On the day before it is set to roll out its first set of exchange-traded funds, The Charles Schwab Corp. announced a bold move today: the funds will be made available commission-free for clients with Schwab accounts.
Just weeks after launching its first commodities exchange-traded fund, a unit of Jefferies & Co. Inc. today launched two similar ETFs: one focused on agriculture and another on industrial metals.
Embracing the stock market's seven-month rally comes with some mixed emotions for Rodney Johnson, manager of the Dent Tactical ETF (DENT).
Exchange-traded-fund assets reached an all-time high of $695 billion at the end of last month, according to data released today by State Street Global Advisors.
Grail Advisors LLC filed to offer two actively managed exchange traded funds: the Grail McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF and the Grail McDonnell Core Taxable Bond ETF.
Barclays Global Investors has launched the iShares Charitable Giving Program, which offers clients access to donor-advised funds using pools of its exchange-traded funds.
Exchange-traded funds that invest in municipal bonds are gaining in popularity, but some industry watchers think that mutual funds are a better option.
Exchange-traded funds that invest in municipal bonds are gaining in popularity, but some industry watchers believe that mutual funds are a better option.
Mutual fund companies are under more pressure to lower fund expenses at a time they're being squeezed by distributors for more cash, said speakers at a mutual fund conference today in Boston.
Trading will begin tomorrow on four actively managed exchange-traded funds launched by Grail Advisors LLC.
An exchange-traded fund launched last week offers investors access to hard-to-reach segments of the municipal-bond market. Another has been proposed.
AdvisorShares Investments LLC launched its first exchange-traded fund today: the actively managed AdvisorShares Dent Tactical ETF.
Bill Gross, managing director and co-chief investment officer at Pacific Investment Management Co., will deliver the keynote address at InvestmentNews' ETF Insights online conference for financial advisers, which will explore the latest developments in exchange-traded funds.
When it comes to leveraged and inverse ETFs, seemingly every regulator and influential brokerage firm has recently voiced the opinion that these exotic vehicles - which can double or triple the returns (or short the losses) of a market index - are inappropriate for individual investors.
Exchange-traded funds are poised to take a bite out of traditional mutual funds and are expected to grow from just over half a trillion dollars to $1 trillion before 2011, according to a soon-to-be-released report.
Two major financial services firms — an investment banking company and a an insurer — have revealed their intentions to get into the exchange-traded fund business.
