iShares Debuts New Zealand ETF (ENZL)
Thu, Sep 2, 1:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
With equity markets declining in much of the developed world, many investors have put a ...

September Edition Of ETF Edge Now Available
Thu, Sep 2, 12:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The September issue of ETF Edge, the monthly ETF Newsletter, is now available to ETFdb ...

Three ETFs George Soros Might Like
Thu, Sep 2, 11:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
With housing markets in a tailspin, ongoing concerns over the fiscal health of developed markets, ...

August ETF Roundup: Launches, Filings, and Closures
Thu, Sep 2, 10:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
As the summer winds down, apparently so too does the impressive pace of expansion in ...

How UNG Lost 23% In August
Wed, Sep 1, 4:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) is truly one-of-a-kind, not only as a commodity ...

ETFdb TV: Lithium, Emerging Market Debt, and Fund Filings & Closures
Wed, Sep 1, 11:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Today, we present the second episode of ETFdb TV. Here’s the first episode in case ...

Sugar ETF: Hello Backwardation!
Wed, Sep 1, 10:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Along with any successful product–financial or otherwise–comes a surge in interest and increase in scrutiny. ...

Major Moves Aug: New Listings Fly High, Other Stagnate, Filings Slow
Wed, Sep 1, 7:11 AM ET, by Shishir Nigam, ActiveETFs | InFocus
August, a typically slow month for North American markets marking the end of the summer, ...

Three International ETFs Facing Shrinking Populations
Tue, Aug 31, 3:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
As the world population continues to expand at a tremendous pace, investors have begun to ...

Talking ETF Liquidity, Flash Crash Fallout, And More With Paul Weisbruch
Tue, Aug 31, 11:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Paul Weisbruch is the VP of ETF/Options Sales and Trading at Street One Financial, a ...

India ETFs: Warning Signs In GDP Report?
Tue, Aug 31, 10:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
If investors weren’t already aware of the tremendous “growth gap” between the developed and emerging ...

More Than Just Brazil; Latin America ETFs Surge Ahead
Mon, Aug 30, 2:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
When seeking out exposure to emerging markets, investors tend to gravitate towards the superstar economies ...

Yen ETFs In Focus After Emergency Meeting
Mon, Aug 30, 11:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
For many in the U.S., a strong currency sounds like a nice problem to have. ...

Two GDP-Weighted ETFs Proposed; A Better Mousetrap?
Mon, Aug 30, 9:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
With growth levels in the U.S. stagnating thanks to high unemployment levels and minimal policy ...

Market Vectors Removes Derivatives From Two Active ETF Plans
Mon, Aug 30, 7:11 AM ET, by Shishir Nigam, ActiveETFs | InFocus
Van Eck Global, the company behind the Market Vectors line of ETFs, has been the ...

Worried About Fixed Income Bubbles? Try A Dividend ETF
Fri, Aug 27, 2:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Despite bullish rhetoric from Washington and some indications of progress–the strength of the recent earnings ...

What’s Killing The Cocoa ETF?
Fri, Aug 27, 11:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Many of the most popular commodity products offer exposure to a diversified basket of natural ...

India ETFs: Five Ways To Play
Thu, Aug 26, 11:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
As emerging markets have raced ahead of their developed counterparts in the last two years, ...

Seven ETFs To Invest Like Peter Schiff
Thu, Aug 26, 5:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
With the housing market cratering, consumer confidence sagging, and catalysts for real economic growth nowhere ...

ALPS Launches First MLP ETF (AMLP)
Wed, Aug 25, 2:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The red hot energy MLP space continues to heat up, with ALPS announcing today the ...

Market Vectors Planning Investment Grade Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLTR)
Wed, Aug 25, 1:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
As investors have piled into the relative security of Treasury bonds, many have been extremely ...

How To Survive An ETF Liquidation
Wed, Aug 25, 10:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The last two weeks have seen two separate announcements of ETF closures, with Claymore and ...

Mining ETFs: Eight Ways To Play
Wed, Aug 25, 8:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Commodities have been one of the hottest corners of the ETF market, exploding on to ...

An Active ETF For A Real Estate Minefield?
Wed, Aug 25, 7:11 AM ET, by Shishir Nigam, ActiveETFs | InFocus
When expectations are missed by so such a margin, everyone starts questioning their assumptions. On ...

How Large Are Active ETF Premium/Discounts To NAV?
Tue, Aug 24, 7:11 AM ET, by Shishir Nigam, ActiveETFs | InFocus
A big difference between exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds is the ability to trade ...

Investment Case For The China Infrastructure ETF…In Four Words
Tue, Aug 24, 3:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Nine day traffic jam. That’s right, a traffic jam on a road leading into Beijing ...

