Specialty ETFs

Multi-asset exchange traded funds, as the name implies, deliver one-stop access to multiple asset classes. The funds in this category use different methodologies for delivering multi-asset exposure, and some are more efficient than others. The new Cambria Trinity ETF (CBOE: TRTY), which debuted...

2018 has not been a kind year for international equity investors. The whiplash has been especially bad for the Chinese markets, which were among the strongest in 2017. The FTSE China 50 Index, for example, rose 22 percent last year, but is down about 12 percent year-to-date. This is true for both...

The Oppenheimer Ultra Dividend Revenue ETF (NYSE: RDIV), one of this year's best-performing dividend exchange traded funds, has an international equivalent. Oppenheimer introduced the Oppenheimer International Ultra Dividend Revenue ETF (NYSE: RIDV) on Thursday. What Happened The new RIDV...

The universe of exchange traded funds targeting environmental, social and governance continues growing. DWS, the asset management and ETF arm of Deutsche Bank AG (USA) (NYSE: DB) launched the Xtrackers MSCI EAFE ESG Leaders Equity ETF (NYSE: EASG) on Wednesday. EASG is the fifth ETF...

Last week, the second-largest U.S. issuer of exchange traded funds added to its lineup of fixed income ETFs with the debut of the Vanguard Total World Bond ETF (NASDAQ: BNDW). BNDW, which launched Sept. 6, is the total world cousin of the popular Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (NYSE: BND)....

This year, a popular response to rising interest rates sees investors moving to short-term bonds and the related exchange-traded funds. Focusing on mitigating duration risk can cause investors to miss out on credit opportunities available via corporate bonds. The WisdomTree Fundamental U.S. Short-...

In February, leveraged-ETF provider Direxion launched a suite of six new funds. These lightly leveraged “PortfolioPlus ETFs” provide only 25 percent of added daily exposure, compared to the 300 percent of a typical Direxion fund.  The funds—the PortfolioPlus S&P 500 ETF (...

Canopy Growth Corp (NYSE: CGC) received a $4 billion investment from Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ). This deal, the largest in the industry to date, was one of the most talked-about topics at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Toronto. Harrison Phillips, Vice...

Gold prices and the related exchange traded funds are in a tailspin. Over the past month, the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD), the world's largest gold ETF, is down almost 4 percent. That is not preventing some issuers from testing the waters with new gold ETFs. On Wednesday, the Perth Mint...

Broadly speaking, municipal bonds are often viewed as conservative instruments, but there are ways for investors to add some spice to this asset class without incurring alarming levels of risk. While it is slightly more volatile than investment-grade municipal bond benchmarks, the VanEck Vectors...

It’s the last week before the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference, the premier gathering of cannabis entrepreneurs and investors in North America, which will take place in Toronto next Thursday and Friday. El Grupo Daabon, the largest organic agriculture company in South America, ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management, the asset management and exchange traded funds arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), added to its lineup of plain vanilla ETFs Wednesday with the debut of two products. The JPMorgan BetaBuilders Developed Asia-ex Japan ETF (CBOE: BBAX) and the JPMorgan...

The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday it's delaying a decision on the proposed VanEck SolidX Bitcoin Trust by more than a month. The SEC said Sept. 30 will be the date the commission either approves or disapproves the fund. What Happened Exchange traded funds issuer VanEck and...