New ETFs

Direxion, one of the largest issuers of inverse and leveraged exchange traded funds, is expanding its ETF footprint with the launch of a broad suite of relative weight funds. The firm's relative weight suite, comprised of 10 ETFs, allows investors to express views such as value stocks over...

Direxion, one of the largest issuers of inverse and leveraged exchange traded funds (ETFs), is branching into the communication services sector. On Monday, the issuer introduced the first leveraged ETFs aimed at the newly formed sector. What Happened The newest additions to Direxion's stable of...

The communication services sector, the newest sector in the S&P 500, will soon be getting corresponding leveraged exchange traded funds. ProShares, the largest issuer of inverse and leveraged ETFs, said it expects to launch four leveraged communication services funds this week. What Happened...

In the U.S. market, an exchange traded fund linked to bitcoin remains elusive. Bitwise Asset Management, a provider of cryptocurrency indexes and funds, is looking to change that. What To Know In 2018, ETF industry observers and crypto market fans were tantalized by the prospects of a U.S.-listed...

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates four times last year, stoking billions of dollars of inflows to short and ultra-short duration bonds and the related exchange traded funds. At least one new ETF is looking to tap into investors' affinity for low duration fixed income exposure. What...

As was the case in previous years, hundreds of new exchange traded funds debuted in 2018. A common theme among new ETFs, regardless of the year in which they launch, is that it often takes a while for investors to devote assets to them. Finding winners among new ETFs from an asset-gathering...

The consumer staples sector, the seventh-largest sector weight in the S&P 500, usually is not known for thrills as highlighted by the three-year standard deviation of just 8.27 percent on the Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods Index. A pair of new leveraged exchange traded funds bring some adventure...

Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Direxion, one of the largest issuers of leveraged exchange traded funds, recently introduced four leveraged funds for the consumer discretionary and consumer staples sectors. With the once high-flying consumer discretionary sector encountering some...

Several of this year's top asset-gathering fixed income exchange traded funds are of the low or ultra-low duration varieties, indicating investors' preference for bonds that are less sensitive to rising interest rates. A new ETF courtesy of IndexIQ, a unit of New York Life Investments...

The largest international equity exchange traded funds are cap-weighted products, but an increasing number of alternatively-weighted products are catching investors' attention and assets. The IQ 500 International ETF (NYSE: IQIN) is the latest entrant to that fray. What Happened IQIN, courtesy...

Global fixed income exchange traded funds, like many of their domestic counterparts, are frequently weighted by market capitalization. WisdomTree Investments Inc. (NASDAQ: WETF) features an expansive lineup of ETFs, including bond funds, that favor alternative weighting methodologies. The newest...

Typical iterations of China sector exchange traded funds predominantly focused on Internet and technology stocks, but Global X has long offered sector ETFs targeting China's energy, financial services and industrial groups, among others. The New York-based ETF issuer added to its China sector...

Exchange traded funds focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing principles are growing at a modest clip, but that's enough to encourage issuers to bring more of these products to market. Deutsche Bank's DWS Group did just that Thursday, adding two ETFs to its ESG...

Cushing Asset Management, the company behind some of the most widely master limited partnership benchmarks, is entering the exchange traded funds arena with its own MLP-related funds. The company launched the Cushing Sector Plus ETFs, a suite of four products that mix common stocks from various...

Direxion, one of the largest issuers of inverse and leveraged exchange traded funds, added to its already substantial lineup of geared sector funds Thursday with the debuts of four ETFs representing the consumer discretionary and staples sectors. All four of the new ETFs are triple-leveraged. What...