http://etf.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2013-05-21T06:42:00Z Tue, 21 May 2013 06:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://etf.about.com/b/2013/05/22/new-dividend-growth-etf-dgrw.htm <p>Today we have a new US <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://etf.about.com/od/etfbasics/a/Dividend-Etfs-Paying-Dividends-For-Your-Portfolio.htm">dividend ETF</a> from WisdomTree...</p> <ul> <li>DGRW - WisdomTree US Dividend Growth ETF</li> </ul> <p>WisdomTree describes the new fund as a <em>forward-looking dividend growth ETF that seeks capture recent dividend growth trends. DGRW looks at certain fundamental metrics - real-time growth and quality - that it believes to be associated with a greater potential for future dividend growth, thereby raising the probability of generating exposure to some of the strongest potential dividend growers. A number of dividend-based&#160; indexes - through restrictive inclusion screens based on patterns of historical dividend trends - may miss out on what WisdomTree sees as dividend growth opportunities in today's market.</em></p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://etf.about.com/b/2013/05/22/new-dividend-growth-etf-dgrw.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://etf.about.com/b/2013/05/22/new-dividend-growth-etf-dgrw.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 09:49:55 +0000 2013-05-22T09:49:55Z http://etf.about.com/b/2013/05/21/rmb-china-bond-etf-to-be-delisted.htm <p>Guggenheim has opted to close down its China Yuan Bond ETF...</p> <ul> <li>RMB - Guggenheim Yuan Bond ETF</li> </ul> <p>The main reason for the delisting is the lack of investor interest and assets. The ETF will halt trading for good on the closing bell of Friday June 14th and the final liquidation for shareholders on record will be June 21st. So if you have this fund in your portfolio, make sure you are aware of these dates and make the proper adjustments to your investing strategy. And if you are looking for suitable replacements, here are some lists to help you with your research...</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://etf.about.com/b/2013/05/21/rmb-china-bond-etf-to-be-delisted.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://etf.about.com/b/2013/05/21/rmb-china-bond-etf-to-be-delisted.htm Tue, 21 May 2013 06:42:00 +0000 2013-05-21T06:42:00Z http://etf.about.com/b/2013/05/14/new-emerging-markets-bond-etf-pfem.htm <p>We have a new emerging markets bond ETF from PowerShares on the market...</p> <ul> <li>PFEM - PowerShares Fundamental Emerging Markets Local Debt Portfolio</li> </ul>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://etf.about.com/b/2013/05/14/new-emerging-markets-bond-etf-pfem.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://etf.about.com/b/2013/05/14/new-emerging-markets-bond-etf-pfem.htm Tue, 14 May 2013 23:56:52 +0000 2013-05-14T23:56:52Z http://etf.about.com/b/2013/05/09/new-inverse-leveraged-south-korea-etf-korz.htm <p>At the end of April Direxion launched a new <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://etf.about.com/b/2013/04/16/new-south-korea-etf-koru.htm">3x leveraged ETF focusing on South Korea</a>. And they are now back again with a similar ETF, but only this time it's an <em>inverse</em> leveraged South Korea ETF...</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://etf.about.com/b/2013/05/09/new-inverse-leveraged-south-korea-etf-korz.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://etf.about.com/b/2013/05/09/new-inverse-leveraged-south-korea-etf-korz.htm Thu, 09 May 2013 12:26:07 +0000 2013-05-09T12:26:07Z http://etf.about.com/b/2013/05/08/new-leveraged-inverse-brazil-etf-brzs.htm <p>Late last month <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://etf.about.com/b/2013/04/14/new-brazil-etf-brzu.htm">Direxion launched a new 3x leveraged ETF focusing on Brazil</a>. We now this month they launched a similar ETF, but only this time it's an <em>inverse</em> ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://etf.about.com/b/2013/05/08/new-leveraged-inverse-brazil-etf-brzs.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://etf.about.com/b/2013/05/08/new-leveraged-inverse-brazil-etf-brzs.htm Wed, 08 May 2013 09:39:13 +0000 2013-05-08T09:39:13Z http://etf.about.com/b/2013/05/07/new-senior-load-etf-ftsl.htm <p>First Trust has launched a new senior loan ETF this week...