Grail To Close Two Active ETFs (RPQ, RFF)
Tue, Aug 24, 1:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Grail Advisors has announced that it will close two actively-managed ETFs the firm currently offers ...

Sweden ETF: Bright Spot In Troubled Europe
Mon, Aug 23, 3:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
European equities have faced a tough stretch throughout 2010, as storm clouds brought on by ...

Next Generation Of Gold ETFs
Mon, Aug 23, 12:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Global X, the ETF issuer that burst on to the scene with China and Brazil ...

Grail Advisors, RiverPark Shutter Two Active ETFs
Mon, Aug 23, 7:11 AM ET, by Shishir Nigam, ActiveETFs | InFocus
The Active ETF space in the US is now starting to see some of the ...

M&A ETF (MNA) Holds Up During Slump
Sat, Aug 21, 1:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
It is no secret that generating steady returns in equity markets has been a daunting ...

ETFChannel.com Weekly Newsletter
Fri, Aug 20, 3:28 PM ET, by ETFChannel.com
U.S. markets started the week higher as investors went shopping for bargains. ...

Brazil ETFs: Nine Ways To Play
Fri, Aug 20, 10:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Brazil has become one of the most popular investment destinations in recent years, as U.S. ...

Rethinking Commodity ETFs
Fri, Aug 20, 9:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The ETF industry has gained the momentum of a runaway freight train in recent years, ...

New ETFs Grow Up Fast
Fri, Aug 20, 7:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Kids today have it rough–at least in the ETF industry. Once upon a time, issuers ...

IN FOCUS: WCM/BNY Mellon Focused Growth ADR ETF (AADR)
Fri, Aug 20, 7:11 AM ET, by Shishir Nigam, ActiveETFs | InFocus
Launch Date: July 20, 2010 Links: Website, Factsheet, Prospectus Investment Strategy: AADR is an actively-managed ...

Treasury ETFs: Filling In The Duration Spectrum
Thu, Aug 19, 1:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
There was a time not that long ago when investors harbored significant concerns over including ...

Hedge Funds Are Buying Up Gold ETFs, Should You?
Thu, Aug 19, 10:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Despite a relatively solid earnings season, anxiety continues to run high on Wall Street as ...

Investors Can’t Get Enough Of Junk Bond ETFs
Thu, Aug 19, 7:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
For investors used to living off of juicy coupon payments from fixed income portfolios, the ...

3 Reasons Why Bond ETFs Are Dominating Active ETF Landscape
Thu, Aug 19, 7:11 AM ET, by Shishir Nigam, ActiveETFs | InFocus
In the 2 years that actively-managed ETFs have been around, there have been funds launched ...

U.S. One Expands Exemptive Relief And Plans New Active ETF
Wed, Aug 18, 8:51 PM ET, by Shishir Nigam, ActiveETFs | InFocus
U.S. One filed with the SEC on Aug 18th, to expand the exemptive relief for ...

Wind Energy ETFs Sink On Weak Outlook For Developed Markets
Wed, Aug 18, 4:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Through nearly eight months, 2010 has been an extremely rough year for energy ETFs, including ...

The Perfect Storm For The Corn ETF?
Wed, Aug 18, 1:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Population growth is a fairly common and straightforward driver of economic growth; as the number ...

Dude, Where’s My Car ETF?
Wed, Aug 18, 12:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The economic recovery that has breathed life back into equity markets after the most recent ...

Brazil’s Lagging Infrastructure; Time To Buy BRXX?
Wed, Aug 18, 10:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Thanks to weak growth prospects, sky-high unemployment, and massive debt burdens in much of the ...

Brazil’s Infrastructure Is Trailing Other Emerging Markets; Time To Buy BRXX?
Wed, Aug 18, 9:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Thanks to weak growth prospects, sky-high unemployment, and massive debt burdens in much of the ...

Paralysis At The SEC - Patrick Daugherty, Partner Foley & Larnder
Wed, Aug 18, 7:11 AM ET, by Shishir Nigam, ActiveETFs | InFocus
ActiveETFs | InFocus spoke with Patrick Daugherty, who is a partner at Foley & Lardner ...

Agribusiness ETF Soars On BHP’s Potash Play
Tue, Aug 17, 3:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Although equity markets have been under pressure for some time now thanks to weak levels ...

IN FOCUS: Mars Hill Global Relative Value ETF (GRV)
Tue, Aug 17, 1:11 PM ET, by Shishir Nigam, ActiveETFs | InFocus
Launch Date: July 8, 2010 Links: Website, Factsheet, Prospectus Investment Strategy: GRV is an actively-managed ...