The possibility that Barclays' iShares exchange traded fund business could be sold to another big ETF provider, reducing competition by creating an industry behemoth, is worrying advisers.
Individuals who invest for themselves — without the help of a financial adviser — show more awareness and commitment to exchange traded funds than their adviser-directed peers.
As exchange traded funds gain in popularity, more financial advisers are building model ETF portfolios for use by other advisers.
Total assets in exchange traded funds fell $45 billion last month, to $451 billion, according to data released today by State Street Global Advisors of Boston.
Two major forces are behind the dramatic growth in popularity of exchange traded funds: the wide-spread adoption of fee-based advice and the prolonged 10-year bear market’s effect of destroying the “mutual fund manager” myth.
While it’s not wise to change your entire mutual fund investment strategy based on recent performance, it may be time to consider some alternatives like ETFs.
The SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) exchange traded fund has surpassed $30 billion in assets, making it the second-largest ETF by assets in the world.
Big-name mutual fund companies leery of jumping into exchange traded funds have finally received the signal that they need to make a major push into that arena.
Find out what advisers think about leveraged ETFs and ETF providers, plus more, in this latest <i>InvestmentNews</i> ETF Survey. And get some insight into what the future holds for ETFs at The Vanguard Group.
Although financial advisers generally welcome new exchange traded funds that invest in municipal bonds, some industry experts question whether they are the best way to access such an opaque market.
Van Eck Global has launched a high-yield municipal bond exchange traded fund, the Market Vectors High-Yield Municipal Fund (HYD).
Curian Capital LLC has introduced limited exposure to alternative-class investments on its separately managed accounts platform.
Actively managed exchange traded funds may finally start to take off as mutual fund companies look to differentiate themselves in a tough market, according to some industry experts.
Despite the fact that 2008 saw a record 46 exchange traded funds close, the total number of ETFs actually increased year-over-year to 747, from 629, according to a report released today by State Street Global Advisors of Boston.
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC has filed registration statements for two actively managed exchange traded funds focused on the non-agency prime and Alt-A residential-mortgage-backed securities markets.
State Street Global Advisors today announced the launch of two new fixed-income exchange traded funds: the SPDR Barclays Capital Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF and the SPDR Barclays Capital Mortgage Backed Bond ETF.
Actively managed equity mutual funds suffered record net outflows of $208.3 billion last year, while equity index funds enjoyed net inflows of $28 billion, according to estimates from Morningstar Inc.
Grail Advisors LLC said today that it has filed a registration statement for two actively managed exchange traded funds, the Grail American Beacon International Equity ETF and the Grail American Beacon Large Cap Value ETF.
Financial advisers will likely be drawn to the allure of exchange traded funds in 2009, thanks to an anticipated rise in open-end mutual fund expenses, according to industry experts.
