Michael Johnston:  Impressive growth has been a defining characteristic of the ETF industry over the last several years, as both the number of products and aggregate asset totals have skyrocketed. While a big portion of the expansion is attributable to “plain vanilla” ETFs offering exposure to well Read more…

NYSE:FLG, NYSE:FMU

A flash crash reminiscent price plunge forced the Nasdaq OMX to cancel the trades on new exchange-traded funds that on Thursday saw their share prices tank.  Reuters is reporting that, “The ETFs, sponsored by Scottrade affiliate FocusShares, started trading on Wednesday and on Thursday plunged Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:FBM, NYSE:FCD, NYSE:FCL, NYSE:FCQ, NYSE:FEG, NYSE:FFL, NYSE:FHC, NYSE:FIL, NYSE:FLG, NYSE:FMM, NYSE:FMU, NYSE:FOS, NYSE:FRL, NYSE:FTQ, NYSE:FUI

FocusShares will begin trading its new “Focus Morningstar Large Cap Index ETF” (NYSE:FLG) Wednesday, March 30, 2011. The Focus Morningstar Large Cap Index ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond, before fees and expenses, generally to the price and yield Read more…

FUND LAUNCH, NYSE:FLG

In October 2008, FocusShares announced that it was shutting down its four ETFs after the funds had failed to attract significant assets in about a year of operations. That first generation of Read more…

IVV, NYSE:FLG, NYSE:FMU, SPY, VOO, VWO

FocusShares has filed paperwork with the SEC for a “Focus Morningstar Large Cap Index ETF.” The Focus Morningstar Large Cap Index ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that Read more…

NEW FILING, NYSE:FLG