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DeFAANGed: 10 Most Exposed ETFs
June 11, 2017--The market's "Fab Five" technology stocks-Facebook (FB), Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), Netflix (NFLX) and Google (GOOGL and/or GOOG)-often called by their acronym FAANG, had a bad day on Friday after research notes from Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Asset Management and others warned that these stocks were too expensive.
Owning these five stocks, which together accounted for more than 40% of the S&P 500's gains this year before Friday's selloff according to an article in this weekend's edition of Barron's, are an extremely crowded trade.
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Source: AltaVista Research
Tech sell-off: time to look at ETFs?
June 9, 2017--Symptom or cause? Trading activity on one of the largest and oldest exchange-traded funds that tracks many of the biggest US tech groups..
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Source: FT.com
CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update
June 9, 2017--The current reports for the week of June 06, 2017 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
Barclays to Automatically Redeem the iPath(R) Short Enhanced MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETN
June 9, 2017--Barclays Bank PLC announced today the automatic redemption of the iPath(R) Short Enhanced MSCI Emerging Markets Index Exchange Traded Note (ticker: EMSA) (the "ETNs").
The ETNs are being redeemed as the result of an automatic termination event occurring on June 8, 2017, the automatic termination date.
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Source: Barclays
BlackRock names Goldman Sachs' Brownlie as U.S. head of fixed-income ETFs
June 8, 2017--BlackRock Inc said on Thursday it hired Goldman Sachs' Heather Brownlie as its U.S. head of fixed-income ETFs.
Brownlie, who most recently was the global head of fixed-income for private wealth management in Goldman Sachs' investment management division, will lead BlackRock's fixed-income ETFs unit across product, sales, capital markets and marketing, a BlackRock spokeswoman said.
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Source: Reuters
WisdomTree Cross-Lists New ETF on Bolsa Mexicana de Valores
June 8, 2017--New ETF Designed to Help Mexican Investors Diversify Market Exposure
WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (Nasdaq:WETF), an exchange-traded fund ("ETF") and exchange-traded product ("ETP") sponsor and asset manager, today announced that the WisdomTree Global ex-Mexico Equity Fund (XMX) has been listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange, Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV), S.A.B. de C.V.
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Source: WisdomTree
Horizons ETFs Announces Changes to the Horizons Medical Marijuana Life Sciences ETF
June 8, 2017--Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. ("Horizon ETFs") has announced that it will change the name of the Horizons Medical Marijuana Life Sciences ETF to "Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences Index ETF" effective on or about June 15, 2017.y.
Its primary ticker symbol, HMMJ, will remain the same. HMMJ is the first ETF in the world that offers direct exposure to North American-listed companies with significant business activities in the marijuana industry.
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Source: Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc.
Goldman Sachs Joins Bond ETF Party
June 8, 2017--Wall Street firm launches fund that grants investors an inexpensive way to invest in corporate bonds.
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Source: Wall Street Journal
FINRA Issues Research on Securitized-Asset Liquidity
June 8, 2017--The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Office of the Chief Economist today posted a new Research Note on liquidity in structured products, complementing an earlier report on corporate-bond liquidity.
The new analysis focused on two categories of products: real-estate securities, including mortgage-backed securities in residential housing and commercial buildings, as well as collateralized mortgage products and to-be-announced forward mortgages; and asset-backed securities in credit cards, automobiles, student loans and other miscellaneous products.
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Source: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
Edward Rosenberg Joins American Century Investments To Oversee The Firm's Exchange Traded Funds Initiative
June 8, 2017--American Century Investments today announced that Edward Rosenberg has been named senior vice president and head of ETFs for the $165 billion* global asset management firm. Rosenberg joins American Century from Northern Trust's FlexShares business, where he has served as senior vice president and head of ETF capital markets and analytics.
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Source: American Century Investments
