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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) Exceeds $1 Billion in Net Assets
January 11, 2018--First Trust Advisors L.P. ("First Trust"), a leading exchange-traded fund ("ETF") provider and asset manager, announced that net assets for the First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (NYSE Arca: FPX) (formerly First Trust US IPO Index Fund) now exceed $1 billion.
FPX is an ETF with an investment objective to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fund's fees and expenses) of the IPOX®-100 U.S. Index (the "index"). The index measures the performance of the top U.S. companies ranked quarterly by market cap in the IPOX(R) Global Composite Index (the "composite index").
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Source: First Trust Advisors L.P.
Reality Shares-Dividend growth shows its strength in Q4
January 11, 2018-- S&P 500 dividends had a record year
As dividends continued to grow in Q4 2017, the S&P 500 rounded out a record year of dividend increases in 2017, according to Standard and Poors.1
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Source: Reality Shares
NYSE Arca Remains Leading Exchange for ETFs in 2017
January 10, 2018--The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), maintained its position as the top U.S. exchange for exchange traded funds (ETFs) in 2017, with $2.8 trillion in assets under management (AUM) representing 83 percent of U.S. AUM and 22 percent of U.S. ETF trading volume.
This strong trajectory is expected to continue in 2018 with a solid pipeline of innovative ETFs to come during the year.
For the tenth consecutive year, NYSE Arca attracted the largest percentage and number of new ETF issuances, including 149 new listings valued at $5.8 billion in AUM combined. Notably, this included the largest single-day issuance in more than five years, when Franklin Templeton launched 16 new ETFs in November. NYSE Arca also welcomed 13 first-time ETF issuers to its listed community.
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Source: Intercontinental Exchange
CFTC.gov Swaps Report Update
January 10, 2018--CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
ETFGI reports record-breaking 2017 for Canada-listed ETFs with assets increasing 38% to reach a record 117 billion US dollars
January 9, 2018--ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ETFs listed in Canada increased by 38.2% during 2017 to reach a new high of US$117 Bn at the end of December.
According to ETFGI's December 2017 Canada ETF and ETP industry insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service, assets invested in Canadian-listed ETFs grew by a record US$32.3 Bn during 2017, eclipsing the previous record of US$19.8 Bn set in 2016. The increase of 38.2%, from US$84.6 Bn at the end of 2016, also represents the greatest growth in assets since 2009 when markets recovered following the 2008 financial crisis.
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Source: ETFGI
TD Ameritrade-2018 RIA Sentiment Survey-Independent RIAs Look Ahead to 2018
January 9, 2018--RIAs like what's ahead in 2018
The tax plan is the #1 item to impact client portfolios, say independent registered
investment advisors ("RIAs"), who are also watching earnings and interest rates.
Seventy percent of RIAs expect to see economic growth in the US and abroad this year.
Roughly half are bullish on equities, with financials, materials and industrials expected to perform better in 2018.
Their own optimism aside, RIAs say that money in retirement, taxes and estate planning
top clients' biggest concerns.
RIAs opt for ETFs in client portfolios
About 55 percent of RIAs use ETFs more than mutual funds or stocks in client portfolios.
A third of RIAs use cash to fund clients' new ETF investments, while 27 percent say the
sale of mutual funds will fund new ETFs in 2018.
The top reasons advisors like to use ETFs are: asset allocation, lower costs and liquidity.
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Source: TD Ameritrade
American Century Investments Hires A Former BlackRock Portfolio Manager And An Exchange Traded Fund Specialist For ETF Initiative
January 9, 2017--American Century Investments today announced two new hires for its exchange traded funds (ETF) initiative.
Rene Casis has been named portfolio manager and Sean Walker an ETF specialist for the $175 billion* global asset management firm. American Century is scheduled to launch two ETF funds in the first quarter.
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Source: American Century Investments
Third Annual Advisor Authority Study Profiles Generation X Investors-A Vital Target for RIAs and Fee-Based Advisors to Successfully Grow Their Practice
January 9, 2018--A new Special Report from the third annual Advisor Authority Study, commissioned by Jefferson National, operating as Nationwide's advisory solutions business, and conducted online by The Harris Poll, profiles Generation X investors identifying key market opportunities for financial advisors.
The latest findings help RIAs and fee-based advisors better understand Gen Xers' unique priorities, preferences and concerns, so they can move the needle for their practice, enhance profitability and build a foundation for future growth. The Advisor Authority Study surveyed roughly 1,600 RIAs, fee-based advisors and individual investors across the country.
view the Advisor Authority Special Report, Moving the Needle: Targeting Generation X
Source: Jefferson National
Will Bitcoin Become an ETF Industry Growth Factor?
January 9, 2018--BITCOINS & ETF INNOVATION
In past TETF.index weekly updates, we talked about Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that capture the growth of the ETF ecosystem. Toroso believes there are many factors driving growth, which can be bifurcated into two categories:
Innovation Growth Factors: provide access, unique exposures/structures, and inventive revenue models.
Client Alignment Growth Factors: low-cost, tax-efficient, liquid and transparent.
We have focused on "client alignment growth factors" like:
-Trust
-Transparency
-Low Cost
-Values (ESG)
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Source: Toroso Investments
Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings from December 4 and December 13, 2017
January 9, 2018--The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released the minutes of its interest rate meetings from December 4 and December 13, 2017.
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Source: federalreserve.gov
