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Before deciding to play defense by running into the boring low-beta world of utilities ETFs, investors might want to stick with the large-cap funds such as the Utilities Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLU), the Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSE: VPU) and the PowerShares Dynamic Utilities Portfolio (NYSE: PUI...

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...

Invesco's (NYSE: IVZ) PowerShares, the fourth-largest U.S. ETF sponsor by assets, has filed plans with the Securities and Exchange Commission to possibly list the PowerShares China A-Share Portfolio, an ETF that would look to provide U.S. investors with exposure to China's A Shares market. The...

Invesco's (NYSE: IVZ) PowerShares, the fourth-largest U.S. ETF sponsor, has filed plans with the Securities and Exchange Commission to possibly introduce the PowerShares DWA SmallCap Technical Leaders Portfolio, an ETF that would be based on an index of technically superior small-caps created by...

Let's dispense with a couple of disclaimers to start. In December 2011 we reported that BlackRock's (NYSE: BLK) iShares, the world's largest ETF sponsor, had filed plans for the iShares MSCI Frontier Emerging Markets Select Index Fund. Second, tip of the cap to Index Universe for noting the still-...

There are investors who want either higher beta or lower volatility when they fine tune their domestic equity exposure. For these investors, PowerShares has come out with two ETFs that allow investors to harness either tactic. For bullish investors, who want high beta, there could be a problem in...

BlackRock's (NYSE: BLK) iShares and Invesco's (NYSE: IVZ) PowerShares, the largest and fourth-largest U.S. ETF issuers, respectively, will continue 2012's brisk pace of new ETF introductions on Friday with new emerging markets and volatilty funds. iShares will introduce the iShares Emerging...

The number of exchange-traded products with $100 million or more in assets under management is on the rise. In January 2011 a combined 304 ETFs and ETNs had crossed that lofty AUM mark. At the end of January 2012, the number had surged to 514, according to data from the ETF Industry Association....

As we previously noted 2011 saw the debut of plenty of volatility ETFs. One of those funds was the PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF (NYSE: SPLV), an ETF proved to be one of the most successful new funds of 2011, regardless of market niche. Well, Invesco's (NYSE: IVZ) PowerShares, the...

Following a dour 2011 for many sector ETFs, last year's winners (pharmaceuticals, staples and utilities ETFs) could still be worth a look and in a recent research note, S&P Capital IQ reiterates Overweight ratings on four ETFs tracking those sectors. The firm notes that in 2011, there were...