First Trust

First Trust, the tenth-largest U.S.ETF issuer, has filed plans with the Securities and Exchange Commission to possibly list the First Trust Morningstar Diversified Futures Fund. The filing did not include a ticker or expense ratio. The fund would be actively managed, track the Morningstar...

When it comes to ETFs devoted to Germany, the Euro Zone's largest economy, there's just four on the market today, a number that some might consider to be small given the importance of this country on the global economic stage. Or it can be said that four is enough, but that the assets certainly...

As the exchange-traded products industry has continued to boom (there are now almost 1,460 ETFs and ETNs listed in the U.S. with over $1.2 trillion in AUM), the number of so-called style funds has surged as well. By definition, a style ETF is one that focuses on value or growth stocks, large-, mid...

A dozen new exchange-traded products have come to market thus far in April and by the looks issuers' pipelines, investors can expect plenty of new products to debut over the coming months. Here's a recap of what has been a brisk couple of days on the filing front. PowerShares, the fourth-largest U...

First Trust, the tenth-largest U.S. ETF issuer by assets, has filed plans with the Securities and Exchange Commission to possibly list a hedge fund ETF becoming the latest ETF sponsor to look to make inroads in this niche. The First Trust Hedge Fund Manager Holdings Index Fund will track an index...

Somewhat hidden among the blistering pace of new ETF introductions this year is the proliferation of international small-cap funds. The race to roll out more global small-cap ETFs has even prompted some ETF sponsors to try their luck with concepts that previously failed. It's easy to understand...

Due to real estate constraints in the headline, we should say that we're going to look at five non-OPEC countries that have corresponding ETFs, some of which have actually outperformed Brent crude futures in 2012 and a couple of which could even offer a buffer should oil prices pullback. Oil...

Our Canadian neighbors are no doubt familiar with the CBC television network's "Hockey Night In Canada" NHL broadcast that made its TV debut in the early 1950s. As far as investors are concerned, there is a new Canada-specific ETF skating the rink these days, but since this neighborhood isn't short...

Following a flurry of new ETF introductions on Wednesday ETF issuers are showing they're not content to merely introduce a few new funds here and there as at least eight new ETFs will make their debuts on Thursday February 16, 2012. BlackRock's (NYSE: BLK) iShares business, the world's largest ETF...

When it comes to investing overseas, there's no shortage of cute phrases and acronyms to be applied to various groups of countries. In Europe we have the PIIGS. Of course, BRIC has become perhaps the most ubiquitous emerging markets acronym of all, though CIVETS is no slouch either. There's...