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National Stock Exchange, Inc. (NSX®) announced that assets in U.S. listed Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) and Exchange-Traded Notes (ETN) reached $1.08 trillion at October 2011 month-end. This is an increase of approximately 15% over October 2010 month-end when assets totaled $940.4 billion. Read more…
ETF Securities (US) LLC (ETFS) today launched the Global Commodity ETP Quarterly Report(1) in the United States – the most comprehensive overview of trends in the global commodity exchange traded products markets. Commenting on the unveiling of the report for ETF Securities in the U.S., William Read more…
Michael Johnston: The ETF industry continues to grow by leaps and bounds as investors embrace the numerous benefits associated with the exchange-traded product structure. Recent volatility in the markets Read more…
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Stocks closed near session highs yesterday but on light trade. Smaller cap stocks led the move with the small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) and the S&P MidCap 400 adding 3.3% and 2.9% respectively. The Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) tacked on 2.4% while the S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) climbed 1.3%. Read more…
Larry D. Spears: The language of investing used to be fairly simple. A limited vocabulary of investing terms gave you enough understanding to successfully navigate the markets. Read more…
Jennifer Grancio: Whether it’s the Eurozone Crisis, the most recent strikes, or even Occupy Wall Street that has gone from a sit-in to a movement, the world is demanding accountability and answers. Today’s congressional testimony about ETFs is another example, and my colleague Read more…
Joseph Shaefer: I come from good peasant stock. My grandparents lost the farm in Kansas during the Depression and migrated to California, but as rural folk they kept chickens (and rabbits in pens) around the yard back in the days before a we-know-best California government would have fined them for keeping Read more…
Ron Rowland: New exchange-traded funds are launching almost every week. By my count, U.S. investors have access to more than 250 new ETFs and ETNs so far this year. Read more…
Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ:MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research, today reported estimated U.S. mutual fund and exchange-traded fund asset flows through September 2011. Long-term mutual fund flows turned positive in September for the first time in three months with inflows Read more…
Ron Rowland: The ETF Deathwatch membership list surged this month with twenty-nine new names. Only six products came off the list, leaving a net increase of twenty-three and boosting the overall count from 163 to 186, a 14% increase. Of those, 146 are ETFs and 40 are ETNs. Read more…
iShares ETFs: Ever wonder what allows ETFs to be liquid? The answer is “creation and redemption,” the process that lets ETFs trade even when volume is low. Using simple illustrations and a metaphor about flowers, this seven-minute animation will change the way you look at ETFs. Read more…
Ron Rowland: Product launch activity picked up in September following a sluggish summer. New exchange-traded product listings totaled 37 during the month, consisting of 20 ETFs and 17 ETNs. There were three closings (two ETFs and one ETN), producing a net-increase of 34. The quantity of listed products Read more…
Michael Johnston: September was a brutal month for equity markets around the globe, as anxiety over Europe and intensifying concerns about the growth prospects for many emerging markets hammered asset prices. The freefall in stock markets hit the bottom line of the ETF industry as well; despite Read more…
National Stock Exchange, Inc. (NSX®) announced that assets in U.S. listed Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) and Exchange-Traded Notes (ETN) totaled approximately $973 billion at September 2011 month-end, an increase of almost 8% in comparison to September 2010 when month-end assets totaled Read more…
Michael Johnston: After a summer slowdown that saw the pace of new ETF launches decline dramatically, product development in the industry ramped up in September. The end of vacation season Read more…
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