The Dow Jones Industrial rose 2.72% in January 2011, while the S&P500 rose 2.26%. This might not seem like a lot compared to the 6.53% gain in Dec 2010 but it still was the first positive Read more…
MINT, NYSE:CCX, NYSE:ELD, NYSE:GRV, NYSE:HDGE, WDTI
For most of 2010, the large majority of assets in the Active ETF space were to be found in currency funds, all of which are run by WisdomTree Investments. As the chart below shows, as of July 31, Read more…
MINT, NYSE:ALT, NYSE:CCX, NYSE:CYB, NYSE:ELD, NYSE:GRV, NYSE:GTAA
Actively-managed ETFs closed off 2010 by crossing the $3 billion mark in assets within the US markets. Active ETFs had come close in November 2010, when they finished that month at slightly Read more…
MINT, MUNI, NYSE:ELD, NYSE:GTAA, NYSE:HYLD
Bob Pisani discusses the projected ETF trends in the coming year. Bob sees the expansion of industrial metal ETFs, and price wars to Read more…
IAU, MINT, MUNI, NYSE:BABZ, NYSE:GLD
At the end of 2010, there are currently 33 actively-managed ETFs with a combined asset base of close to $3 billion. These products are from seven different issuers, some of whom have been Read more…
MINT, MUNI, NYSE:AADR, NYSE:ALT, NYSE:CCX, NYSE:CEW, NYSE:DENT, NYSE:ELD, NYSE:GRV, NYSE:GTAA, NYSE:HYLD, ONEF

It may be premature to hit the print button for the death certificate of active management, but changes to the investing landscape over the last several years have forced a reassessment of the
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November was a choppy month for the markets, with concerns in the Euro-zone resurfacing with Ireland now in the hot seat and North Korea stirring up the international community with its Read more…
MINT, NYSE:CEW, NYSE:CYB, NYSE:ELD, NYSE:GRV, NYSE:GTAA, NYSE:HYLD
Today, two more highly successful actively-managed ETFs celebrate their first anniversary – the iShares Diversified Alternatives Trust (NYSE:ALT) and the Enhanced Short Maturity Fund Read more…
MINT, NYSE:ALT, SHV
The ETF industry has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years, thanks in large part to a shift by investors towards cost-efficient passive indexing strategies and away from pricey active Read more…
MINT, NYSE:ALT, NYSE:CYB, NYSE:ELD, NYSE:GTAA, NYSE:GVT, PSR
As investors have become more comfortable with the marriage of fixed income exposure and the ETF wrapper, billions of dollars have flowed into bond ETFs in recent years. Impressive innovation Read more…
LQD, MBB, MINT, NYSE:AGG, NYSE:BABZ, NYSE:BND, NYSE:CWB, NYSE:EDV, NYSE:ELD, NYSE:HYD, PCEF, PHB, PICB, PRB, SHY, TIP, VCSH
The S&P500 was up 3.69% in the month of October, continuing the strong returns from the stellar month in September when the S&P was up nearly 9%. The NASDAQ surpassed the S&P numbers to Read more…
MINT, NYSE:AADR, NYSE:ALT, NYSE:BZF, NYSE:CCX, NYSE:CEW, NYSE:DENT, NYSE:ELD, NYSE:GRV, NYSE:GTAA
PIMCO director of ETF product management Don Suskind, talks with Morningstar’s Scott Burns about how to use the shop’s new MINT ETF (NYSE:MINT), plus insights into the firm’s strategies in active and index offerings. When posed with the question: Is MINT the money market killer? don states Read more…
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Cogent Research, the Cambridge-based research firm known for its research on financial services, put out a piece on its blog that highlighted new entrants which have joined the ETF Read more…
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With actively-managed ETFs still being a relatively new product, providers are trying hard to garner investor interest through many different means. One of those is by lowering the expense Read more…
MINT, NYSE:DENT, NYSE:GMMB, NYSE:GMTB, NYSE:GVT, RPX, RWG, SMMU
After a small step backwards in August, the U.S. ETF industry got back on track in September as an unexpected equity market rally and impressive cash inflows combined to deliver an impressive Read more…
IAU, MDY, MINT, NYSE:AMLP, NYSE:ECON, NYSE:EEM, NYSE:GLD, SDY, SPY, VWO, VXX
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