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New ETF offerings dried up amid March volatility

Stacks of coins labeled ETF

But April may be livelier, with American Century announcing that the first active nontransparent ETFs will begin trading Thursday

The dramatic volatility in global markets made issuers in the almost $4 trillion exchange-traded fund industry slam the brakes this month.

As the coronavirus pandemic roiled the world, only four new ETFs started trading in March -- the slowest pace since August, according to data compiled by Bloo

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