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BNY Mellon ADR Index Monthly Performance Update-October 2014
November 6, 2014--The BNY Mellon ADR Index Monthly Performance-October 2014 Update has been published and is now available for review.
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Source: BNY Mellon
Nasdaq Lists First Trust International IPO ETF
International Index-Tracking Fund Focused on Timely Investment Opportunities
November 5, 2014--Nasdaq today announced that First Trust will list one new exchange-traded fund, First Trust International IPO ETF (S,mbol: FPXI), on The Nasdaq Stock Market.
FPXI will begin trading on Nasdaq today, November 5th, 2014.
"Recent IPOs and spin-offs represent an important segment of the international stock market that is often absent from broad international index ETFs," said Ryan Issakainen, CFA, Senior Vice President and ETF Strategist at First Trust. "This fund provides a diversified and systematic strategy for investors to gain exposure to these stocks before many are added to broad international index funds."
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Source: Nasdaq.com
CFTC.gov Swaps Report Update
November 5, 2014--CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
Altavista-ETF Analyzer-November 2014-Select Sector SPDR Edition
November 5, 2014--Inside the Report:
Evaluate Sector SPDRs based on investment merit using fundamental data and analysis
Compare Sector SPDRs with ease on a variety of forward-looking valuation metrics
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Source: AltaVista Research
Nasdaq Lists First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF and First Trust Low Duration Mortgage Opportunities ETF
Two Actively Managed Funds Focused on Current Income Opportunities
November 5, 2014--Nasdaq today announced that First Trust will list two new exchange-traded funds, First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (Symbol: FEMB) and First Trust Low Duration Mortgage Opportunities ETF (Symbol: LMBS), on The Nasdaq Stock Market. FEMB and LMBS will begin trading on Nasdaq today, November 5th, 2014.
"These funds provide a strategy for investors to gain exposure to two fixed income sectors in which we believe in-depth research and analysis, along with ongoing surveillance, can add significant value for investors," said Ryan Issakainen, CFA, Senior Vice President and ETF Strategist at First Trust. "Both funds may benefit from active portfolio management, which provides the flexibility to implement specific views, while targeting a more attractive tradeoff between risk and return."
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Source: Nasdaq.com
ALPS to Close Three Exchange Traded Funds
November 4, 2014--ALPS, a DST Company focused on asset servicing and asset gathering, today announced the liquidation of three VelocityShares ETFs.
The three Funds--VelocityShares Emerging Asia DR ETF (NASDAQ: ASDR), VelocityShares Emerging Markets DR ETF (NASDAQ: EMDR) and VelocityShares Russia Select DR ETF (NASDAQ: RUDR)--will close to new investors on November 18, 2014 and liquidate on November 21, 2014.
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Source: ALPS
Cambria Debuts Global Momentum ETF
November 4, 2014--Mebane Faber's Cambria Investments today introduced the Cambria Global Momentum ETF (GMOM), an actively managed fund that uses an ETF of ETFs approach.
The Cambria Global Momentum ETF is Cambria's successor product to the AdvisorShares Morgan Creek Global Tactical ETF (GTAA), which California-based Cambria stopped sub-advising in June.
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Source: Yahoo Finance
New Commodities ETF from BlackRock Avoids Tax Issues
November 4, 2014--Exchange-traded products (ETPs) let investors trade individual asset classes like shares of stock.
The Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF, for example, lets investors with a brokerage account buy and sell the equivalent of bonds, and other ETFs offer exposure to gold, silver, real estate, and other alternative asset classes.
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Source: dailyalts.com
CBOE/CBOT 10-Year Treasury Note Volatility Index Futures Product Launch
November 4, 2014--CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC will launch trading in CBOE/CBOT 10-Year Treasury Note Volatility Index (VXTYN) futures on November 13, 2014.
The terms and conditions for VXTYN futures and the
Lead Market Maker (LMM) Program for VXTYN futures will also become effective on that date.
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Source: CBOE
Pimco Total Return ETF posts $437 million outflow in October: Morningstar
November 4, 2014--The Pimco Total Return Exchange-Traded Fund posted its second straight month of outflows in October, totaling $437 million compared with $631 million outflow in September,
according to Morningstar data on Tuesday.
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Source: Reuters
