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	<title>ETF Trends &#187; Mutual Funds</title>
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	<description>Setting the Pace for Exchange Traded Funds</description>
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		<title>Enhanced Index ETF Performance</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/enhanced-index-etf-performance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 11:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most  mutual fund providers inherently steer away from the passive indexing  style found in exchange traded funds. However, the &#8220;enhanced&#8221;  indexing methodology may provide a good comprise that fits just right.
&#8220;Several fund families have worked out entire investment disciplines anchored around the notion that capitalization weighted indexes are inherently flawed,&#8221; said Nicholas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Shifting Demographics Driving ETF Growth?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/are-shifting-demographics-driving-etf-growth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/are-shifting-demographics-driving-etf-growth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 13:35:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Equity mutual funds were seeing hefty outflows even before the recent market pullback. Some analysts think changing demographics are fueling the growth of ETFs and continued outflows from stock mutual funds.
Through the first half of April, about $14.7 billion flowed out of U.S. equity mutual funds, the first April since the 2008 recession that has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETFs or Mutual Funds: Why Not Both?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/etfs-or-mutual-funds-why-not-both/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 18:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The idea of comparing exchange traded funds to mutual funds is natural but choosing one over the other is not necessary. Many financial advisors use both types of funds within their clients&#8217; portfolios.
&#8220;It&#8217;s very rare that I don&#8217;t include ETFs&#8221; in client portfolios, Ken Robinson, owner of Practical Financial Planning said. &#8220;For  passive investments, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Commodity ETFs Face Tougher Regulation</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/commodity-etfs-face-tougher-regulation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/commodity-etfs-face-tougher-regulation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mutual Funds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission finalized more stringent rules Wednesday on dealers and firms that handle $8 billion in swap derivatives. The mutual fund and exchange traded fund industries have challenged the new ruling, contending that the regulation will have a redundant impact on an already heavily regulated industry.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Data: Mutual Funds Fight Back</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/etf-data-mutual-funds-fight-back/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/etf-data-mutual-funds-fight-back/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One trend in recent years has been investors transferring capital out of mutual funds and into exchange traded funds. According to analysts, the tide is turning and assets have been flowing back to actively managed mutual funds.
&#8220;Mutual  funds are more nimble in navigating the investing landscape,&#8221; Loren Fox, senior analyst for fund research firm [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Assets Seen Growing to $5 Trillion</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/etf-assets-seen-growing-to-5-trillion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/etf-assets-seen-growing-to-5-trillion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 10:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Actively Managed ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mutual Funds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The nascent exchange traded fund industry is quickly expanding and garnering greater assets, sometimes at the expense of the mutual industry. At its current pace, ETF assets under management could double in just a few more years as more independent advisors utilize the low-cost investments, according to a consulting firm.
According to McKinsey &#38; company, over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Merk Plans Hard Currency ETF</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/merk-plans-hard-currency-etf/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/merk-plans-hard-currency-etf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Actively Managed ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Currency ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following in the footsteps of PIMCO&#8217;s successful exchange traded fund adaptation of its flagship mutual fund, Axel Merk, the so-called Authority of Currencies, is planning to market an ETF version of its Merk Hard Currency Fund.
According to a regulatory filing, the Merk Hard Currency ETF (NYSEArca: HRD) will hold at least 80% of its assets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Institutional Investors Favor ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/institutional-investors-favor-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/institutional-investors-favor-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mutual Funds]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=80393</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds provide the average retail investor the ability to trade and access markets that were once beyond their reach. Institutional investors have also taken notice of the investment vehicle&#8217;s benefits and are now the most prolific users of the fund product.
According to a recent Deutsche Bank research note, institutional investors held 53.0% of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vanguard on Fund Fees: $18 for a Gallon of Gas?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/vanguard-on-fund-fees-18-for-a-gallon-of-gas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/vanguard-on-fund-fees-18-for-a-gallon-of-gas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vanguard, the investment management firm and exchange traded fund provider, recently launched the &#8220;5x Phenomenon&#8221; marketing campaign that emphasizes the low costs of index funds and ETFs.
According to a press release, Vanguard argues that most consumers would not pay five times more than they have to, yet many individuals don&#8217;t know that they are doing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Active Fund Managers Trailed Benchmarks Badly in 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/active-fund-managers-trailed-benchmarks-badly-in-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/active-fund-managers-trailed-benchmarks-badly-in-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=79690</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While passive stock exchange traded funds mimicked the performance of the broad stock markets last year, the majority of active stock mutual fund managers did more harm than good as they tried to beat the market.
According the S&#38;P Indices&#8217; 10th annual fund performance scorecard, around 84% of U.S. stock funds under active management underperformed Standard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RIAs are Stimulating ETF Growth</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/rias-are-stimulating-etf-growth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/rias-are-stimulating-etf-growth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Growth in the exchange traded fund space will continue to expand, spearheaded by wider acceptance among registered investment advisors, says an ETF industry expert.
According to recent Charles Scwhab study on advisors, 85% of RIAs on the Schwab platform use ETFs in client portfolios, Tony Davidow, managing director and ETF portfolio strategist at Guggenheim Investments, writes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Van Eck Wants to Create ETFs Based on Its Mutual Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/van-eck-wants-to-create-etfs-based-on-its-mutual-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/van-eck-wants-to-create-etfs-based-on-its-mutual-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Van Eck Global, the provider of the Market Vectors suite of exchange traded funds, is seeking to mimic Vanguard&#8217;s successful offering of ETF share classes on existing mutual funds.
According to a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Van Eck is trying to launch an additional ETF share class on one or more of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Hedge Funds Tap ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/more-hedge-funds-tap-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/more-hedge-funds-tap-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rock-star hedge fund managers who generate robust returns are also tight-lipped about their usage of low-cost, passive index-based exchange traded products.
“Investors in hedge funds are paying big fees for active management  equity selection. If a long/short manager goes long individual equities  and only shorts ETFs and (indexes), it is a terrible deal for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does It Matter Who Manages My ETF?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/does-it-matter-who-manages-my-etf/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/does-it-matter-who-manages-my-etf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indexing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mutual Funds]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=76437</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When shopping for a mutual fund, investors tend to lean toward large, prominent name brands, with savvy and astute fund managers that have generated impressive historical performances. While name branding may be an initial draw, the majority of passively indexed exchange traded funds do not require the level of precognition required of fund managers.
Mutual fund [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PIMCO Total Return ETF Set to Begin Trading Thursday</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/pimco-total-return-etf-set-to-begin-trading-thursday/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/pimco-total-return-etf-set-to-begin-trading-thursday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[PIMCO is set to launch an exchange traded fund version of the $250 billion mutual fund, PIMCO Total Return Fund, on Thursday, March 1. The move will be watched closely by investors interested in the varying performances.
&#8220;First of all, right now in the prospectus, the ETF doesn&#8217;t have the  allowance to get any derivative exposure, [...]]]></description>
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