State Street Revamps ETF Lineup, Plunges into Fee War
State Street Global Advisors has launched the SPDR Portfolio ETFs, a suite of 15 dirt-cheap ETFs to provide exposure to a range…
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‘CARPe Diem’ Tactical & Strategic ETF Positions Outside the U.S.
After a multi-year bull market and the recent post-election bump, U.S. markets are hovering near record highs and valuations are stretched. Exchange…
S&P Reclassifies Qatar, UAE to Emerging Markets Status
S&P Dow Jones Indices, one of the largest providers of indices for use by issuers of exchange traded funds, said Monday it…
Alibaba’s ETF Prospects Brighten as S&P Assigns China Domicile
A week ahead of its $24 billion initial public offering, Alibaba’s prospects for inclusion in exchange traded funds brightened significantly after S&P…
No Developed Markets Upgrade for South Korea, Taiwan
For the seventh consecutive year, index provider MSCI (NYSE: MSCI) has denied South Korea a promotion to developed markets status. Taiwan was…
And That Makes Three: Greece Gets Another Market Demotion
Supposedly, bad things come in threes. That is the case for Greece’s once tenuous grasp on developed market status because on Thursday,…
Looking Beyond the Usual Suspects in Emerging Market ETFs
More investors are adding emerging market exchange traded funds to their portfolios as a part of a diversified allocation strategy. Still, most…
Best Emerging Market ETFs
With global growth, copious liquidity and low interest rates spurring riskier investment strategies, emerging market equities and exchange traded funds have been…
Emerging Markets ETFs Submerged in Risk-Off Trend
Emerging markets exchange traded funds have fallen harder than U.S. stocks in November’s downdraft on Eurozone debt anxiety. ETFs tracking developing markets…
ETF Investors Position for Emerging Markets Rebound
Emerging markets exchange traded funds have been lagging U.S. stocks badly in 2011, but recent flow data suggests investors are positioning for…
Emerging Market ETFs: VWO Takes the Lead
There’s a new leader in the battle of the emerging market exchange traded funds (ETFs). On Jan. 18, the iShares MSCI Emerging…
Emerging Market ETFs: Too Hot to Handle?
Cash is pouring into emerging market exchange traded funds (ETFs), but it hasn’t come without concerns that a market top has been…
The Potential of Emerging Market ETFs
While developed economies are just barely eking out growth, emerging market exchange traded funds (ETFs) have produced some phenomenal growth. Is this…
5 Reasons to Pay Attention to Emerging Market ETFs
Emerging markets have long been seen as sources of cheap labor. However, history tells us that these markets are actually hotbeds of…