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EWJ, FDTS: Big ETF Inflows

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:39:40 -0400

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the largest inflow was seen in the iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (EWJ), which added 15,600,000 shares, or a 2.4% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the largest increase in inflows was the First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FDTS), which added 50,000 shares, for a whopping 100.0% increase in outstanding shares.

First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Distributions for Exchange-Traded Funds

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:36:00 -0400

First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Distributions for Exchange-Traded Funds

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:09:00 -0500

XLE, FDTS: Big ETF Outflows

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:25:55 -0400

Turning today to week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the largest outflow was seen in the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE), which shed 6,850,000 shares, or a 6.4% decrease week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the largest outflow was the First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FDTS), which lost 50,000 of its shares, for a whopping 50.0% decline in outstanding shares.

First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Distributions for Exchange-Traded Funds

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:43:00 -0400

First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Distributions for Exchange-Traded Funds

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 16:35:00 -0400

7 New ETFs for International Exposure

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 05:30:00 -0500

Market-cap weighted international ETFs may not be in investors’ best interest, says First Trust’s Ryan Issakainen, who explains how his firm’s new products can give them more targeted country exposure.

10 New Hyper-Specific ETFs

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:15:00 -0500

It was only a matter of time before exchange traded funds turned more and more into very specific tools to accomplish diversification in very specific sectors, writes Ben Shepherd of Investing Daily.

Two More AlphaDEX ETFs Begin Trading

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:00:08 -0500

First Trust launched two more international AlphaDEX ETFs this week, on the heels of the debut of seven country-specific funds that employ the proprietary stock selection methodology [see AlphaDEX ETFdb Portfolio]. The new ETFs will offer broad exposure to emerging and developed markets outside the U.S., focusing specifically on small cap stocks in those segments: Emerging Markets Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FEMS) Developed Markets ex-U.S. Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund (FDTS) Last year, First Trust debuted ETFs targeting these same markets that generally focus on larger companies. The First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX (FEM) has assets of about $43 million, while the Developed Markets ex-U.S. AlphaDEX Fund (FDT) has about $33 million. Both of those ETFs started trading in April 2011. Under The Hood FEMS is linked to the Defined Emerging Markets Small Cap Index, a benchmark that selects small cap emerging markets stocks based on their score on a variety [...]

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EWJ, FDTS: Big ETF Inflows

First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Distributions for Exchange-Traded Funds

First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Distributions for Exchange-Traded Funds

XLE, FDTS: Big ETF Outflows

First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Distributions for Exchange-Traded Funds

First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Distributions for Exchange-Traded Funds

7 New ETFs for International Exposure

10 New Hyper-Specific ETFs

Two More AlphaDEX ETFs Begin Trading

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