In the wake of the tragic shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla., earlier this year that left 17 dead and sparked a renewed and vigorous debate about gun control, certain members of the investment world took swift action. BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest institutional investor with US$6.3 trillion under management as of the […]
Canadian institutional investors that use exchange-traded funds allocate an average 18.8 per cent of total assets to them, according to research by Greenwich Associates. The research, which interviewed 52 global institutional investors, found that the primary driver behind the increased use of ETFs for Canadians is their versatility. Some 70 per cent of participants characterized their ETF […]
ETF for ETFs signals industry growth is set to explode.
It’s official: now, there really is an ETF for everything. On Friday, on the NYSE, the ETF Industry Exposure & Financial Services ETF (TETF) began trading. The fund, which has an expense ratio of 0.64 per cent, will seek to track the Toroso ETF Industry Index. That index provides exposure to public companies such as index […]
Investors will soon be able to buy an exchange-traded fund that offers them exposure to companies with activities in the medical marijuana industry. Horizons ETF Management (Canada) Inc. has filed its final prospectus for what is says is the first exchange-traded fund to offer direct exposure to North American-listed stocks involved in medical marijuana bioengineering and production. The […]
Investors show their love for stocks in January
Assets under management in exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded products in Canada reached US$84 billion at the end of 2016, according to a new report. The independent research and consultancy firm ETFGI’s year-end report found all globally-listed ETFs/ETPs gathered a record level of net inflows in 2016 of US$389.34 billion, surpassing the prior record of US$372.27 […]
The evolution of a two-sided revenue model: new research.
Canadian institutional investors are increasingly using ETFs for strategic asset allocations, and are also adopting non-traditional ETFs, says a Greenwich Associates study. The survey, sponsored by BlackRock Canada, found institutions hold 21.2% of their assets as ETFs, while asset managers hold more than a quarter of total AUM as ETFs. Nearly a third of those […]
The BOJ is looking to shell out 300 billion yen a year - US$2.5 billion -- on ETFs focused on companies and their levels of capital spending. These products don't yet exist - but providers will likely start making them asap.