ETFs

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INVESTING ETFS MAY 10, 2009
ETF giant iShares is going after 401(k) market

Led by the iShares exchange traded fund group, exchange traded funds are poised to break the stranglehold that mutual funds have on 401(k) retirement plans.

By David Hoffman
INVESTING ETFS MAY 05, 2009
Is it time to look at emerging-markets ETFs?

By Tom Lydon
INVESTING ETFS MAY 04, 2009
Grail actively managed ETF begins trading

The Grail American Beacon Large Cap Value ETF (GVT), an actively managed exchange traded fund, began trading today on the New York Stock Exchange. Grail Advisors LLC of San Francisco is the ETF’s manager.

By David Hoffman
INVESTING ETFS MAY 03, 2009
Wall Street's world turned upside down

The day of reckoning has come for the financial services industry.

By Jeff Benjamin 
INVESTING ETFS MAY 01, 2009
Invesco PowerShares to close 19 small ETFs

Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC said today that it plans to close 19 of its current 135 exchange traded funds.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ETFS APR 29, 2009
AdvisorShares selects BNY Mellon unit for custody of planned actively managed ETFs

AdvisorShares Investments LLC appears to have moved a step closer to launching its first actively managed exchange traded fund.

By David Hoffman
INVESTING ETFS APR 17, 2009
Stock mutual fund outflows increase for week

Equity funds investing primarily in U.S. stocks had a net outflow of $3 billion, reversing the previous week’s inflow of $3.2 billion, TrimTabs reported.

By Sue Asci
INVESTING ETFS APR 15, 2009
Health care sector ETFs offer a port in the storm

By jmancuso
INVESTING ETFS APR 08, 2009
Assets held in ETFs plunged 13.5% in the first quarter

Exchange traded fund assets fell by 13.5% during the first quarter, to $430.15 billion, according to data released today by Barclays Global Investors of San Francisco.

By David Hoffman
INVESTING ETFS APR 06, 2009
Vanguard adds to its ETF roster

The Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Exchange Traded Fund (VSS), which seeks to track the performance of the FTSE Global Small-Cap ex-US Index, began trading today, The Vanguard Group Inc. of Malvern, Pa., announced.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ETFS APR 05, 2009
ETF providers hope funds will be used to absorb toxic assets

Some providers of exchange traded funds hold out hope that the government will still turn to ETFs to purchase toxic assets — illiquid real estate loans and securities backed by loan portfolios — from banks.

By David Hoffman
INVESTING ETFS MAR 31, 2009
Barclays announces ‘preferred bidder’ for iShares unit

It looks as if Barclays’ iShares exchange traded fund business will be sold to a Luxembourg-based global private-equity firm.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ETFS MAR 22, 2009
Advisers don't want iShares sold to a big competitor

The possibility that Barclays' iShares exchange traded fund business could be sold to another big ETF provider, reducing competition by creating an industry behemoth, is worrying advisers.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING RIAS MAR 17, 2009
Advised investors less aware of ETFs than self-directed peers

Individuals who invest for themselves — without the help of a financial adviser — show more awareness and commitment to exchange traded funds than their adviser-directed peers.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ETFS MAR 15, 2009
Model ETF portfolios get attention from Barclays

As exchange traded funds gain in popularity, more financial advisers are building model ETF portfolios for use by other advisers.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ETFS MAR 13, 2009
State Street: ETF assets dropped in February

Total assets in exchange traded funds fell $45 billion last month, to $451 billion, according to data released today by State Street Global Advisors of Boston.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ETFS MAR 05, 2009
ETFs bust the mutual fund manager myth

Two major forces are behind the dramatic growth in popularity of exchange traded funds: the wide-spread adoption of fee-based advice and the prolonged 10-year bear market’s effect of destroying the “mutual fund manager” myth.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ETFS FEB 26, 2009
Should you dump mutual funds in favor of ETFs?

While it’s not wise to change your entire mutual fund investment strategy based on recent performance, it may be time to consider some alternatives like ETFs.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ETFS FEB 23, 2009
SPDR Gold Trust surpasses $30B in assets

The SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) exchange traded fund has surpassed $30 billion in assets, making it the second-largest ETF by assets in the world.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ETFS FEB 22, 2009
Schwab plunge into ETFs may open floodgates

Big-name mutual fund companies leery of jumping into exchange traded funds have finally received the signal that they need to make a major push into that arena.

By Bloomberg