption that would permit its Inflation-Protected Securities Fund (VIPSX) Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, VIPSX

Profits From Gold ETF’s May Result In A Higher Tax Bill From The IRS

December 1st, 2009

taxman“Investors in some exchange traded funds might be getting a little something extra this year: a bigger tax bill. Profits from the vast majority Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, IAU, NYSE:GLD, SGOL, SIVR, SLV

Al Frank Asset Management Acquires Tactical ETF Portfolios

December 1st, 2009

al_frank_am_hires(Marketwire) – Al Frank Asset Management (AFAM), one of the oldest, private boutique money managers in the country Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

China Consumer ETF and China Industrials ETF Start Trading on the NYSE Arca

December 1st, 2009

new1(PRNewswire) — New York-based asset manager Global X Management Company today launched the Global X China Consumer ETF Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:CHII, NYSE:CHIQ

Market Vectors Family of Municipal Bond ETFs Announces Distributions

December 1st, 2009

dividends(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Market Vectors ETF Trust announced regular monthly distributions today for five ETFs within the Market Vectors Family Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

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