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CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update
September 7, 2018--The current reports for the week of September 7, 2018 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
First Trust Expands its Dorsey Wright Strategies ETF Lineup with three First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum Plus ETFs
September 6, 2018--September 6, 2018--Index-tracking ETFs which combine factor investing with Dorsey Wright’s systematic momentum strategy
First Trust Advisors L.P. ("First Trust"), a leading exchange-traded fund ("ETF") provider and asset manager, announced today that three First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum Plus ETFs (the "funds") began trading on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.
The funds seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the funds’ fees and expenses) of the Dorsey Wright Momentum Plus Indexes (the "indexes"). The rules-based equity indexes are designed to select securities based on individual stock momentum using Dorsey, Wright & Associates' (DWA) proprietary relative strength methodology, plus a fundamental factor (value, dividend yield or volatility).
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Source: First Trust
AdvisorShares Active ETF Market Share Update-Week Ending 8/31/2018
September 6, 2018--Actively managed ETFs gained $790 million last week to reach $63.4 billion in total net assets.
PIMCO and JP Morgan led weekly AUM growth among sponsors with $221 million and $137 million gains respectively.
There was one fund closure and no new fund launches, which brought the total number of actively managed ETFs to 238.
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Source: AdvisorShares
Cboe Global Markets Reports August 2018 Trading Volume
September 6, 2018--Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE |Nasdaq :CBOE ), one of the world's largest exchange holding companies, today reported August monthly trading volume and average revenue per contract (RPC)/net revenue capture data at www.cboe.com/monthlyvolrpc.
The data sheet "Cboe Global Markets Monthly Volume & RPC/Net Revenue Capture Report" contains an overview of August statistics. Data sheets are available on an as reported and combined basis for 2017.
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AdvisorShares Active ETF Report: A Jump in July 36% of actively managed ETFs eligible for a Morningstar rating carry a three-star rating, which means they provide similar risk-adjusted returns to their category.
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August 27, 2018--YWCA Partners with First-Ever Nonprofit ETF Sponsor Impact Shares to Create Product to Further Mission of 160-year-old Organization
Impact investing has taken another step forward in the world of exchange traded funds (ETFs). Today, nonprofit ETF sponsor Impact Shares introduces the Impact Shares YWCA Women's Empowerment ETF (NYSE:WOMN). The new ETF allows investors to deploy capital in companies that have aligned their business practices with gender-equality standards while also powering the future efforts of YWCA, an organization that has been a leader in women’s advocacy for the last 160 years.
Source: Impact Shares
August 27, 2018--Actively managed ETFs gained $632 million last week to reach $62.6 billion in total net assets.
JP Morgan and Ark Investment led weekly AUM growth among sponsors with $150 million and $136 million gains respectively.
Overall declines remained modest as WBI Shares and PIMCO witnessed $24 million and $19 million weekly losses. No fund launches or closures occurred last week and the total number of actively managed ETFs remained at 239.
Source: AlphaBaskets
August 27, 23018--For the second week in three investors were net redeemers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs), withdrawing $2.0 billion for Lipper's fund-flows week ended August 29, 2018.
However, fund investors continued to pad the coffers of equity funds (+$2.0 billion), fixed income funds (+$2.2 billion), and municipal bond funds (+$212 million) while being net redeemers of money market funds (-$6.4 billion).
In a low-volume trading week investors pushed select U.S. indices to record highs in response to a new trade deal with Mexico, the rekindled trade discussions with Canada, and optimistic statements by Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell at the Fed’s annual Jackson Hole, Wyoming, symposium.
Source: Thomson Reuters
August 24, 2018--The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said it will review the disapproval orders for nine bitcoin ETFs issued on Wednesday.
As CoinDesk previously reported, SEC staffers rejected proposals from three companies-Proshares, GraniteShares and Direxion-in a triple-set of orders published late yesterday, Now, according to the letters, senior SEC officials will review those orders, though it's unclear at this time when the review will be completed.
Source: coindesk.com
August 24, 2018--Month ending 07.31.2018
In July, assets in actively managed ETFs grew by $2.71 billion, or 4.46%, to reach a net total of $60.82 billion.
This growth rate is above the average monthly growth for the year of $2.15 billion per month.
July recognized a gain of four new funds and a loss of one fund, which brought the number of actively managed ETFs currently trading to 235.
74% of actively managed ETFs eligible for a Morningstar rating range from three-star to five-star ratings, which means they provide similar or better risk-adjusted returns
compared to their category.
38% of Morningstar-rated actively managed ETFs provide better risk-adjusted returns compared to their category.
Source: AdvisorShares
