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Sep 10th, 2024 |
By James Lord, CFA
Invesco has introduced a new smart beta ETF in Europe, marking the continent’s first fund to provide equally weighted exposure to the flagship MSCI World Index.
Posted in Equities |
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Tags: Equities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Launch, Global, Invesco, MSCI, Smart Beta
Sep 10th, 2024 |
By James Lord, CFA
ProShares has expanded its suite of alternative income ETFs to include a fund focused on the US small-cap equity market.
Posted in Alternatives / Multi-Asset |
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Tags: Alternatives, Equities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Launch, High Income, ProShares, United States and Canada
Aug 25th, 2024 |
By James Lord, CFA
Pacer has expanded its popular suite of ‘Cash Cows’ ETFs with a new fund that invests in the highest free cash flow generators within the growth-oriented Nasdaq 100.
Posted in Equities |
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Tags: Equities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Launch, Pacer ETFs, Smart Beta, Themes and Strategy, United States and Canada
Aug 25th, 2024 |
By James Lord, CFA
Amplify has launched a new ETF that seeks to balance capital appreciation with robust income generation by investing in US growth-oriented stocks while opportunistically writing covered calls.
Posted in Equities |
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Tags: Active ETFs, Equities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Launch, High Income, United States and Canada
Aug 23rd, 2024 |
By James Lord, CFA
Rockefeller Asset Management, a division of Rockefeller Capital Management, has introduced its first actively managed fixed income ETFs with a trio of funds that aim to capture opportunities across the tax-exempt municipal bond market.
Posted in Fixed Income |
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Tags: Active ETFs, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Launch, Fixed Income, High Yield, United States and Canada
Aug 20th, 2024 |
By James Lord, CFA
US-based cryptocurrency fund manager Bitwise Asset Management has announced the acquisition of ETC Group, a London-based issuer of digital asset exchange-traded products.
Posted in Alternatives / Multi-Asset |
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Tags: Alternatives, Commodities, Currencies, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETNs and ETCs
Aug 20th, 2024 |
By James Lord, CFA
Fintech company TappAlpha has launched its first ETF, an innovative fund that combines the growth potential of the S&P 500 with the income generation of a sophisticated daily covered call strategy.
Posted in Alternatives / Multi-Asset |
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Tags: Active ETFs, Equities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Launch, High Income, ProShares, S&P Dow Jones, United States and Canada
Aug 15th, 2024 |
By James Lord, CFA
DWS has expanded its European ETF range with a new fund that provides access to the mid and small-cap segments of China’s onshore equity market.
Posted in Equities |
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Tags: Asia Pacific, China, DWS Xtrackers, Emerging and Frontier, Equities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Launch
Aug 15th, 2024 |
By James Lord, CFA
The underlying MVIS US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index offers exposure to the largest and most liquid U.S.-listed semiconductor companies. Constituents are selected from a universe of U.S.-listed stocks, including American Depository Receipts, with market caps above $150 million and average daily trading volumes exceeding $1 million. To qualify, firms must generate at least 50% of their revenue from the production of semiconductors or semiconductor equipment. The largest 50 eligible companies are then ranked using an equally weighted combination of market capitalization and average daily trading volume. The 25 highest-ranked companies are selected and weighted by float-adjusted market capitalization, subject to an individual cap of 20%. The index is reviewed on a semi-annual basis.
Posted in ETF Strategy Profiles |
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Tags: Equities, SMH_US, United States and Canada
Aug 14th, 2024 |
By James Lord, CFA
Janus Henderson Investors has expanded its active fixed income ETF roster with the launch of the Janus Henderson Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency ETF (JEMB US) on NYSE Arca.
Posted in Fixed Income |
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Tags: Active ETFs, Emerging and Frontier, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Launch, Fixed Income, Janus Henderson