PowerShares to Switch 27 ETFs from NYSE to Nasdaq on Wednesday
Invesco PowerShares ETFs will transfer 27 ETFs from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to Nasdaq effective on market open this Wednesday.…
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Biotechnology ETFs Rally on Sarepta FDA Drug Approval
Sarepta Therapeutics (NasdaqGS: SRPT) surged Monday and lifted biotechnology-related exchange traded funds after the Food and Drug Administration approved the Duchenne muscular…
The New PowerShares Smart-Beta ETF Lineup Breakdown
Adding on to its extensive suite of alternative index-based exchange traded funds, PowerShares launched five new smart-beta strategies. Invesco Powershares, along with…
Two Big Factors Hurting Biotech ETFs
Exorbitant drug price concerns and a new Trans-Pacific Partnership deal sent biotech stocks and sector exchange traded funds reeling Tuesday. Biotech sector…
Winning: Smart Beta ETFs Keep Gaining Traction
Even with the ongoing debate surrounding the term “smart beta,” exchange traded funds with the smart or strategic beta classification continue gaining…
Pfizer, Actavis Rumor, Inversion Turn Attention to Pharma ETFs
Shares of Actavis (NYSE: ACT), the generic drugmaker with an attractive Irish domicile, jumped 2.4% to a new record high on volume…
Some ETFs Salivating for a Salix Takeover
The latest hot mergers and acquisitions out of the health care sector is Botox maker Allergan (NYSE: AGN) reportedly approaching Salix Pharmaceuticals…
Index Changes Bring Success for PowerShares DWA Sector ETFs
An exchange traded fund’s relationship to its underlying index is one of the most important and well-documented elements of ETF investing. From…
Index Swap Already Lifting This ETF
Occasionally, issuers of exchange traded funds swap indices. The news, with a few exceptions, is rarely earth-shattering. News of an ETF changing…
Reminder: PowerShares Portfolio Changes Take Effect Wednesday
Today is the day Invesco’s(NYSE: IVZ) PowerShares unit, the fourth-largest U.S. issuer of exchange traded funds, implements significant changes to its ETF…
PowerShares Unveils ETF Portfolio Changes
Invesco’s (NYSE: IVZ) PowerShares unit, the fourth-largest U.S. ETF issuer, said Wednesday it will shutter four ETFs while changing the names and…
ETF Chart of the Day: Healthcare
This week in options action in exchange traded funds we saw bearish put buyers present in assorted equity ETFs, including Health Care…
2011 Could Be Health Care ETFs’ Year
Health care-focused exchange traded funds (ETFs) have done so-so this year. If analysts’ calls are correct, 2011 could be the sector’s breakout…
Why Health Care ETFs May Be In the Clear
After the Democrats lost some seats in the mid-term elections, you might be wondering whether health care revenue and exchange traded funds…