Claymore Securities listed three new ETFs on the Amex: the U.S. Capital Markets Index; the U.S. Capital Markets Bond index and the U.S. Micro-Term Fixed Income.
Exchange traded funds that invest in municipal bonds are looking more attractive these days, thanks mostly to their competitive yields.
Investors often ask me why an exchange traded fund they own paid a big gains distribution. The answer is simple, but the lessons can affect the advice you give your clients.
The minor-league status of WisdomTree Investments Inc. in the world of exchange traded funds could change following a deal struck last month with The Dreyfus Corp.
Claymore Securities has unveiled the Claymore/AlphaShares China Small Cap Index exchange traded fund on Amex.
The Investment Company Institute has created a committee for exchange traded funds in what some say is an effort to head off the possibility that ETF providers will create their own trade association.
A gloomy market outlook is making gold shine bright, but financial advisers are divided as to whether it deserves a place in most clients' portfolios.
The firms will join forces to offer international cash- and fixed-income exchange traded fund products.
Another filing for actively managed ETFs was made last week, an indication that 2008 might be the year investors can finally invest in them.
Van Eck Global launched trading of the Market Vectors–Coal ETF on the New York Stock Exchange today.
Assets invested in exchange traded funds grew by $32 billion, or 5.5%, to $608 billion in November.
The center features a search functionality that allows customers to identify ETFs that meet certain investment criteria.
European assets in ETFs surged 27% to €89 billion ($131.2 billion) in 2007, according to data released by Deutsche Bank.
The fund is designed to give investors exposure to investment-grade municipal bonds with a nominal maturity of 17 years or more.
Asset levels hit $13 trillion in December, gaining approximately $1.8 trillion from the beginning of the year.
The Vanguard Group has launched ETFs on the NYSE Arca today, which seek to track three MSCI Indexes.
The first U.S.-listed Chinese Real Estate ETF gives investors exposure to the Chinese real restate market.
While mutual funds continue to garner the lion's share of investment assets, their growth is trailing that of exchange traded assets and separately managed accounts.
Despite the drop in assets, 26 new ETFs were added to the market last month, brining the total number to 612.
Despite once having been seen as betraying financial advisers, The Vanguard Group Inc. of Malvern, Pa., continues to ratchet up efforts to court them.
