Friday, May 11th, 2012

ETF Deathwatch for May 2012: NASDAQ Tries To Help

By Ron Rowland
9:35 am CDT

The quantity of products on ETF Deathwatch climbs again with twenty names being added to the list for May and only four coming off. The net increase of 16 pushes the total count to 324, consisting of 229 ETFs and 95 ETNs. Another 138 products were excluded because they are less than six months old, making them too new for consideration. Therefore, the current list of 324 is from an eligible universe of only 1,319 ETFs and ETNs. In other words, nearly a quarter (24.6%) of the products that have attained six months of age are on ETF Deathwatch.

ETF Stats for April 2012: Listed Count at 1,457 | Thu, May 3rd, 2012

Eighteen new ETFs and two ETNs came to market in April. The twenty new product introductions places the year-to-date launch count at 105, but the net increase is only 88 as a results of the 17 closures. The number of listed products was 1,457 at month-end, consisting of 1,243 ETFs and 214 ETNs.

No More Wildcatters: WCAT Closing | Tue, April 24th, 2012

Jefferies | TR/J CRB Wildcatter Exploration & Production Equity ETF (WCAT) will see its last day of trading on Friday, April 27, 2012. ALPS ETF Trust announced (pdf) the closure and liquidation after the Board determined it was advisable and in the best interest of the fund and its shareholders.