Exchange Traded Concepts, the new firm that helps other money managers bring ETFs to market, filed regulatory paperwork seeking permission to launch an index ETF focused on master limited partnerships on behalf of the New York-based asset management firm Yorkville ETF Advisors.
Two new equity index funds issued by ComStage ETF have been tradable on Xetra since Wednesday. This enables investors to participate in the performance of the FAZ index for the first time.
The FAZ index contains 100 German stock corporations in 12 sectors. It currently tracks around 84 per cent of the market capitalisation of listed companies in Germany. In order to be admitted to the index, the listed stock corporations must have a stock market value of at least EUR250 million and their shares must have a daily trading value of at least EUR1 million.
Related ETFs: VNQ Van Eck Global, the New York-based money management firm known for its natural resources funds, launched today a mortgage REIT ETF that focuses on companies involved with the purchase or service of commercial and residential mortgage loans.
The Market Vectors Mortgage REIT Income ETF (NYSEArca: MORT) will track Van Eck’s proprietary Market Vectors Global Mortgage REITs Index, a rules-based, capitalization-weighted benchmark comprising companies that derive at least 50 percent of their revenue from mortgage REITs. Its net expense ratio is 0.40 percent.
Global X Funds, the New York based provider of exchange traded funds (ETFs), today launched the Global X Farming ETF (Ticker: BARN). BARN is the first ETF that comprehensively covers the farming sector, focusing on companies involved in agricultural products, livestock operations, and the manufacturing of farming equipment.
Global X Funds, the New York based provider of exchange traded funds (ETFs), has launched the Global X Fertilizers/Potash ETF. SOIL offers targeted exposure to fertilizer producers around the world, giving investors access to a critical agricultural and commodity sector.
Global growth is predicted to drive food demand (especially high value foods such as meat, fruit and vegetables) in emerging economies, thereby strengthening demand for fertilizers (Food and Agricultural Organization, 2010).
Global X Funds, the New York-based firm known for its niche strategies, launched its second exchange-traded fund focused on Canada in two month, this one a portfolio of preferred stocks that carves up a space dominated by the iShares MSCI Canada ETF .
The Global X Canada Preferred ETF , the first of its kind, tracks the Solactive Canada Preferred Index, a benchmark of 58 Canadian preferred stocks that trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Its annual expense ratio is 0.58 percent.
The nuclear industry is experiencing a renaissance with improved technology and with strong pressure for electricity that is generated without the greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution associated with fossil fuel power plants.
Much of the demand for new nuclear power plants is in the developing world such as China, India and Russia. Across the world, there are 58 nuclear power plants that are under construction and will come online within 0-7 years, 148 plants that are planned and that will be online in 8-10 years, and 331 plants that are expected to be proposed and in operation within 15 years, according to the World Nuclear Association. In China, there are 23 plants that are currently under construction, 39 plants that are in the 8-10 year planning stage, and 120 plants that are expected to be in operation within 15 years.
Global X Funds, the New York-based fund company known for its exchange-traded funds focused on emerging markets and commodities, on Wednesday is rolled out a first-to-market aluminum equities ETF that hones in on companies specializing in the widely used industrial metal.
The company hopes its new Global X Aluminum ETF (NYSEArca: ALUM) will tap directly into the booming global infrastructure story. Aluminum, which is both lightweight and recyclable, is increasingly popular as concerns surrounding environmentally-friendly construction and energy consumption mount.
Van Eck Global, the New York-based fund firm that’s known for its commodities expertise, today is rolling out its Market Vectors Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF (NYSEArca: REMX) that invests n companies engaged in the production, refining and recycling of rare earth and strategic metals and minerals.
Van Eck Global, the New York-based ETF and mutual fund firm that specializes in natural resources and niche global markets, today launched an India-focused small-cap ETF.
The Van Eck Market Vectors India Small Cap Index ETF (NYSEArca: SCIF) tracks the Market Vectors India Small-Cap Index, which consists of 122 companies with an average market capitalization of $456 million. The new fund carries an expense ratio of 85 basis points.