</p> <ul> <li>FTSL - First Trust Senior Loan Fund</li> </ul> <p>The new ETF is <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://etf.about.com/od/etfinvestingstrategies/a/Actively_Managed_ETFs.htm">actively managed</a> and according to First Trust, the goal of the fund is to <em>provide high current income by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of first lien senior floating rate bank loans as well as provide capital appreciation.</em></p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://etf.about.com/b/2013/05/07/new-senior-load-etf-ftsl.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://etf.about.com/b/2013/05/07/new-senior-load-etf-ftsl.htm Tue, 07 May 2013 23:21:04 +0000 2013-05-07T23:21:04Z http://etf.about.com/b/2013/04/29/alt-is-getting-delisted-by-ishares.htm <p>iShares will be closing down one of its ETFs...</p> <ul> <li>ALT - iShares Diversified Alternatives Trust</li> </ul> <p>The fund originally started trading in October of 2009, but will be liquidated near the end of May. The main reason for the closing is lack of investor interest. The ETF has been around for a few years, but iShares doesn't feel it will be a successful fund, so they are pulling the plug. So of you have this fund in your portfolio, make sure you make the proper precautions.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://etf.about.com/b/2013/04/29/alt-is-getting-delisted-by-ishares.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://etf.about.com/b/2013/04/29/alt-is-getting-delisted-by-ishares.htm Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:47:55 +0000 2013-04-29T17:47:55Z http://etf.about.com/b/2013/04/27/south-korea-etfs.htm <p>If you're looking to target South Korea's economy as an investment strategy, then you may want to know about these three South Korean funds currently on the market. Whether you're looking to make an investment play or protect some South Korean risk or exposure, you should check out the...</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://etf.about.com/b/2013/04/27/south-korea-etfs.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://etf.about.com/b/2013/04/27/south-korea-etfs.htm Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:32:18 +0000 2013-04-27T23:32:18Z http://etf.about.com/b/2013/04/23/vanguard-changes-benchmarks-on-8-etfs.htm <p>A few days ago, Vanguard changed the underlying indexes on 8 of its ETFs. Earlier in the month the firm <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://etf.about.com/b/2013/04/01/2-vanguard-etfs-get-new-benchmarks.htm">changed 4 other ETF benchmarks to FTSE indexes</a> and now it is changing eight more funds to CRSP indexes. Six of these ETFs changed benchmarks only, not symbols or names...</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://etf.about.com/b/2013/04/23/vanguard-changes-benchmarks-on-8-etfs.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://etf.about.com/b/2013/04/23/vanguard-changes-benchmarks-on-8-etfs.htm Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:28:17 +0000 2013-04-23T23:28:17Z http://etf.about.com/b/2013/04/21/new-actively-managed-style-etfs-ielg-and-iesm.htm <p>We have two new actively managed ETFs from iShares on the market...</p> <ul> <li>IELG - iShares Enhanced US Large Cap ETF</li> <li>IESM - iShares Enhanced US Small Cap ETF</li> </ul> <p>As you can see, IELG focuses on Large-cap companies, while IESM targets the small caps. Both funds are managed by BlackRock research as opposed to tracking an index and according to the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://us.ishares.com/newsroom/pr_2013_04_18.htm">press release</a>, the funds were <em>designed in partnership with Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) and institutional investors, specifically public pensions, to provide a broader range of solutions to help manage equity exposures and risk.</em></p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://etf.about.com/b/2013/04/21/new-actively-managed-style-etfs-ielg-and-iesm.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://etf.about.com/b/2013/04/21/new-actively-managed-style-etfs-ielg-and-iesm.htm Sun, 21 Apr 2013 14:19:03 +0000 2013-04-21T14:19:03Z