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Reaves Utilities ETF Announces Actions
April 15, 2019--Fund renamed Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF, lowers management fee
eaves Utilities ETF, the first actively managed exchange-traded fund focused on the utilities sector, today announced that it has been renamed the Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF (UTES), better reflecting the relationship between fund manager Reaves Asset Management and Virtus ETF Solutions, and has lowered its management fee.
"Reaves Asset Management has demonstrated its pedigree in utility sector investing over the last four decades, further showcased by UTES' stellar track record of consistently outperforming its peers since its inception in 2015 as Reaves Utilities ETF," said William Smalley, executive managing director of Virtus ETF Solutions.
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Source: Reaves Utilities ETF
DWS Group to Close and Liquidate Two ETFs
April 15, 2019--DWS Group today announced plans to close and liquidate two Xtrackers exchange-traded funds (ETFs)-Xtrackers Germany Equity ETF (Cboe: GRMY) and Xtrackers MSCI United Kingdom Hedged Equity ETF (NYSE Arca: DBUK).
DWS plans to close and liquidate these funds following a regular and ongoing process to review and evolve the Xtrackers product lineup to ensure the business continues to meet clients' needs. The last day of trading is expected to be April 30, 2019. Creations will be accepted until that time. Proceeds of the liquidations are scheduled to be sent to shareholders on or about May 10, 2019.
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Source: DWS Group
CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update
April 12, 2019--The current reports for the week of April 12, 2019 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
SEC Cracks Down on ETF Names That Could Mislead Investors
April 12, 2019--The Investment Company Act of 1940 prohibits Issuers from using "materially deceptive or misleading" names.
Exchange-traded funds looking to tap some of the hottest investment trends are going undercover.
A growing number of thematic ETFs are changing their identities before they even start trading to conform to a decades-old rule that dictates what issuers can and can't call their strategies. More than a third of such funds started last year tweaked their names during the regulator's approval process, filings show; one fund that initially included blockchain in its name is now described as a "transformational data sharing" ETF.
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Source: thinkadvisor.com
Source: thinkadvisor.com
Causeway ETMF Trust to Liquidate Two Exchange-Traded Managed Funds
April 12, 2019--Causeway International Value NextShares and Causeway Global Value NextShares to be Liquidated on or about May 13, 2019.
Causeway Capital Management LLC today announced that the Board of Trustees of Causeway ETMF Trust has approved the liquidation of Causeway International Value NextShares ($4.5 million in net assets) and Causeway Global Value NextShares ($4.8 million in net assets), each a series of Causeway ETMF Trust, on or about May 13, 2019.
Effective the close of business on April 15, 2019, the funds will no longer accept creation unit purchase orders. The last day of secondary market trading on NASDAQ in the funds' shares is expected to be after markets close on May 6, 2019.
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Source:Causeway Capital Management LLC
KraneShares, China-Focused Asset Manager, Debuts Emerging Market ETF Excluding China
April 12, 2019-- Krane Funds Advisors, LLC, ("KraneShares") announced the launch of the KraneShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index ETF, which listed today on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: KEMX). KraneShares is a U.S. asset management firm known for its China-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and innovative China investment strategies.
KEMX is benchmarked to the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index, which tracks large cap and mid cap companies within emerging market countries, excluding China.
This is KraneShares thirteenth U.S.-listed fund and third emerging market ETF. Rooted in the KraneShares thesis “China is an asset class”, investors will be able to pair KEMX with other KraneShares China-focused core and thematic funds to make a strategic investment without duplicating exposure to China.
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Source: KraneShares
J.P. Morgan Asset Management Expands BetaBuilders Suite with Exposure to U.S. Equity and Short Duration Fixed Income
April 11, 2019--Two New Fund Launches, BBUS and BBSA, Add to Menu of JPMorgan BetaBuilders ETFs
J.P. Morgan Asset Management today announced that it will offer efficient access to the largest equity market in the world through the new JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Equity ETF ("BBUS") at a fee of 2 basis points.
The firm is also launching the JPMorgan BetaBuilders 1-5 Year U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF ("BBSA"), at a fee of 5 basis points. Both ETFs are expected to list on the Cboe on Wednesday, March 13th.
"BetaBuilders represent our strategy to deliver a comprehensive range of market exposures through portfolio building blocks,' said Ogden Hammond, Global Head of Beta Product & Business Development for J.P. Morgan Asset Management. "These launches add to our full range of active, strategic beta and passive ETF options, helping clients build stronger portfolios."
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Source: J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Solactive and SoFi challenging the Status Quo-Two Waived-Fee ETFs released with Solactive underlyings
April 11, 2019--Solactive is pleased to announce the release of two indices labeled Solactive SoFi US 500 Growth Index and Solactive SoFi US Next 500 Growth Index, both serving as the underlying for two ETFs featuring a radical zero-fee waiver approach: the SoFi Select 500 ETF and the SoFi Next 500 ETF. Both funds are released by disruptive online personal finance company SoFi.
These funds allow investors widespread access to the US broad market and will be free of charge through at least June 30, 2020.
The indices underlying the ETFs are based on the Solactive US Broad Market Index, which includes equity securities of approximately 3,000 of the largest U.S. companies.
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Source: Solactive
ProcureAM's Space ETF (NYSE Arca: UFO) Takes Off
April 11, 2019--Firm's inaugural ETF aims to offer investors pure-play exposure to multibillion-dollar space industry
Exchange-traded product (ETP) issuer ProcureAM, a wholly owned subsidiary of Procure Holdings, LLC, is boldly going where no one has gone before with the launch of the Procure Space ETF (NYSE Arca: UFO)-the world's first global ETF to give investors pure-play access to the expanding space industry.
UFO tracks (before fees and expenses) the S-Network Space Index, which focuses on companies that are significantly engaged in space-related activities. Index constituents span multiple industries, including satellite-based consumer products and services, rocket and satellite manufacturing, space technology hardware, and space-based imagery and intelligence services. Approximately 80 percent of companies in the index derive the majority of revenues directly from their involvement in the space industry, enabling investors to potentially capture this growing segment of the global economy.
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Source: ProcureAM
1 in 5 Investors Don't Have an Advisor but Want One: Wells Fargo
April 11, 2019--Young investors in particular have an unmet need for advisors, Wells Fargo's Wayne Badorf says.
Financial advisors remain a vital source of advice for most investors, according to the first-quarter 2019 Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor and Retirement Optimism Index survey.
The survey-which comprised interviews with 1,029 U.S. adults with $10,000 or more invested in stocks, bonds or mutual funds-found that 84% of investors say that financial advisors will always be needed and will not be replaced by automated investing technology.
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Source: thinkadvisor.com
