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Amplify(R) ETFs Announces Launch of Online Retail ETF (NASDAQ: IBUY)
IBUY, the first ETF from Amplify, tracks the EQM Online Retail Index (IBUYXT)
April 20, 2016--Amplify ETFs, a firm founded in 2015 by ETF industry veteran Christian Magoon, announces the debut of the Amplify Online Retail ETF (NASDAQ: IBUY).
Capturing a growing segment of the retail and consumer discretionary market, the fund holds a basket of companies from around the world that generate the majority of revenue from online and virtual sales.
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Source: Amplify ETFs
First Trust to Cross-List Three More AlphaDEX(R) ETFs in Mexico
April 20, 2016--Three new international funds based on the AlphaDEX(R) Methodology will be cross listed on the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores
("First Trust") a global exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider and asset manager, announced that it has cross listed the First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX(R) Fund (Ticker: FKU), the First Trust Japan AlphaDEX(R) Fund (Ticker: FJP) and the First Trust Asia Pacific Ex-Japan AlphaDEX(R) Fund (Ticker: FPA) on the International Segment (SIC) of the Mexican stock exchange, Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV).
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Source: First Trust
Horizons ETFs Launches the Horizons NASDAQ-100(R) Index ETF
April 20, 2016--Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. ("Horizons ETFs") is pleased to announce the launch of the Horizons NASDAQ-100(R) Index ETF ("HXQ"), which will provide investors with low-cost, tax-efficient exposure to 100 of the largest U.S. and international non-financial companies listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market.<
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Source: Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc.
Sprott Asset Management launches social media equity ETF
April 20, 2016--Toronto-headquartered exchange-traded fund provider Sprott Asset Management has launched a new fund on the NYSE Arca that attempts to pick outperforming US equities based upon investor sentiment trends on social media sites.
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Source: etfstrategy.co.uk
Mackenzie Investments launches Active ETFs with a suite of fixed income solutions
April 19, 2016--Mackenzie Financial Corporation (Mackenzie Investments) is excited to unveil a new chapter in the company's history with the launch of four unique fixed income Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).
The addition of these active ETFs complements Mackenzie Investments broad and innovative fund line-up.
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Source: Mackenzie Investments
Guggenheim Introduces Large Cap Optimized Diversification ETF
April 19, 2016--Seeks to optimize diversification through selecting low-correlated large-cap stocks and weighting them by correlation and risk.
Guggenheim Investments, the global asset management and investment advisory business of Guggenheim Partners, today announced the launch of Guggenheim Large Cap Optimized Diversification ETF (NYSE Arca:OPD).
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Source: Guggenheim Investments
Global X Launches S&P 500 Catholic Values ETF
April 19, 2016--Global X Funds, the New York-based provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today launched the Global X S&P 500(R) Catholic Values Index ETF (Nasdaq: CATH).
Global X listened to the needs of investment professionals to develop a custom investment solution, which tracks an index developed by S&P Dow Jones Indices.
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Source: Global X
Sphere Investments Announces the Launch of the Sphere FTSE Asia Sustainable Yield Index ETF and Sphere FTSE Europe Sustainable Yield Index ETF
April 19, 2016--Sphere Investments is pleased to announce the launch of Sphere FTSE Asia Sustainable Yield Index ETF and Sphere FTSE Europe Sustainable Yield Index ETF (the "Sphere ETFs").
Each Sphere ETF closed its initial offering of Units, and those Units will begin trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX") today.
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Source: Sphere Investments
ETFs' 'Spider Woman' Argues for a Bitcoin Fund
Kathleen Moriarty, a top lawyer in the ETF business, intends to convince regulators that a bitcoin ETF is appropriate for the market
April 19, 2016--When one of the first exchange-traded funds launched in 1993, securities lawyer Kathleen Moriarty received a gift from her legal assistant: a Spider-Man comic-book cover altered to depict the superhero facing off against a hulking Securities and Exchange Commission.
Twenty-three years later, Ms. Moriarty's ability to navigate the arcane rules that govern financial markets and products has built her a reputation as a top lawyer in the ETF business and earned her the nickname "Spider Woman."
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Source: Wall Street Journal
Direxion Announces Reverse Splits of Two Leveraged ETFs
April 15, 2016--Direxion has announced it will execute reverse share splits for two of its leveraged exchange-traded funds ("Funds").
The total market value of the shares outstanding will not be affected as a result of these splits, except with respect to the redemption of fractional shares, as outlined below.
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Source: Direxion Investments
