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Wednesday, April 3, 2013 - 11:51am
PowerShares Senior Loan ETF Tops $3B in AUM
The PowerShares Senior Loan Portfolio (NYSE: BKLN), the first ETF to focus on senior loans, has reached the $3 billion in assets under management mark. At the start of trading Wednesday, BKLN had about $3.04 billion in assets, according to PowerShares data. BKLN, which debuted in early March...
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 3:02pm
Inflows to These ETFs Are Telling
Alright, so what follows is data pertaining to just a couple of ETFs from just one issuer, Invesco's (NYSE: IVZ) PowerShares unit. While it can be argued that what is going on with one ETF issuer is not happening with another, it also must be noted PowerShares is no small shop. This is the...
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Monday, March 18, 2013 - 11:58am
PowerShares Low Volatility ETF Tops $4B in AUM
Invesco's (NYSE: IVZ) PowerShares unit, the fourth-largest U.S. ETF issuer, said today its popular PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio (NYSE: SPLV) has topped $4 billion in assets under management. At the start of trading Monday, the PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio,...
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013 - 5:36pm
Low Vol ETF Leads PowerShares 2012 Inflows
Highlighting investors' affinity for low volatility ETFs, Invesco's (NYSE: IVZ) PowerShares unit, the fourth-largest U.S. ETF issuer, said Tuesday the PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio (NYSE: SPLV) lead all PowerShares ETFs in terms of 2012 inflows. The PowerShares S&P 500 Low...
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - 4:33pm
PowerShares Technical Leaders ETFs Cross $1B in AUM
Invesco's (NYSE: IVZ) PowerShares unit, the fourth-largest ETF issuer, announced today that its suite of ETFs based on Dorsey Wright & Associates relative index methodology has topped a combined $1 billion in assets under management. The PowerShares DWA Technical Leaders ETF were among the...
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012 - 3:27pm
PowerShares to Shutter 13 ETFs
Invesco's (NYSE: IVZ) PowerShares unit, the fourth-largest U.S. ETF sponsor, will shutter 13 of its ETFs in late February 2013. The 13 funds represent less than one percent of PowerShares' total assets under management, the firm said in a statement. The following ETFs will trade for the last time...
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 2:03pm
PowerShares: No Long-Term Cap Gains on 120 of 123 ETFs
Invesco's (NYSE: IVZ) PowerShares unit, the fourth-largest U.S. ETF sponsor, said today that it expects 120 of its 123 ETFs will not be subject to long-term capital gains distributions this year. PowerShares joins an array of rival ETF issuers that have already made similar announcements, including...
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Monday, December 3, 2012 - 3:39pm
PowerShares to Introduce Downside Hedge ETF Thursday
Invesco's (NYSE: IVZ) PowerShares unit, the fourth-largest U.S. ETF issuer, said it today it expects to introduce the PowerShares S&P 500 Downside Hedged Portfolio (NYSE: PHDG) on Thursday, December 6, 2012. The new ETF, which will feature an annual expense ratio of 0.39 percent, "will be a...
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 6:49pm
PowerShares Fires Its Own Shot in ETF Fee War
Invesco's (NYSE: IVZ) PowerShares unit has become the latest ETF issuer to make its presence felt in the broadening ETF cost battle by announcing significant fee reductions on six of its funds. PowerShares, the fourth-largest U.S. issuer, said it has lowered the annual expense ratio on the $285.7...
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012 - 6:00pm
Flows For This ETF Issuer Show Investors Love Dividends
It may be data from just one issuer, but September inflows to Invesco's (NYSE: IVZ) PowerShares ETF arm highlight an already known trend: Investors are pouring cash into income-oriented funds at a rapid pace. Of the 10 PowerShares ETFs that saw the largest inflows in September, four are clearly...
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