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Global X Funds Launches First Portugal ETF
November 13, 2013--Global X Funds, the New York-based provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today launched the Global X FTSE Portugal 20 ETF (NYSE Arca: PGAL). This is the first ETF on the market to focus exclusively on Portugal, tracking the FTSE Portugal 20 Index.
The FTSE Portugal 20 Index represents the performance of 20 of the largest Portuguese listed companies ranked by full market capitalization. The underlying equities trade on NYSE Euronext Lisbon.
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Source: Global X
CBOE Russell 2000 Volatility Index Futures And Options Launch Dates Announced
New Products Offer Volatility Trading on Premier Measure of Small-Cap U.S. Stocks
November 12, 2013--CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) today announced it will launch futures and options on the CBOE Russell 2000(R)Volatility Index in coming weeks.
CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) will begin trading the futures (ticker: VU) on Monday, November 18, and Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) plans to introduce trading in the options (ticker: RVX) on Monday, December 2.
The Russell 2000(R) Index is the premier measure of the performance of small-capitalization U.S. stocks and an effective gauge and play on the health of the U.S. economy -- 84 percent of the revenues generated by the companies in the index come from within the U.S.
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Source: CBOE
SPDR ETF Industry Guide -Q3 2013
November 12, 2013--QUARTERLY ETF INDUSTRY GUIDE
Get the Latest Facts on Every Available ETF
1,507 funds across 5 asset classes and multiple categories
Corporate bonds. Dividend-producing equities. Sectors. Commodities. Name almost any asset class and ETFs give you a range of low-cost1, transparent investment options.
Sort through your choices quickly and easily with the ETF Industry Guide, which now includes more specific and intuitive fund classifications. The guide still offers the full lineup of virtually every ETF provider, with key facts about each fund, updated quarterly.
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Source: spdru.com
DB-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy -North America-US ETF Market Weekly Review-ETP assets down by $5.8bn amid flat flows
November 12, 2013--Data in this report is as of Fri, Nov 8th
Market and Net Cash Flows Review
Markets were mixed during last week. The US (S&P 500) edged higher by 0.51%; while, outside the US, the MSCI EAFE (in USD) and the MSCI EM (USD) dropped by 0.64% and 3.15%, respectively. In the meantime, performance was mostly positive across US sectors. The Materials (+1.17%) and Financials (+1.07%) sectors recorded the largest weekly gains; while the Utilities (-0.42%) and Consumer Discretionary (-0.40%) sectors recorded the only decreases.
The DB Liquid Commodity Index fell by 0.51%; similarly, the Agriculture sector (DB Diversified Agriculture Index), the WTI Crude Oil, Gold and Silver prices fell by 0.18%, 0.01%, 2.10% and 1.68%, respectively. Moving into other asset classes, the 10Y US Treasury Yield rose by 12 bps ending at 2.77%. Last but not least, Volatility (VIX) dropped by 2.86% during the same period.
The total US ETP flows from all products ended flat during last week vs. $0.9bn (+0.1%) of inflows the previous week, setting the YTD weekly flows average at +$3.3bn (+$150.0bn YTD in total cash flows).
Equity, Fixed Income and Commodity ETPs experienced flows of -$0.5bn (-0.0%), +$0.2bn (+0.1%) and +$0.2bn (+0.3%) last week vs. +$0.8bn (+0.1%), +$0.4bn (+0.2%) and -$0.3bn (-0.4%) in the previous week, respectively.
Among US sectors, Industrials (+$0.2bn, +1.8%) and Consumer Discretionary (+$0.2bn, +1.7%) received the top inflows, while Energy (-$0.2bn, -0.6%) and Financials (-$0.1bn, -0.2%) experienced the largest outflows.
