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Mar 5th, 2021 |
By Simon Smith, CFA
Fidelity has launched two new fixed income ETFs – the Fidelity Investment Grade Bond ETF and the Fidelity Investment Grade Securitized ETF – on NYSE Arca.
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Tags: Active ETFs, Bloomberg Indexes, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Launch, Fidelity Investments, Fixed Income, Global, United States and Canada
Mar 5th, 2021 |
By Simon Smith, CFA
Alger has launched its first ETF, the actively managed Alger Mid Cap 40 ETF (FRTY US). The fund has listed on NYSE Arca and is overseen by seasoned midcap manager Amy Zhang.
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Tags: Active ETFs, Alger, Equities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Launch, United States and Canada
Mar 1st, 2021 |
By Simon Smith, CFA
A New York-based manager of socially responsible investments has opened its doors with the launch of an ETF investing in companies that it considers are making the greatest contribution to society.
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Tags: Equities, ESG & Climate, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Launch, Humankind, Solactive, United States and Canada
Feb 24th, 2021 |
By Simon Smith, CFA
AdvisorShares’ actively managed US cannabis ETF has surpassed $1 billion in assets under management, less than six months after its debut on NYSE Arca.
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Tags: Active ETFs, AdvisorShares, Equities, ETF and Index News, HANetf, Purpose Investments, Rize ETF, United States and Canada
Feb 24th, 2021 |
By Simon Smith, CFA
The European domiciled VanEck Vectors Semiconductor UCITS ETF has amassed more than $150 million in assets, less than three months after its introduction.
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Tags: Equities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, Europe, United Kingdom, United States and Canada, VanEck Vectors
Feb 19th, 2021 |
By Simon Smith, CFA
Assets under management at HANetf have topped $2 billion, just two months after the firm hit the $1bn mark.
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Tags: Boost ETP, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, ETF Securities, Europe, HANetf, United Kingdom, WisdomTree
Feb 19th, 2021 |
By Simon Smith, CFA
Investors in WisdomTree’s Gold Bullion Securities are no longer able to exchange their shares for gold bullion coins or bars issued by the Royal Mint.
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Tags: ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, Gold and Precious Metals, Goldman Sachs, HANetf, Merk Investments, United Kingdom, VanEck Vectors, WisdomTree
Feb 15th, 2021 |
By Simon Smith, CFA
SIX has introduced a suite of environmental, social, and governance indices covering Swiss equity and bond markets.
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Tags: Equities, ESG & Climate, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, Europe, Fixed Income
Jan 29th, 2021 |
By Simon Smith, CFA
Lyxor Asset Management has converted its EUR and USD investment-grade corporate credit ESG ETFs to physical replication. It has also cut their fees from 0.20% to 0.14% – among the lowest available in the market.
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Tags: Barclays, Bloomberg Indexes, ESG & Climate, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, Europe, Fixed Income, Lyxor, MSCI
Jan 25th, 2021 |
By Simon Smith, CFA
A booming market for initial public offerings has helped push the NYSE Arca-listed First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX US) above $2 billion in assets under management.
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Tags: Equities, ETF and Index News, ETF Industry News, First Trust, United States and Canada