As institutions move into the ETF space, the landscape is changing and some plans are opening up their horizons and considering the broader fixed income universe through an ETF lens. And some smaller institutions are even using them for long-term core holdings. The continuing problem however remains size and liquidity - factors that just aren’t there for many ETFs in the marketplace.
ETFs and ETPs that are listed globally gathered US$319.4 billion in net new assets as of the end of November 2015, says new ETFGI data. That’s 15% above the record level of US$277.3 billion of net new assets gathered over the same period in 2014, and this marks the 22nd consecutive month of positive net […]
It's a two-speed global economy and that is affecting where ETF investors are putting their money.
Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. has announced that two new Canada-domiciled ETFs (see chart below) will begin trading this morning on the TSX. The two developed markets ETFs bring to 23 the number of ETFs offered by the firm. The ETFs provide investors with exposure to developed markets (excluding both Canada and the U.S.), and follow […]
U.S. equities lead the charge in November as optimistic investors poured money into a country whose economy is running ahead of the world. With great looking job numbers and consumer spending on the rise, the U.S. Federal Reserve has strongly hinted that a rate hike will come before the end of the year. The rest of the world? Not so much. It's a two-speed global economy and that is affecting where ETF investors are putting their money.
These days, investors want their ETFs to do a lot more than they used to. In a space dominated by cheap and liquid index-tracking funds, products that offer investors an additional active or factor-based twist are drawing record inflows.
In the first ten months of 2015, record levels of net new assets have been gathered by active ETFs and ETPs that are listed globally, says ETFGI. There were net inflows of US$8.9 billion, and that marked a 23% increase over the prior record set in 2013. Currently, the active ETF industry consists of 232 […]
Two years ago, the Employees Retirement System of Texas shed its US$1.4 position in investment grade corporate bonds -- and they did it by trading it all in for ETFs.
In advance of the Climate Change Summit, Canada has become a little bit greener - at least on Bay Street. Three new S&P DJI indices were recently launched based on constituents of the S&P/TSX 60 Index.
Investors have poured record amounts of money into bond ETFs as they navigate a challenging economic and interest rate environment. This month's data show no signs that the trend is slowing.