Top 3 ETPs & ETNs by inflows: SSO (+$1.4bn), EFA (+$1.2bn), IVV (+$1.2bn)
Top 3 ETPs & ETNs by outflows: SPY (-$2.5bn), IWM (-$2.2bn), UWM (-$1.4bn)
New Launch Calendar: China A-Shr, currency and treasury hedged, IG and EM
There were six new ETFs listed during the previous week. The new products offer the first non-derivative exposure to China A-Share market, global real estate, treasury-hedged IG debt, frontier and emerging markets and currency-hedged Korean market.
Turnover Review: Floor activity decreased by 6.1%
Total weekly turnover decreased by 6.1% to $297.2bn vs. $316.6bn from the previous week. However, last week's turnover level was 10.2% over last year's weekly average. Equity, Fixed Income and Commodity ETPs turnover decreased by $17.1bn (-6.0%), $0.9bn (-4.7%) and $1.9bn (-22.3%) during the same period, respectively.
Assets under Management (AUM) Review: assets decreased by $5.8bn
US ETP assets dropped by $5.8bn (-0.4%) totaling $1.608 trillion at the end of the week. As of last Friday, US ETPs had accumulated an asset growth of +20.6% YTD. Assets for Equity, Fixed Income and Commodity ETPs moved -$4.6bn, -$0.6bn, -$0.6bn during last week, respectively.
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Source: Deutsche Bank-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy-North America
ISE Announces Highest Daily FX Options Volume, Year-to-Date
November 11, 2013--The International Securities Exchange (ISE) today announced that 5,328 Foreign Exchange (FX) Options contracts were traded on Friday, November 8, 2013, the highest FX Options volume, year-to-date.
Boris Ilyevsky, Managing Director of ISE's Options Exchanges said, "Through ISE, investors have access to the full suite of the most actively traded currency pairs, in a cash-settled options product. With tight markets, quoted in penny ticks by competing liquidity providers, ISE's FX Options offer investors an exchange-listed and centrally cleared alternative to other FX products available to the retail and professional markets."
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Source: International Securities Exchange (ISE)
NYSE Euronext New Listing-Global X
November 11, 2013--Summary:
NYSE Euronext (NYSE:NYX) is pleased to announce that on Wednesday, November 13, 2013, the following ETF will be listed on NYSE Arca and will begin trading as a new issue:
Security Name:Global X FTSE Portugal 20 ETF
Short Name: GX Portugal 20 ETF
CUSIP: 37950E 192
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Source: NYSE Euronext
Morgan Stanley-US ETF Weekly Update
November 11, 2013--Weekly Flows: $242 Million Net Outflows
$147.5 Billion Net Inflows YTD
ETF Assets Stand at $1.6 Trillion, up 20% YTD
Six ETF Launches Last Week
No ETF News Items Last Week
US-Listed ETFs: Estimated Flows by Market Segment
ETFs posted modest net outflows of $242 mln last week; first net outflows in five weeks
Last week's net outflows were led by US Small- & Micro-Cap ETFs at $2.4 bln; conversely, International - Developed ETFs posted net inflows of $2.7 bln, the most of any category we measured
ETFs have exhibited net inflows 30 out of 45 weeks YTD
ETF assets stand at $1.6 tln, up 20% YTD; $147.5 bln net inflows YTD
13-week flows remain mostly positive among asset classes; combined $35.8 bln in net inflows
International - Developed ETFs generated net inflows of $22.0 bln over the last 13 weeks, the most of any category we measured; European ETFs or international equity ETFs with significant European exposure were the primary driver to the category's large net inflows
Over the last 13 weeks, four of the 15 categories that we measured posted net outflows totaling $5.4 bln (Commodity, US Large-Cap, Fixed Income, Active)
US-Listed ETFs: Estimated Largest Flows by Individual ETF
ProShares Ultra S&P500 (SSO) posted net inflows of $1.4 bln this past week, the most of any ETF
SSO's shares outstanding nearly doubled over the last week and its market cap surged to $2.9 bln from $1.6 bln
For the second consecutive week, the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM), exhibited large net outflows; over the last two weeks, IWM has posted net outflows of $4.0 bln
The Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) had another strong week, generating net inflows of $328 mln; VGK has posted net inflows for 22 consecutive weeks totaling $5.6 bln
The Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) exhibited net outflows of $415 mln last week; VWO has posted net outflows eight of the last 13 weeks, totaling $3.1 bln
US-Listed ETFs: ETF Dollar Volume
ETF monthly $ volume as a % of listed trading volume was essentially flat for the fourth consecutive month (27% of listed trading volume)
Over the past 5 years, ETFs peaked at 36% of listed trading volume in November 2008
ETFs traded $297 bln last week, down $20 bln from the prior week and in-line with their 13-week average
US Sector & Industry ETFs accounted for 12% of ETF $ volume last week, trailing on US Large-Cap ETFs
US-Listed ETFs: Short Interest Data Unchanged: Based on data as of 10/15/13
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) had the largest increase in USD short interest at $2.2 bln
Shares short of the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) declined to 30.2 mln from 40.4 mln the prior period; EFA's shares short are at their lowest level since 7/31/13; EFA is up over 10% on a market price basis since 7/31/13
585 ETFs exhibited short interest increases while 609 experienced short interest declines over the last period
Aggregate ETF USD short interest increased by $5.3 bln over the period ended 10/15/13
The average shares short/shares outstanding for ETFs is currently 4.3%, up from 3.9% last period
For the fourth straight period, the SPDR Retail ETF (XRT) exhibited the highest shares short as a % of shares outstanding; XRT's shares short are currently 282%, up from last period's 247%
Based on multiple borrowings and the ability to continuously create new shares, shares short as a % of shares outstanding can exceed 100% (only eight ETFs exhibited shares short as a % of shares outstanding greater than 100%)
US-Listed ETFs: Most Successful Recent Launches by Assets
$5.5 bln in total market cap of ETFs less than 1-year old
Active ETFs account for 27% of market capitalization of ETFs launched over the past year, the most of any category; over the last 13 weeks, recently launched Active ETFs have generated net inflows of $435 mln
130 new ETF listings and 43 closures/delistings YTD
The top 10 most successful launches make up 49% of the market cap of ETFs launched over the past year
Seven ETF sponsors and two asset classes represented in top 10 most successful launches; we note that the representation of funds with an income orientation is currently five (down from seven at the end of the second quarter)
Despite not cracking the top 10 most successful launches, the Riverfront Strategic Income Fund (RIGS) posted net inflows of $24 mln last week, the most of any recently launched ETF; RIGS is an actively managed fixed income ETF seeking to optimize duration and yield
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Source: Morgan Stanley
Momentum builds for allowing some trades in 5-cent increments
November 11, 2013--A group of investors, financial institutions and exchanges introduced a proposal to the Treasury Department to allow shares of companies with market capitalization of less than $750 million to trade in increments of a nickel.
The expectation is that the change would make it easier for those companies to raise capital and therefore create jobs.
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Source: Smartbrief
Consumers win as Fidelity sits on ETF costs
November 9, 2013--Fidelity Investments recently proved the line about how an 800-pound gorilla gets to sit "anywhere it wants" when the company announced a new suite of sector-oriented exchange-traded funds,
and squatted squarely in the territory of low costs, essentially ensuring that investors are about to enjoy the fruits of a cost-cutting war as the industry's big apes slug it out.
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Source: The Seattle Times
Senate to grill watchdogs on Wall Street commodity bets
November 8, 2013--U.S. senators will question financial regulators over Wall Street's role in commodity markets, a person familiar with the matter said, in a hearing that will draw close attention from the largest investment banks.
The November 20 meeting of the powerful Senate Banking Committee will be the second called by Senator Sherrod Brown, an Ohio Democrat, and follows a session in which brewers complained that beer cans were too expensive because banks kept the price of aluminum artificially high.
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Source: Reuters
