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March ETF Roundup: Launches, Filings And Closures

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:00:07 -0400

March was a month of ups and downs, with the S&P reaching record highs and the European Union scrambling to clean up after the banking crisis in Cyprus. Small businesses and retail sales enjoyed a strong month, with positive effects spilling over into other areas of the U.S. markets. Investors were kept on their toes near the end of March, as the small island nation of Cyrus announced its plans to impose a tax on bank depositors, leaving many fearing that this drastic policy action could spill over to other nations in the currency bloc. With the addition of North Korea threatening war with every nation in reach, it’s no surprise that investors are ending March nervous and preparing for another market slowdown [for updates on all new ETFs, sign up for the free ETFdb newsletter]. After the rush of new products in the ETF space in the previous months, the introduction of four new funds [...]

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Guggenheim to Shutter 9 ETFs

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:06:01 -0500

Guggenheim Investments, the eighth-largest U.S. ETF sponsor, said it will close nine low-asset exchange traded funds. The announcement was made after the close of U.S. markets Friday.

The average size of the nine closing ETFs is $16 million, for a total of $144 million, equaling about one percent of of Guggenheim

Total Returns of Stock Market Near All Time High

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:12:40 -0400

The broadest stock market index, the Wilshire 5000 Total Return Index, which includes dividends, closed yesterday just shy of its all-time high from April 2. [...]

Claymore Launches New Micro Cap ETF (WMCR)

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:17:46 -0400

Claymore announced last week the introduction of a new ETF providing exposure to the smallest of the small cap domestic equities. The Wilshire Micro Cap ETF (WMCR) will seek to replicate the Wilshire US Micro-Cap Index, a benchmark consisting of approximately 1,600 micro cap stocks. The weighted average market capitalization of the underlying index is just over $160 million. Previously, WMCR was known as the Claymore/Sabrient Stealth ETF (STH), a product that sought to replicate the Sabrient Stealth Index. That benchmark consisted of stocks that were “flying under the radar” of Wall Street analysts–those that had little or no analyst coverage. Given that objective, STH had a heavy tilt towards small cap stocks, but also contained moderate exposure to mid caps and large caps. WMCR will follow a rules-based index consisting of the issues ranked below 2,500 by market capitalization of the Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index, making it a [...]

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Simplifying Investing: Five All Cap ETF Options

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:15:31 -0400

ETFs have burst onto the investing scene in part because they allow for a tremendous simplification of the portfolio construction process. Even relatively novice investors are able to construct a well-diversified, balanced portfolio with just a handful of tickers, eliminating a slew of unnecessary expenses in the process. For most investors with a high or moderate risk tolerance, the domestic equity component of a portfolio will receive the largest weighting, and is generally broken down into at least three buckets: small, mid, and large caps. But some take simplicity to the extreme, electing to achieve the entirety of their domestic equity exposure through a single fund [see Low Cost ETFs: Complete List Of The Cheapest Exchange-Traded Funds]. Before the widespread adoption of ETFs, such a step may have bordered on insanity. But now there are a number of options that include exposure to thousands of individual securities within a single basket, [...]

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World Cup Of ETFs: Plays On All 32 Countries

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:00:57 -0400

One of the greatest spectacles in sports kicks off in South Africa over the weekend, with 32 countries gathering to compete in the final stages of the World Cup. Even the economists of the world have taken an interest in the upcoming matches; ABN Amro recently released a note predicting that the world economy would [...]

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March ETF Roundup: Launches, Filings, And Closures

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:02:54 -0400

After a few speed bumps early in 2010, ETFs are back on track and traveling full steam ahead. In the first three months of 2010, nearly 60 new ETFs have been launched, which is already equivalent to nearly half funds to hit the market over the course of 2009. The recent SEC decision to halt approval on products using derivatives may slow this pace a ...

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Claymore Plans 10 More Broad Equity-Based ETFs

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 04:00:59 -0400

Claymore Launches Three Wilshire ETFs (WFVK, WXSP, WREI)

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:05:43 -0500

Claymore, the Chicagoland issuer known for its line of themed ETFs and targeted sector funds, has launched three new ETFs based on broad market indexes maintained by Wilshire. The new funds include the Wilshire 5000 Total Market ETF (WFVK), Wilshire 45oo Completion Index ETF (WXSP), and Wilshire U.S. REIT ETF (WREI). Many investors are familiar with ...

Claymore Launches Three Wilshire ETFs (WFVK, WXSP, WREI)

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:05:43 -0500

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Claymore Launches Three Wilshire-Tracking ETFs

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:00:54 -0500

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March ETF Roundup: Launches, Filings, And Closures

March ETF Roundup: Launches, Filings, and Closures

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