Millennium is leading a $70 million secondary share purchase in the equity of ETF Securities Limited (ETFS), an innovative provider of exchange traded funds (ETFs).
A spokesman for Millennium stated the move is an attempt to capture three long term trends that are driving the asset management industry:
- The secular shift of institutional and retail investment assets into exchange traded products.
- The trend toward more cost-effective, transparent and innovative products that provide access to and track important themes and sectors.
- The emergence of commodities as an asset class of growing importance within diversified portfolios.
Thus far, ETFS has focused on commodities markets, and oversees several popular offerings. Its line-up includes ETFs focused on platinum, palladium, Swiss gold, silver, white metals and precious metals.
Tisha Guerrero contributed to this article.
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