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	<description>Setting the Pace for Exchange Traded Funds</description>
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		<title>Direxion Tweaks Volatility-Response ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/direxion-tweaks-volatility-response-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 10:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Volatility-linked assets and exchange traded funds have become a staple for some investors in this tumultuous market. Direxion came out with its own line of volatility-based ETFs, but now, the company is lowering the level of exposure the funds will take during times of low volatility.
According to a press release, Direxion will change the principal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PIMCO Puts Actively Managed ETFs in the Spotlight</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/pimco-puts-actively-managed-etfs-in-the-spotlight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The success of PIMCO Total Return ETF (NYSEArca: BOND) has triggered speculation that more asset managers will follow PIMCO&#8217;s lead and introduce exchange traded fund counterparts for their most popular mutual funds.
BOND, a twist on Bill Gross’s flagship Total Return Fund, is drawing a robust following in its short two-month run. It had more  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Active ETFs Less Volatile than Index Funds?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/are-active-etfs-less-volatile-than-index-funds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 11:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Low-volatility exchange traded fund options have garnered a huge following in a short period as large oscillations in the equities market made individuals more cautious. Investors, though, may even consider actively managed ETFs as returns have been less volatile than that of ETFs tracking an index, according to Lipper.
According to the recent Thomson Reuters Lipper [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Active Funds vs. Index ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/active-funds-vs-index-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Actively Managed ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The actively managed exchange traded fund space only makes up a fraction of the overall industry, but with big-name players expanding into the space, like PIMCO, we may begin to see a rapid explosion of prominent managers lending their expertise to ETF investments. However, there is a catch.
The new wave of actively managed ETFs will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PIMCO ETF Paves the Way for More Active Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/pimco-etf-paves-the-way-for-more-active-funds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 18:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The strong performance and cash inflows of PIMCO Total Return ETF (NYSEArca: BOND) after a little more than two months of trading could speed up the introduction of more actively managed ETFs by fund managers.
BOND was the best-performing intermediate-bond fund in April, according to investment research firm Morningstar.
The fund has been the fastest growing ETF [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should Advisors Use ETF Managed Portfolios?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/should-advisors-use-etf-managed-portfolios/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 11:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Considering the rapid expansion in the number of exchange traded  funds available, the sparsely populated ETF managed portfolios space could be the next big thing. With more options available, advisors are beginning to look to these managed accounts as logical choices.
ETF managed portfolios are separately managed accounts with over half their assets allocated in ETF [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pendulum Shifts to Active ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/pendulum-shifts-to-active-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 10:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Actively managed exchange traded funds are finally getting some attention, as successful new products have recently launched. The fixed income category of active management has been able to acquire assets, setting momentum for this area of the market.
&#8220;Although we estimate that actively managed ETFs represent roughly 5% of all the assets in U.S.-traded ETFs, we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Actively Managed ETFs: The Next Frontier?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/actively-managed-etfs-the-next-frontier/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 12:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Will 2012 be the year that the actively managed exchange traded fund finally takes off?  Plenty of industry insiders are certain this is the fund of the future.
Actively managed ETFs have had assets grow about 64% over the past three years, with exchange traded products growing a total of 13% over the same time period. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PIMCO to Launch Global TIPS ETF</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/pimco-raises-the-gauntlet-with-a-new-active-global-inflation-protected-bond-etf/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the wake of the highly successful introduction of PIMCO Total Return ETF (NYSEArca: BOND), PIMCO is launching a new actively managed bond exchange traded fund that seeks to provide above-inflation returns on global bonds on May 1. This is great as more advisors are searching for yield and diversification. [Performance Scorecard: Bill Gross's PIMCO [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Focus: PIMCO Total Return</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/etf-focus-pimco-total-return/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/etf-focus-pimco-total-return/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=82773</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In March the launch of the exchange traded fund PIMCO Total Return ETF (NYSEArca: BOND) was a big deal to investors everywhere. Some thought it would put the ETF industry on the map, others saw it as a chance for actively managed ETFs to get off the ground, but either way it is a success.
In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chart of the Day: Active Bear ETF</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/chart-of-the-day-active-bear-etf-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=81077</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We profiled AdvisorShares Active Bear ETF (NYSEArca: HDGE) last year on several occasions, as the market environment was ridden with much volatility amid the bearish wave of selling that began last August created much interest in the product.
With the first quarter of 2012 drawing to a close with a very bullish looking outlook for U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investors Actively Manage Passive ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/investors-actively-manage-passive-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More investors are using passive, index-linked ETFs in active portfolio strategies. Rather than buying individual stocks, they are often using sector ETFs to trade entire industries and market segments.
&#8220;Although the products themselves are passively managed, they are being  used tactically in an active manner by investors seeking to execute  certain objectives&#8211;whether it be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: PowerShares S&amp;P 500 Buy Write Portfolio</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/etf-chart-of-the-day-powershares-sp-500-buy-write-portfolio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Institutional funds such as endowments and foundations as well as tax exempt entities and retirement plans have increasingly embraced &#8220;Buy Write&#8221; strategies from managers that incorporate the usage of options in recent years in their
investment portfolios.
A typical &#8220;buy write&#8221; strategy involves the purchase of an equity position and then selling, or &#8220;writing&#8221; a covered call [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Schwab Files to Introduce Actively Managed ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/schwab-files-to-introduce-actively-managed-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Financial services giant Charles Schwab Corp. (NYSE: SCHW) has filed to launch actively managed exchange traded funds. The broker and asset manager is the latest firm to position itself for an entry in the active ETF space.
According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Schwab has requested regulatory relief to introduce actively managed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETFs vs. Active Managers</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/etfs-vs-active-managers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Overall, fund managers are beating stock market benchmarks much more than they did one year ago, according to Morningstar data. However, some evidence suggests that exchange traded fund portfolios can provide investors with the same market factors, minus the management fees.
&#8220;Managers are adaptive, but they don&#8217;t change their stripes all that  often,&#8221;Aaron Reynolds, associate [...]]]></description>
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