Eric Dutram: The latest company to take advantage of Exchange-Traded Concept’s ‘turnkey’ ETF service appears to be Milwaukee-based AlphaClone. The company recently launched a new product that is the first Read more…

NYSE:ALFA, NYSE:MCRO, QAI

Executives from the majority of U.S.-based ETF fund companies have agreed to join a newly formed ”National Exchange Traded Fund Association”, or NETFA for short. NEFTA will detail its members in coming weeks, however the chairman Read more…

NYSE:FAS, NYSE:FAZ, NYSE:MCRO, NYSE:SPY, QAI

IndexIQ, a leading issuer of index-based liquid alternative solutions  focused on absolute return, real assets and international strategies, has expanded its longtime suite of innovative ETF model portfolios with the launch of the IQ Global Alternatives ETF Model Portfolio, the firm announced Read more…

NYSE:CPI, NYSE:MCRO, NYSE:MNA, QAI

Eric Dutram: Over the past several weeks, markets have become increasingly choppy as a number of issues are plaguing the global economy. America teeters on the brink of a recession while debt downgrades and slumping investor confidence have rattled European markets as well. Meanwhile, in emerging markets Read more…

NYSE:HDG, NYSE:MCRO

As the size of the ETF lineup has sped towards 1,300, more and more specialized and targeted products have been hitting the market. While most of ETF assets are in “plain vanilla” funds offering exposure to well-known benchmarks, the ETF roster is now filled with dozens of hyper-targeted Read more…

NYSE:FOL, NYSE:GRN, NYSE:MCRO, NYSE:TVIX

ETFs have been praised for improving the investing experience in a number of different ways. They have been the catalyst for a shift towards low cost indexing strategies, and have placed strong Read more…

NYSE:GLD, NYSE:MCRO, NYSE:MNA, NYSE:SLV, NYSE:WDTI

IndexIQ, the firm known for pioneering the hedge fund replication ETF space, recently made an SEC filing detailing plans for close to a dozen new funds Read more…

NYSE:CNDA, NYSE:KROO, NYSE:MCRO, NYSE:SKOR

Mark Cortazzo, Macro Consulting Group, and Christopher Hobart, Hobart Financial Group, discuss their favorite ETF picks with Read more…

NYSE:IWN, NYSE:IWR, NYSE:IWV, NYSE:MCRO, PCY

The introduction and rapid expansion of the ETF industry has no doubt been a very positive development for investors big and small. The low fees characteristic of the Read more…

NYSE:ALT, NYSE:CSMA, NYSE:GRV, NYSE:HDGE, NYSE:LSC, NYSE:MCRO, NYSE:MNA, NYSE:VIXM, NYSE:VIXY, NYSE:WDTI, NYSE:XVIX, QAI, RALS

Less than a week into November, the month is shaping up to be one of the most active in recent memory for the ETF industry. Vanguard (international real estate ETF), UBS (another MLP ETN), Read more…

NYSE:ALT, NYSE:CSMA, NYSE:MCRO, NYSE:MNA, NYSE:VQT, NYSE:VXX, NYSE:VXZ, NYSE:XXV, QAI

ProShares has filed paperwork with the SEC for a “ProShares Hedge Replication ETF.” ProShares Hedge Replication ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that track Read more…

NYSE:ALT, NYSE:CSLS, NYSE:MCRO, NYSE:MNA, QAI

IndexIQ, a leading developer of index-based alternative investment solutions, today announced the performance of its proprietary family of hedge fund replication and alternative beta indexes. Read more…

NYSE:CNDA, NYSE:CPI, NYSE:GRES, NYSE:KROO, NYSE:MCRO, NYSE:MNA, NYSE:SKOR, NYSE:TWON, QAI

IndexIQ, a leading developer of index-based alternative investment solutions, today announced the performance of its proprietary family of hedge fund replication and alternative beta indexes. Read more…

NYSE:CPI, NYSE:GRES, NYSE:MCRO, NYSE:MNA, QAI

The IQ Hedge Macro Tracker ETF (NYSE Arca: MCRO), a global allocation index Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF), marked its one-year anniversary on June 9th, the fund’s sponsor, IndexIQ, announced Read more…

NYSE:MCRO

There’s a certain element out there in the investment community that believes that ETFs are supposed to be strictly low cost, plain vanilla, equity index funds, i.e. “cheap beta” products Read more…

NYSE:MCRO, NYSE:MNA, QAI