First Trust Advisors has launched the First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (LDSF US) on Nasdaq Exchange. The fund aims to help investors navigate a rising interest rate environment by offering an actively managed fixed income portfolio with low duration. “At this point in the cycle, we believe risk management is critical for fixed income investors,” said Ryan Issakainen, Senior Vice President, ETF Strategist at First Trust. “This ETF harnesses the best of First Trust’s intellectual capital to provide investment advisors with an efficient tool to help manage their clients’ fixed income needs.”

First Trust has unveiled the First Trust Dow Jones International Internet ETF (FDNI US) on Nasdaq. The fund provides exposure to 40 of the largest and most actively traded internet companies listed outside of the US. It has a significant leaning towards China, with stocks from the country making up over half of the total exposure and contributing the fund’s top five holdings.

First Trust Advisors has launched two new actively managed ETFs on NYSE Arca, targeting the short-duration end of the yield curve within the municipal bond market. “Even as interest rates have moved higher this year, investor demand for tax-free income from municipal bonds continues to stand out,” said Ryan Issakainen, Senior Vice President, ETF Strategist at First Trust.

First Trust Advisors has launched an equity ETF – the First Trust IPOX Europe Equity Opportunities ETF (FPXE US) – targeting European companies recently listed by way of an initial public offering (IPO) or spin-off from an existing company. “This fund provides a unique strategy for investors to gain exposure to the innovation and growth of these stocks before many are added to broad index funds,” said Ryan Issakainen, Senior Vice President, ETF Strategist at First Trust. The fund has been listed on Nasdaq.

First Trust has cross-listed its First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX UCITS ETF on Borsa Italiana. The ETF, which provides smart beta exposure to eurozone stocks with growth and value characteristics, has enjoyed strong interest from investors lately with AUM growing from €100m in November 2017 to over €380m as of 4 October 2018.

First Trust Advisors has unveiled a new suite of ETFs in partnership with Dorsey, Wright & Associates: the First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum Plus ETFs. Ryan Issakainen, Senior Vice President, ETF Strategist at First Trust, commented, “In our view, the First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum Plus ETFs are effective tools for investment advisors looking to target exposure to a combination of relative strength—or momentum—with other well-known fundamental factors, including value, dividend yield, and low volatility.”

First Trust Advisors has revamped one of its ETFs with a change of underlying strategy and reference index.

First Trust has launched a distributing share class of the First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX UCITS ETF on London Stock Exchange. With an index yield of almost 3%, the new listing will likely appeal to investors seeking a combination of current income and capital growth.

Stoxx has unveiled the iStoxx Yewno Developed Markets Blockchain Index targeting companies that are geared towards the development of technologies related to blockchain. The index has been launched in partnership with Yewno, a provider of Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions to the financial sector, and is set to underlie an ETF in Canada. “Blockchain is one of the most disruptive megatrends of our times and will play a major role in the transition towards a digital, highly technological world,” said Matteo Andreetto, CEO of Stoxx.

First Trust has launched an equity factor rotation ETF in partnership with Lunt Capital Management. Listed on Cboe BZX, the First Trust Lunt US Factor Rotation ETF (FCTR US) rotates among four style factors to provide exposure to large-cap US equities. “The fund embraces a multi-factor approach with the important innovation of applying factor rotation,” said John Lunt, President, Lunt Capital.