New ETFs

Upstart exchange traded funds issuer ClearShares added its second ETF last week with the debut of the ClearShares Ultra-Short Maturity ETF (NYSE: OPER). “The OPER ETF seeks to fill the return void and provide an alternative to low yielding money market and non-yielding cash positions through...

Micro-cap stocks and the related exchange traded funds are delivering some impressive returns, so perhaps it is time for some additions to the fray. Earlier this week, AdvisorShares, one of the largest issuers of actively managed ETFs, introduced the AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Micro Cap...

Investors looking to access the clean energy theme have a new exchange traded fund to consider. The ALPS Clean Energy ETF (CBOE: ACES) debuted Friday. ACES follows the CIBC Atlas Clean Energy Index. That benchmark is “comprised of U.S. and Canada-based companies that primarily operate in the...

High-yield corporate debt is made more accessible to a wider range of investors thanks to exchange traded funds. That includes junk-rated debt corporate bonds in ex-U.S. markets. The KraneShares CCBS China Corporate High Yield Bond USD Index ETF (NYSE: KCCB), which debuted Friday, adds to the field...

BlackRock, Inc.'s (NYSE: BLK) iShares unit, the world's largest issuer of exchange traded funds, entered the artificial intelligence and robotics arena Thursday with a new ETF. The iShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence ETF (NYSE:IRBO) is the newest iShares ETF and the issuer's...

Index fund and exchange traded funds giant Vanguard is planning a foray into the environmental, social and governance ETF arena. In a Wednesday statement, Pennsylvania-based Vanguard said it filed a preliminary registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission to introduce two ESG ETFs...

Fee wars permeate nearly every corner of the exchange traded funds universe, including commodities funds. It's particularly true with gold ETFs, where issuers are looking to attract more assets with favorable costs. The latest example of this trend is the SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust (NYSE: GLDM...

Famed investor Jim Rogers is again getting involved in the exchange traded products space, lending his name to a new global macro exchange traded fund of ETFs. The Rogers AI Global Macro ETF (NYSE: BIKR) debuted Thursday, courtesy of Ocean Capital Advisors LLC, which issued the fund in...

Several exchange traded funds dedicated to the blockchain investment theme have come to market this year, but all are heavily focused on domestic or developed market equities. That changed Wednesday with the debut of the Reality Shares Nasdaq NexGen Economy China ETF (NASDAQ: BCNA), the first...

Ahead of the September debut of the new communications services sector, State Street Global Advisors, the largest issuer of sector exchange traded funds, launched a sector SPDR to track the new sector. The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLC) debuted Tuesday. Communication services...

JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s (NYSE: JPM) J.P. Morgan Asset Management, a unit that includes the bank's exchange traded funds business, introduced its first plain vanilla ETF Monday and entered the field of funds offering exposure to real estate investment trusts. The JPMorgan...

Fidelity on Thursday expanded its lineup of exchange traded funds, adding two fixed income products to its ETF suite. Both of the new funds are factor-based, or smart beta products. Fidelity's newest bond ETFs are the Fidelity Low Duration Bond Factor ETF (CBOE: FLDR) and the Fidelity High...

Amplify ETFs added to its lineup of exchange traded funds Thursday with the launch of the Amplify EASI Tactical Growth ETF (NYSE: EASI). The new ETF is a departure from conventional equity funds. When stocks are moving higher, EASI allocates to high-quality growth companies, but when markets...

Famed investor Paul Tudor Jones and Goldman Sachs Asset Management have partnered for an exchange traded fund focused on companies that are effecting positive change.  The Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (NYSE: JUST) debuted Wednesday. The new ETF tracks the JUST U.S. Large Cap...

Investors looking to tap into expected demand for materials used to manufacture batteries for electric vehicles, among other high-tech products, have a new exchange traded fund to consider. The Amplify Advanced Battery Metals and Materials ETF (NYSE: BATT) debuted Wednesday. BATT provides exposure...