VanEck has launched a new ETF in Europe targeting high-quality Chinese companies from so-called ‘new economy’ sectors while taking into account ESG criteria.

Amundi has expanded its ‘Prime’-branded suite of low-cost core portfolio ETFs with the launch of the Amundi Prime Emerging Markets UCITS ETF (PRAM GY) on Deutsche Börse.

abrdn, formerly Aberdeen Standard Investments, has expanded its range of commodity ETFs with a new fund providing low-cost exposure to a basket of industrial metals. The abrdn Bloomberg Industrial Metals Strategy K-1 Free ETF (BCIM US) has been listed on NYSE Arca with an expense ratio of just 0.39%.

VanEck has launched a new ETF on LSE and Xetra targeting companies that mine and process rare earth minerals and so-called strategic metals, such as lithium and cobalt.

State Street Global Advisors has teamed up with Loomis Sayles to launch an actively managed ETF on Cboe that seeks to outperform over a full market cycle by capturing credit risk premiums across multiple bond sectors.

EMQQ, a $1.3bn top-performing emerging markets ETF focused on internet and e-commerce stocks, has been joined by a sibling fund that delivers essentially the same strategy but excluding stocks from China.

Evolve Funds has launched the first ETF in Canada providing exposure to both bitcoin and ether, the two largest cryptocurrencies by total market capitalization.

Northern Trust has rolled out two new FlexShares-branded ETFs on Xetra and Euronext Amsterdam that target the high dividend and low volatility equity factors within emerging markets while also seeking to deliver an enhanced ESG and climate profile.

New York-based Global X has made changes to its $40 million Global X SuperDividend Alternatives ETF (ALTY US) including a tweak to the name, modifications to the underlying strategy, and a much pared back expense ratio.

Institutional and wholesale investors have signaled their intention to ramp up allocations to factor ETFs, according to a recent study from Invesco.