Note (added 3/2/10): This article contains errors due to the fact that PHYS is not an ETF. Corrections include: New ETPs for the month = 17 (16 ETFs and one ETN); currently listed products = 964 (873 ETFs and 91 ETNs); table requires adjustments to reflect new quantities; new launch #18 (PHYS) should be removed.
18 new exchange traded products (ETPs) launched in February: 17 ETFs and one ETN. No products were delisted. The number of US-listed products now stands at 965 (874 ETFs and 91 ETNs).
February ended the three-month streak where new product launches exceeded 20. It was also the second month in a row with no closures, but that streak will not be extended as WisdomTree plans to close 10 funds in March.
Notional trading of ETPs hit $1.420 trillion in February, up +4.6% from $1.357 trillion in January. Trading in SDPR S&P 500 (SPY) exceeded $478 billion for the month, accounting for 33.7% of all ETP value traded.
82 products (8.5%) had an average daily value traded (ADVT) of $100 million or more. There were 104 (10.8%) in the ETF Deathwatch classification (ADVT below $100,000 and more than six months on the market).
| February 2010 Month End | ETFs | ETNs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Currently Listed U.S. | 874 | 91 | 965 |
| Listed as of 12/31/2009 | 836 | 89 | 925 |
| New Introductions for Month | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| Delistings/Closures for Month | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Net Change for Month | +17 | +1 | +18 |
| New Introductions YTD | 38 | 2 | 40 |
| Delistings/Closures YTD | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Net Change YTD | +38 | +2 | +40 |
| ADVT > $1 Billion | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| ADVT > $100 Million | 81 | 1 | 82 |
| On Deathwatch at End of Month | 71 | 33 | 104 |
| % on Deathwatch | 8.1% | 36.3% | 10.8% |
New products launched in February (in chronological order):
- PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Strategy Fund (SMMU) (PIMCO Adds Short-Term Munis to ETF Menu)
- ProShares UltraPro Dow30 (UDOW) (ProShares ETFs Go 3X)
- ProShares UltraPro S&P MidCap400 (UMDD)
- ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ)
- ProShares UltraPro Russell2000 (URTY)
- ProShares UltraPro Short Dow30 (SDOW)
- ProShares UltraPro Short S&P MidCap400 (SMDD)
- ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ)
- ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 (SRTY)
- GlobalShares FTSE Developed Countries ex US Fund (GSD) (Another Unneeded ETF from Old Mutual)
- EGS INDXX China Infrastructure Index Fund (CHXX) (Emerging Global Launches China Infrastructure ETF)
- Market Vectors Egypt Index ETF (EGPT) (Egypt Now Available to ETF Investors)
- PowerShares CEF Income Composite Portfolio (PCEF) (Closed-End Funds Inside an ETF)
- Credit Suisse Long/Short Liquid Index ETN (CSLS) (Do Not Buy CSLS)
- EGS INDXX Brazil Infrastructure Index Fund (BRXX) (New Brazil Infrastructure ETF)
- Direxion Daily 2-Year Treasury Bull 3x Shares (TWOL) (Leveraged & Inverse Short Term Bond ETFs)
- Direxion Daily 2-Year Treasury Bear 3x Shares (TWOZ)
- Sprott Physical Gold Trust (PHYS) (Now You Can Store Your Gold in Canada)
Product closures/delistings in February:
none
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