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BlueStar Israel Equity Review & Outlook-February 2018
February 8, 2019--ISRAELI TECH STOCKS NEAR ALL-TIME HIGHS AFTER STRONG RECOVERY FROM DECEMBER MELT-DOWN; ISRAEL LEADING ALL MAJOR MARKET INDEXES IN 2019
Israeli stocks, as defined by the BlueStar Israel Global Index(R) (BIGI(R)), outpaced all major market indexes in January, posting a solid 10.68% gain.
BIGI(R), now nearly recovered from the December sell-off, extended its 2018 dominance against MSCI EAFE by an additional 4.09% YTD.
Israeli technology stocks, as defined by The BlueStar Israel Global Technology Index™ (BIGITech(R)), bounced back strongly in January, erasing December woes, with an impressive 11.48% return to lead global tech markets YTD.
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Source: BlueStar Global Investors LLC
CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update
February 8, 2019--The current reports for the week of February 8, 2018 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
Fidelity expands Model Portfolios line-up with two new income models leveraging both ETFs and mutual funds
February 7, 2019--Fidelity Bond Income Model Portfolio and Fidelity Multi-Asset Income Model Portfolio, available for financial advisors, are designed to maximize risk-adjusted yield
Fidelity Investments(R), one of the largest and most diversified global financial services firms with $6.7 trillion in client assets1, today launched the Fidelity(R) Bond Income Model Portfolio and Fidelity Multi-Asset Income Model Portfolio, the first models offered by Fidelity to include ETFs, along with active and passive mutual funds.
The new models aim to generate a high level of income while focusing on managing risk through fixed income and multi-asset class investing. They expand upon Fidelity’s existing model portfolios launched in 2018, which offer total return solutions within specific levels of risk.
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Source: Fidelity Investments
U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Mutual Fund and ETF Fund Flows Diverge for the Week
February 7, 2019--For the second week in three, investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs), injecting $30.8 billion for Lipper's fund-flows week ended February 6, 2019.
Fund investors were net purchasers of money market funds (+$20.5 billion), taxable fixed income funds (+$6.5 billion), equity funds (+$2.6 billion), and municipal bond funds (+$1.1 billion).
Market Wrap-Up
Investors continued to be risk-seeking during the fund-flows week, cheering a blockbuster nonfarm payroll report, dovish comments by the Federal Reserve Board, increased optimism around a China/U.S. trade agreement, and generally good Q4 earnings reports and forward guidance.
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Source: Refinitiv
DR Index Monthly Performance-January 2019
February 7, 2019--The BNY Mellon DR Index Monthly Performance for January 2019 report is now available.
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Source: BNY Mellon
Exponential ETFs Promotes Analyst Qiao Duan to Portfolio Manager
February 7, 2019--The promotion comes as Exponential ETFs passes $250 million in proprietary and sub-advised assets under management
Exponential ETFs, a leading innovative exchange-traded fund (ETF) issuer that brings unique investment ideas to market, has promoted Quantitative Analyst Qiao Duan to the position of Portfolio Manager.
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Source: Exponential ETFs
SEC seeks private vendors to translate blockchain data
February 6, 2019--The commission wants to hire a private vendor to gather data from the "most widely used blockchain ledgers" to help it police digital assets
The Securities and Exchange Commission wants to hire a private vendor to gather data from the "most widely used blockchain ledgers" to help it police digital assets.
The agency didn't name the ledgers but its requirement that they be widely used suggests the SEC would include those underpinning cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ethereum.
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Source: rollcall.com
AdvisorShares Launches New Active ETF Focused on Cloud, Digital Ledger and Blockchain Technologies
February 6, 2019--AdvisorShares Sabretooth ETF (Ticker: BKCH) begins trading on Thursday, February 7th
AdvisorShares, a leading sponsor of actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs), announced that the AdvisorShares Sabretooth ETF (Ticker: BKCH) will begin trading on February 7, 2019. BKCH is managed by Sabretooth Advisors, a firm with deep expertise rooted in the ETF and capital market industries. Sabretooth also sub-advises the AdvisorShares New Tech and Media ETF (Ticker: FNG).
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Source: SEC.gov
MJ-The ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF Surpasses $1 Billion in Assets
February 6, 2019--Thematic ETF Issuer, ETF Managers Group (ETFMG), is excited to announce that the ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF, better known as MJ, has officially joined the "billion dollar club".
After less than 14 months of trading on the NYSE the Fund achieved an impressive milestone by passing $1 billion in assets under management (AUM) on February 4, 2019.
MJ is now the largest cannabis ETF in the world and remains the first and only U.S. listed ETF to target the global cannabis industry directly. The Fund provides investors unrivaled exposure to this constantly evolving sector which continues to see medicinal advancements, regulatory changes and M&A activity, highlighting the long-term, outsized investment opportunity in the cannabis industry.
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Source: ETFMG Financial LLC
Legg Mason, Inc. Announces Liquidation of Three Exchange-Traded Funds
February 6, 2019--Legg Mason, Inc. (NYSE:LM) announced today that it has determined to close and liquidate the exchange-traded funds listed below (the "funds") based on an ongoing review of its product lineup and to ensure it meets the evolving needs of its clients.
Proceeds of the liquidation are currently expected to be sent to shareholders of the funds on or about March 22, 2019 (the "Liquidation Date").
Effective as of the close of business on March 6, 2019, the funds will no longer accept orders for the purchase of creation units. It is expected that the funds will cease trading on NASDAQ on or about March 15, 2019, and subsequently will be delisted.
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Source: Legg Mason
