Gastineau, managing director of ETF Advisors, told Dow Jones Newswires that delays in bringing the ETFs to market gave
"We expected to be able to launch our fund at the same time Barclays fixed income funds were launched," Gastineau told Dow Jones. "The [
Barclays, which already had established a dominance in equity ETFs with its iShare brand, launched its fixed-income ETFs in July, five months before ETF Advisors came out with its funds.
Gastineaus firm attracted $75 million in assets through 1,500 accounts. While calling the outlook for ETFs "extraordinarily good," Gastineau said his company was unable to find an acquirer or partner to merge with because ETF Advisors, currently unprofitable, would have been fortunate to break even in a years time.
