by Alan Lavine
Keeping ETF dividends in cash may reduce total return.
The passage of health-care overhaul has buoyed shares of exchange-traded
funds focused on the sector.
A parade of big-name mutual fund companies have filed paperwork to launch actively managed ETFs, but it could take years before any of them attract significant interest from investors.
J.P. Morgan Chase indicated it plans to offer actively managed exchange-traded funds,
following recent moves by competitors.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
In what seems to be a continuing race among providers to introduce exchange-traded
funds, Boston-based Direxion announced today that it has launched six
new leveraged ETFs.
The parade of mutual fund companies jumping into the ETF business continues. The latest entrant: Eaton Vance Corp.
Investors seeking safety have been pouring cash into bond funds-but,
when it comes to exchange-traded funds, they run the risk of limiting
their gains or magnifying their losses.
by
Ray Fazzi
Legg Mason Inc. has filed an application with the Securities and
Exchange Commission to launch actively managed exchange-traded funds,
according to published reports.
Dangling an offer for commission-free trades is a common tactic in the
war to win market share in the exchange-traded fund business.
Exchange-traded funds are designed to track the market's moves, but
many were off the mark by a wide margin during the financial crisis.
Investors may start to wonder if two new precious-metals ETFs could prompt the kind of regulatory concerns about
speculators that have plagued energy funds.
by Marla Brill
Currency ETFs provide easy access to a huge but ignored asset class.
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Individual investors are often told that
index-linked funds are better for them than actively managed offerings, but index funds carry their own risks that can catch the unsuspecting.
by
Jeff Schlegel
Need any more proof that the ETF industry is booming? There are now 552 ETFs in registration, according to an industry source.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
An Oklahoma City advisory firm today launched three faith-based ETFs based on indexes created by FTSE Group and KLD Indexes.
