ETF Deathwatch for February 2012: Count Rises Again
ETF Deathwatch membership count increases by twenty for February 2012. Twenty-three new names join the list while only three leave. This marks the fifth month in a row of new record highs being established. The count now stands at 288 (213 ETFs and 75 ETNs). The average age of products on the...
ETF Stats for January 2012: Trading Activity Continues to Slow
January’s new ETF activity hit the highest level in seven months. After ten days of no introductions, the pace jumped to more than one a day with 23 launches in the last 21 calendar days of the month. So far the new rollouts have been limited to ETFs rather than ETNs. Month-end totals stood...
Seven Single-Country ETFs from iShares on BATS
BlackRock rolled out seven new single-country ETFs in late January. Three are the first iShares products to individually target Denmark, Finland, and Norway. Four others complement existing large cap offerings with small-cap exposure in Australia, Canada, Germany, and the U.K. January was a busy...
ETFs Are Going BATS … and Why You Should Care!
The ETF marketplace changed last month. You didn’t notice? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Today I’ll tell you all about it. You already know that “exchange traded funds” trade on an exchange. That’s what distinguishes them from old-fashioned mutual funds. But what exchange trades...
Nine More ETFs Emerge
The second wave of product launches for 2012 contains a pair of “breakeven inflation rate” ETFs, a small-cap emerging Asia-Pacific fund, two low volatility ETFs targeting emerging and developed international markets, new ETFs targeting the regional emerging markets of Latin America and EMEA, an actively-managed...
First Seven New ETFs of 2012
Although 2011 produced a record number 308 new exchange traded product offerings and 2012 gets underway with a record 268 names on ETF Deathwatch, ETF sponsors continue rolling out more. Among the first listings of 2012 were three “volatility response” ETFs from Direxion, which attempt to achieve...
Health Care ETFs Poised to Repeat Good 2011
The final numbers are in, and 2011 was officially a “flat” year for the S&P 500. Without dividends, the large-cap stock index was actually down a fraction. With dividends, it gained only 2.1 percent. Today we’ll look at some interesting patterns in last year’s sector action — which...
Six Reasons to Avoid Japan In 2012
One of the best ways to make money in ETFs is to not lose money. I know it sounds obvious, but I can assure you that many people don’t get this key point. So if I can help you do that, then I count it as a success. And today I’ll talk about an ETF category I think you should avoid in 2012:...
ETF Deathwatch for January 2012: Another Month, Another Record
Thirty-six new names joined January’s ETF Deathwatch while only ten left, leaving a net increase of 26. Total Deathwatch membership now stands at a new all-time high of 268. The 36 additions consisted of 27 ETFs and nine ETNs. Three-quarters of them just came out of the six-month new product...
ETF Stats for December 2011: Closures Set Monthly Record and Total Listings Decline
Launch activity slowed to just sixteen new product introductions in December, well below 2011’s monthly average of more than twenty-five. The 308 new listings in 2011 established a new calendar year record, surpassing the 291 of 2007. The sixteen new arrivals are made up of thirteen ETFs and six...
