Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas says there’s an alternative exchange-traded fund in the real estate investment trust space. It’s the IQ U.S. Real Estate Small Cap ETF. Bloomberg’s Catherine Cowdery reports Read more…

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Stoyan Bojinov: After a tumultuous 2011 many investors are still finding their footing in the markets as confidence in the global economic recovery remains battered down. Despite persistent volatility Read more…

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Adam Patti is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of IndexIQ, a New York-based ETF issuer behind several of the most innovative ETF products to hit the market in recent years including several hedge fund replication ETFs. A few weeks ago, we spoke with Adam Patti to get his thoughts on the current Read more…

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Ron Rowland:  Index IQ rolled out the first small cap U.S. REIT ETF last week (6/14/11).  IQ US Real Estate Small Cap ETF (NYSE:ROOF) intends to provide income and complement large cap REIT exposure. Read more…

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IndexIQ, a leader in developing index-based liquid alternative investments, including absolute return, real asset and international strategies, is set to launch the IQ US Real Estate Small Cap ETF (NYSE:ROOF) on the NYSE Arca platform this morning, it was announced today. Read more…

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IndexIQ will begin trading its new “IQ US REAL ESTATE SMALL CAP ETF” (NYSE:ROOF) Tuesday, June 14, 2011. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) generally to the price and yield performance of its underlying index, the Read more…

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