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Barclays puts state-specific ETFs in play
The first state-specific municipal bond exchange traded funds began trading today, Barclays Global Investors announced.
Rydex ETF Essentials for investors debuts
Rydex has kicked off a web initiative to put investors in the know about exchange traded funds.
First life-cycle ETFs debut
The five TDAX Independence ETFs are a joint venture between TD Ameritrade and XShares Advisors.
ETFs weather the fiscal storm
The ETF 50 Index increased 4.7% in September, marking its largest monthly gain this year.
PowerShares launches five ETFs
The PowerShares International Listed Private Equity Portfolio has generated quite a lot of buzz.
U.S. ETF assets top $507 billion
Total assets of the 546 ETFs listed in the U.S. rose 3.7% to $507.11 billion in August.
Vanguard plans three index funds
The Vanguard Group yesterday filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to offer three index funds.
William Henson hired as XShares’ CEO
The firm, with $100 million in assets under management, focuses on introducing exchange traded funds.
ETF veteran signs on with IndexIQ
Agustin “Gus” J. Fleites is now the president of IndexIQ Advisors, a new asset management subsidiary of IndexIQ.
Two proposed ETFs plan to tap private equity
Despite a downturn in private-equity returns, two new exchange traded funds providing investors access to that space may soon be launched. The proposed ETFs — one from PowerShares Capital Management LLC of Wheaton, Ill., and the other from Barclays Global Investors of San Francisco — would join what is the only private-equity ETF in existence: the PowerShares Listed Private Equity Fund.
U.S. ETF assets jump in August
U.S. ETF assets rose 13% in August, with inflows of $22.2 billion, according to a report by State Street Global Markets.
State Street launches muni bond ETF
On average, the securities in the SPDR Lehman Municipal Bond ETF index have a credit quality of AA1/AAA.
First muni ETF debuts on AMEX
The iShares S&P National Municipal Bond Fund from Barclays Global Investors won’t be the last.
Volatile market sends many investors to ProShare ETFs
Recent market volatility has been good for ProShare Advisors LLC. The gyrations have drawn attention to its 52 exchange traded funds, all of which use leverage to provide short or magnified exposure to various indexes.
Van Eck agri-ETF says ‘MOO’
Van Eck Global launched the Market Vectors-Agribusiness ETF on the American Stock Exchange today.
ETFs edge up in August
ETF Insider's ETF 50 Index increased by 0.6% in August, following two consecutive months of declines.
First Trust Portfolios launches ETF
The First Trust Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30 Index was launched as an exchange traded fund.
SEC lifts ceiling for PowerShares ETFs
Investment companies will now be able to invest in the company’s ETFs beyond the limits of Section 12(d)-1.
ALPS Fund Services climbs another mountain
PHILADELPHIA — After years of looking after the back-office needs of its mutual fund and exchange traded fund clients, ALPS Fund Services Inc. is itself getting into the advisory business.
Claymore ETFs bow on NYSE
Claymore has launched three ETFs based on Morningstar Super Sector Indexes on the New York Stock Exchange.
