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Sep 10th, 2020 |
By James Lord, CFA
ProShares has announced that its two leveraged oil ETFs will adopt a new underlying index in a bid to make the products more resilient to future disruption in crude oil markets.
Posted in Commodities |
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Tags: Bloomberg Indexes, Commodities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETNs and ETCs, ProShares, US Commodity Funds
May 18th, 2020 |
By James Lord, CFA
An NYSE Arca-listed thematic ETF providing long exposure to e-commerce companies while shorting traditional bricks-and-mortar firms has soared in recent months as the Covid-19 pandemic forces Main Street shoppers online. The ProShares Long Online/Short Stores ETF (CLIX US) is up 44.4% year-to-date (as of market close on Friday 15 May 2020), compared to a -10.6% loss for the S&P 500 over the same period.
Posted in Equities |
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Tags: Equities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ProShares, Solactive, Themes and Strategy, United States and Canada
May 18th, 2020 |
By James Lord, CFA
A proposal by a cabal of dominant ETF issuers that calls on exchanges to adopt a new naming convention for exchange-traded products has prompted a backlash from smaller, innovative rivals who claim the move is anti-competitive.
Posted in ETF and Index News |
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Tags: Charles Schwab, Direxion, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, Fidelity Investments, Invesco, iShares, ProShares, SSGA SPDR, United Kingdom, United States and Canada, Vanguard
Apr 29th, 2020 |
By Guest
By Emily Doak, Managing Director of ETF Research for Charles Schwab Investment Advisory.
The record volatility of 2020 has been accompanied by a higher than usual number of exchange-traded product closures, especially among leveraged and inverse products.
Posted in Alternatives / Multi-Asset |
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Tags: Charles Schwab, Commodities, Equities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETNs and ETCs, Leveraged and Inverse ETFs, ProShares, Volatility
Dec 31st, 2019 |
By Guest
By Kieran Kirwan, Director, Investment Strategy at ProShares.
Through November 15, 2019, 92% of the S&P 500 constituents have announced earnings, and investors have been paying close attention. Most companies that have reported thus far have exceeded estimates, which had in many instances been guided lower. On the surface, this is, of course, positive news. But when looking for year-over-year growth, a different story begins to emerge.
Posted in Equities |
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Tags: Equities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, High Income, ProShares, S&P Dow Jones, Smart Beta, Themes and Strategy, United States and Canada
Nov 8th, 2019 |
By James Lord, CFA
ProShares has expanded its suite of dividend growth ETFs with the launch of two new funds on Cboe BZX: the ProShares S&P Technology Dividend Aristocrats ETF (TDV US), which focuses on dividend growers within the US technology sector; and the ProShares Russell US Dividend Growers ETF (TMDV US), which explores the broad US stock market. Michael Sapir, co-founder and CEO of ProShare Advisors, commented, “Consistent dividend growth may be one of the best indicators of a company’s health. We are committed to offering this powerful strategy across a broad array of market caps, geographies and sectors.”
Posted in Equities |
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Tags: Equities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Launch, FTSE, High Income, ProShares, Russell Indexes, S&P Dow Jones
Aug 29th, 2019 |
By James Lord, CFA
Two US-listed ETFs providing exposure to Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) are enjoying significant demand as investors position their portfolios to withstand the effects of future interest rate cuts.
Posted in Fixed Income |
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Tags: Charles Schwab, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, Fixed Income, Lyxor, ProShares, United States and Canada, Vanguard
Aug 21st, 2019 |
By James Lord, CFA
The ProShares Decline of the Retail Store ETF (EMTY US) is the top-performing US-listed equity ETF over the past month (as of 20 August 2019), posting a gain of 12.0%. The fund, which provides inverse exposure to traditional bricks-and-mortar retailers in the US, has profited from ongoing problems in the sector including the effects of trade tariffs, slowing global growth, and the structural trend favouring online competitors.
Posted in Equities |
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Tags: Equities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, Global X Funds, Leveraged and Inverse ETFs, ProShares, Themes and Strategy, United States and Canada
Jun 14th, 2019 |
By James Lord, CFA
Krane Funds Advisors, best known for its KraneShares-branded suite of China-focused ETFs, has broadened its capabilities beyond the Asian giant with the launch of two smart beta ETFs on NYSE Arca providing exposure to domestic US stocks with sustainable dividends.
Posted in Equities |
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Tags: Equities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Launch, FTSE, High Income, KraneShares, ProShares, Russell Indexes, S&P Dow Jones, Smart Beta, SSGA SPDR, Themes and Strategy, United States and Canada
Jun 5th, 2019 |
By James Lord, CFA
ProShares, a US-based ETF sponsor specializing in inverse and leveraged products, has announced the upcoming closure of three of its ETFs: GDXX, GDXS and WYDE.
Posted in ETF and Index News |
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Tags: Active ETFs, Commodities, Equities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, Gold and Precious Metals, High Yield, ProShares, United States and Canada